This company makes great bubble tea, London Fogs, Rooibos Lattes, Chocolate chais’ etc but sencha and matcha needs to be done right. I don’t have high expectations for this. Oh, well, right oh the bat. Color me surprised. That is a nice-looking leaf. Needle-like, mostly. Glossy and deep green. The aroma is quite nice with a mixture of sweet grass and bits of hay and bamboo. I’m so excited. My mother-in-law bought me a shiboridashi. This lady ios quite possibly the kindest in-law ever. She also bought me this tea. The smell that came up from the leaves as it was hit with the water was very pleasant. Summer and cut grass piles. My computer ran out of battery and shut down just now. But the note saved. Fascinating that computers don’t shut don’t and lose everything these days. Anyway. The flavor is nice. Nothing too spectacular but the subtle vegetal notes that mix in with the grassy notes. I will explore this one over the next few days and update this when needed.