A couple of days ago I tried my new batch of Robert’s Coffee’s Japan Sencha (€6.10/100g). My previous experiences with it hadn’t been all too good, but with Le Palais des Thés’s instructions I managed to brew a pretty decent cup of tea.
The dry leaves are small and needle-like. I infused 3 teaspoons (c. 6g) of them in 30cl of 70°C water. The colour of the liqueur was bright green, and it smelled grassy. The taste was mild and smooth with slight hints of astringency.
The exact degree of astringency varied from infusion to infusion, but in general it wasn’t very great. Earlier experimentations with this tea had produced quite an astringent brew, but that didn’t happen this time. I presume I used water that was too hot before. I varied the steeping time and temperature from infusion to infusion, but never did I steep it in water that was hotter than 75°C or for longer than 3 minutes. I used the same leaves three times, but I suspect they would have lent themselves to more infusions. I need to experiment more.
I wish Robert’s Coffee provided a little bit more information about their teas. All I know about this tea is that it’s sencha. A little bit more would have been fun. Naturally, my lack of knowledge about the tea didn’t affect my enjoyment of it one bit. All in all, I can recommend this tea as a pretty decent basic tea.
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