Though I notoriously am not a fan of straight Japanese green teas like sencha, I did end up buying two from Momo Tea. I’m only half surprised though – I was super impressed by them at last year’s Toronto Tea Festival. They seem to be only of the only sencha dominant blends that I not only tolerate but actually really enjoy.
I think this one is new and I don’t recall it at all from last year. It’s a grape flavour, and let me tell you that the grape stands out! It’s somewhere in between a more sweet purple grape and a floral leaning muscatel grape. Very Japan-coded interpretation of the flavour, which I say in the most complimentary way and which of course also obviously makes sense because Momo specializes in Japanese teas. Just sweet and bright enough without being in that candy/sugary zone. And the sencha itself is very smooth and buttery, and makes for a great canvas to the flavour!
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/C2s0PrrOpqr/?img_index=1 (Fourth Pic)
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfPkl7lol7g