“Nio Advent 2023 A mix of long and short glossy green leaves. A pleasant and clean aroma. One minute seems about right though I always get a bit nervous going for too long with Japanese greens. ...” Read full tasting note
“I wrote this note during one of the recent Steepster freezes, and forgot to record which tea it was for. I think this is the one! I’m happy to see another single-cultivar sencha in this bag of...” Read full tasting note
“Good (tea) soup.” Read full tasting note
“Nio Teas Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 14 Well that’s fun, just lost that note somehow… This is a lovely tea, the sip starts out vegetal and rich and reminds me of cooked zucchini. There’s a nice...” Read full tasting note
Slightly drier Sencha with more cereal notes compared to the other Sencha teas from Mr. Henta. This tea dances on the tongue, trading off between these rich steamed vegetable notes and these starchy, sweet cereal notes. The finish is a little bit on the drier side, with a long lasting, mouthwatering astringency towards the end. You may detect this corn sweetness that smooths out the otherwise drier profile of this tea. The tea begins to flirt with this savory umami flavor but it is not quite as strong as a Gyokuro or Kabusecha.
In the second steeping, this tea picks up a lot more minerality, with these sweeter and more starchy notes beginning to dissipate. The tea maintains its dry finish, but the astringency is softened in the second steeping. The savory umami flavor has all but dissapeared, paving the way for a mild hay or summer grass note and a light smooth finish.
This tea comes from the town of Kirishima, close to Kagoshima. The farm where this tea is grown is surrounded by dense forest and some small mountains, making it a very natural and beautiful setting to grow organic green tea.
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