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Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 904 Location: Japan

Anyone tried it yet?

Chip · Posted: May 23, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject:

You already know I did. Wink

It took I guess 4-5 days to get to PA.

The dry leaf aroma is remarkable.

There is nothing shy about this one. Very full flavored and very pleasantly intense! Really outstanding. Not a lot of leaf is needed...I would say 3.5-4 grams per 6 ounces water.

I also tried the Fukamushi today. Really amazing, lacking the intensity of Miyabi, but again very full flavored. But smoother, it is amazingly smooth. A little more leaf than Miyabi. 4.5 grams per 6 ounces would be ideal for me.

I thought they were both outstanding. They are both top notch, 5 stars!!!

Seedillume · Posted: May 24, 2008 1:09 am Post subject:

Well, I am still waiting on my order since it became in stock. I have emailed twice about it but never got a response. I hope my order of shincha comes soon. shock

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 904 Location: Japan

We have a pretty aggressive spam filter in place, you usually have to respond to an email once with a code. We get 100's of spam messages a day, I wish there were another way.

All Miyabi were shipped on the 19th, Japan time.

Chip · Posted: May 24, 2008 2:07 am Post subject:

maddawg · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 17

Would someone be nice enough to post a picture of the second infusion of the mighty Miyabi?

Seedillume · Posted: May 24, 2008 7:05 am Post subject:

Chip · Posted: May 24, 2008 7:22 am Post subject:

If the Miyabi was shipped on the 19th, then it took 3 days to reach me, not the 4-5 I posted above.

OK, round 2. I have maybe 1 or 2 more sessions, having shipped out around 20 samples of this today.

I paid a little more attention this time. I eased up on the amount of leaf as well. 4.25 grams per 200 ml. 168* started pouring at 75 seconds and slowly endling the pour at 90 seconds.

The liquid is mostly yellow with a hint of green. I spent a good minute smelling the brew before sipping because I was a little stunned...I was picking up a light toasty background, slightly barley. This was not assertive, just very comforting, pleasing.

The taste confirms the presence of this faint toasty barley background. It is sweet, not as intence as yesterday. It has a grainy character this time for sure. This seems quite different than years past. My thoughts as I was sipping the first steep, knowing I only had a little left, were centered on the need to get more of this.

I am not sure if this was a fluke, but this character was noticable through the first 3 steeps, though fading, make that through 4 as I continue to sip.

The liquor is full bodied, but not thick like fukamushi, yellow colors dominate each steep, but some green hints show up, further differentiating Miyabi from Fukamushi Supreme or Yutaka Midori which tend to have green 2nd and 3rd steeps.

I also noticed a significant caffeine kick yesterday and today from Miyabi.

I hope I have enough for 2 more sessions, I am really curious now. Yesterday, I went with 4.5 grams with 180 ml, thus the higher intensity yesterday. I also think the slower pour today helped tone it down a little. I will reduce amount of leaf further or temp next time.

Regardless...it is REALLY GOOD!!!

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Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 904 Location: Japan

Thanks for pointing that out, this usually makes it though the spam filter...

Seedillume · Posted: May 25, 2008 8:00 am Post subject:

Sheesh, I missed that Help Zone link when I flew by the contact page. Embarassed

As already stated, using the form should allow penetration through the spam filter.

Well, a little after 11:00, the mailman brought my package. He seemed excited as I was!

Ed · Posted: May 26, 2008 1:04 am Post subject:

Miyabi arrived yesterday. I just brewed a full pot and it is wonderful. I wouldn't change a thing about it.

Cheers!

friedfunk · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 5

I just received my miyabi and midori. I decided to try the miyabi first because it has been a couple of years since I've had it. The first thing that surprised me was how green the brew was. I thought I remembered it being more of a pale yellowish-green. The first infusion was very aromatic and grassy. The second had more of a vegetal flavor but still a beautiful green color. This also surprised me because I am used to more vegetal flavors on first infusions and more herbs and spices on the second. The third infusion maintained the green color with faint aroma and a simpler flavor. It is very enjoyable but I can't wait to open my favorite, yutaka midori.

Chip · Posted: May 27, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

I was surprised how sweet the Miyabi shincha is. It kind of stunned me a bit. The range of flavors is equally astounding.

Miyabi is awesome this year.

But I need to know...am I the only psycho who noticed a faint barley toastiness. It added to the sweetness and definitely added a new dimension.

The colors I recall were more yellow with hints of green. Certainly not remotely similar to Fukamushi Supreme or YM which displayed far more green...almost in the realm of matcha.

Perhaps I am using less leaf than others.

Martin · Posted: Aug 27, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

This is my 2nd bag of miyabi 2008 and i think its really different than the miyabi of last year.

Whereas last years miyabi had a really grassy aftertaste, the new miyabi has more of a nutty/earthy taste.

Anyone else had this experience?