[Pre-order] Shincha Fukamushi (80g/2.82oz) Reviews

Author	Christopher French (United States)
Review	I purchases both the Farmer's and Fukamushi. I will review the Farmer's later. For the Fukamushi: I've seen shincha prices vary from $18 to $38+ per oz, so this is on the affordable side, but very high quality. When I cut the bag open, I immediately could smell the green, fresh, smell. The leaves were a very nice, dark emerald green. This tea had almost a minty hint to it! I steeped it in my cute Littlemountaintea.com steeper, which holds an amazing 18oz, which is 3 tea cups worth. I usually use 1.5 teaspoons of tea, and do two infusions. For this tea I steeped 30 seconds for each of the first two infusions, which were combined in the beaker. The infusion was a medium-light green. Very typical of shincha. The fragrance was very grassy and fresh. I was salivating over this one! The liquor was amazing. A nice contrast of grassy, mellow, with a nice blend of bitterness. I used 180 degree water, but I think it was a bit too hot. It was more bitter than mellow. Shincha, and most senchas, typically are more mellow with slightly cooler water. 170-176 should be fine. The second batch I steeped, which was the 3rd and 4th infusions, I used 170 degrees. Again, I steeped each infusion for just 30 seconds. This round was much smoother! Very nice and crisp. The sweetness was more pronounced, yet still crisp. Unfortunately, by this time the fragrance was gone. But very enjoyable. I highly recommend this tea! Read more tea reviews on my blog http://vtknitboy.blogspot.com
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Date	May 14, 2008

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