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“The dry leaves smell like nothing so much as genmaicha. The wet leaves post-steep smell like seaweed. The brewed tea itself is like neither of those things.” Read full tasting note
“Years ago I used to sit in a sushi restaurant, eating small morsels, writing, and drinking mug after mug of bancha tea. This bancha is similar to that long-ago brew. It brews up with a lovely red...” Read full tasting note
Similar to our popular Japanese Ho-ji Cha, this version starts with an organic, finer grade of bancha. The result is a more flavorful, richer cup. Highly recommended.
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Upton Tea ImportsYears ago I used to sit in a sushi restaurant, eating small morsels, writing, and drinking mug after mug of bancha tea. This bancha is similar to that long-ago brew. It brews up with a lovely red tan liquor. The roast is not as powerful as the bancha I used to drink, but the flavor and fragrance are more complex. The tea retains a bit of vegetal taste in addition to the comforting roasted flavor. Nice.
So then what is it like? Inquiring minds want to know:)
Like a koan.
What’s a koan?
see wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dan
Um… how can something taste like a koan?