Reviews Posted by Chip Creitz

Products	Rating	Read	Date Added
[Pre-order] Shincha Fukamushi (80g/2.82oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	3282	05/28/2008
"Saemidori breed has a naturally unique, sweet and smooth taste..." Perhaps best expressed by hibiki-an's own description of the Saemidori breed, this is possibly one of the sweetest and smoothest shincha...or sencha I have ever had. It is remarkable in eve...(more)
[Pre-order] Shincha Traditional (80g/2.82oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	3911	04/22/2008
From the 2007 harvest. This was possibly my favorite Shincha of the entire 2007 harvest. For an Asamushi (light steamed) style sencha, it was very full flavored, very vegetal. Every pot came out perfect. I promised myself, I would get this one again in 2008.
Sencha Premium (100g/3.53oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	7936	03/27/2008
I thoroughly enjoyed this Sencha Premium. It is a traditional style sencha that brews very easily. Every attempt to brew this selection came out perfectly. The flavor is a nice balance of vegetal, sweetness, and a very mild and harmonious astringency. I thought it was v...(more)
Sencha Karigane (200g/7.05oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	11310	07/11/2007
I hope hibiki-an always offers sencha karigane of this incredible quality, especially since I prefer sencha karigane over gyokuro karigane. I opened the Sencha Karigane the day I received it. It is very good, very well made, very fresh and aromatic. It is the possib...(more)
[Try once] Sencha Fukamushi Superior (200g/7.05oz)	Very bad... Bad... Very bad... Ordinary... Good...	7982	08/26/2006
Incredible tea. Very full flavored without noticable astringency, which is quite a trick. A tremendous value that makes it a great for everyday, all day...but it is also so very good. It deserves more than 5 stars. Well done hibiki-an.

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