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Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan

We have had some supply problems from our original supplier of Kabusecha Green Tea. Here it is in the middle of July and I still can't get it so I had to take the unusual step of sourcing it from a new supplier. They sent me three samples of varying quality, and as is usually the case I picked the highest one. In this new version, you can definitely pick out the gyokuro-like notes from it more than the earlier version, it's very clear with no cloudiness, and no grassy aroma either.

Chip · Posted: Jul 11, 2008 4:33 pm Post subject:

NEW TEA...FUN!!!

Sounds even better than the last one? I am looking forward to again trying another Kabusecha.

This is from Shizuoka?

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

yes! the wait is finally over. just ordered it and the midori last night. is the color as green as last year's crop?

britt · 2nd Degree Black Belt Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 179

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

Sorry, I should have specify the Kabusecha . Already had this year's midori and i like it better than last year. 2007 was great but 2008 is slightly better.

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

Had 2 sessions with the new Kabusecha and honestly i liked the 2007 version better. Kevin perfectly described the description of 2008 version.It taste more like gyokuro than sencha. Tasty but has the aroma of gyokuro that i don't care for, plus it's not as green as last year. I know color and aroma should not matter if the tea is tasty, but you eat and drink with the eyes and nose also.

Kevangogh · Forum God Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 916 Location: Japan

Hi,

Well, it always puzzled me because kabusecha is supposed to be somewhat halfway between sencha and gyokuro, and what we were selling before was always much closer to sencha. Plus, it would vary a lot from batch to batch, sometimes even being grassy. Not to say it wasn't "good", it was, but I prefer to have something more consistent.

I found it to have a very nice, pretty green color. Since it is not deep steamed, it won't be as intense and has a clear liquor. If you don't care for gyokuro, you probably won't like it. If you like gyokuro, you probably will.

Dreamer · Posted: Aug 22, 2008 11:37 pm Post subject: My first taste of Kabusecha

I'm sipping my first taste of this tea this morning.
Somehow while packing the van to get my daughter off to her first
year of college, I found time to brew tea.

I don't have any previous year to compare to, but I like this tea a lot!
What a great aroma. It is a very mild flavor, but it does have
some layers to the flavor.

I used my standard sencha brewing method...purists you must look
away now or, I warn you, you'll be wishing you hadn't read the
next few lines.

First infusion, I pour the water (8 oz) into the pot, then cup,
then cup, then add the tea (heaping teaspoon) to the pot.
Then I pour the water back into the pot. This brews for
1.5 minutes. Here comes the part that may make you cringe.
I pour into a glass thermos carafe. Second infusion, water goes
from cup to cup to pot, brew 45 seconds. Pour into the carafe...
oh my God, she mixes the infusions!!! Third infusion, cup to pot,
60 seconds, pour into carafe. Fourth infusion, water goes straight
into the pot, 75 seconds, pour into carafe.

Now here I sit partway thru 32 ounces of this great brew.

Great tea is just on more reminder that
Life is Good!!!!

Happy Sipping,
Dreamer

Chip · Posted: Aug 23, 2008 6:04 am Post subject:

Dreamer, I would pay to see a Youtube of this. Very Happy

I was able to sample the Kabusecha as part of a tasting I am doing. I will have to try it again, but my first reaction was that I liked it MORE than previous versions, perhaps due to the very things Kevin mentions.

I tend to prefer sencha sencha vs Kabuse. But this did strike my fancy. It is milder as is to be expected from a Kabuse, but it has good character and uniqueness.

Good job, Kevin!

britt · 2nd Degree Black Belt Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 179

SieWhange · Uh, Can I Add Sugar? Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

Excellent topic! yes! the wait is finally over. just ordered it and the midori last night. is the color as green as last year's crop?. NEW TEA...FUN!!!
Sounds even better than the last one? I am looking forward to again trying another Kabusecha.

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