Feb 02
Nicole’s Teaview Snapshot
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9/10
I picked this tea up from my local Morten Williams because I was in serious need of a decent tea to use at work. The bags were the silken pyramid shape that has become thankfully become quite common. Inside was a generous helping of leaves that resembled sencha in both appearance and aroma. I brewed it using boiling water that was allowed to cooled slightly. I found it to be pretty forgiving as far as water temperature and steep time. I’ve gotten caught up with customers several times and it didn’t become astringent or bitter.The leaves expand quite a bit and it’s a bit surreal watching a bright green triangle floating in my cup. This tea is sweet and vegetal with a pleasant aftertaste. The only complaint that I might have is that this tea gives me caffeine jitters if I have more than one cuppa. I found that a bit odd since I often consume copious amounts of strong black tea without having that affect. I would definitely recommend this tea and plan to try some of their other selections the next time I need to restock.
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February 2nd, 2010 at 4:56 pm
A steamed Tamaryokucha?! In sachets? Oh-em-gee, I want!
Tama is one of the few Japanese greens I enjoy in the sencha family.
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Gotta suggest this to my brother, he’s ALWAYS looking for stuff to drink at work that’s loose leaf quality. Good call!
February 8th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I think that name “Tamayokucha” is wrong. “Tamaryokucha” is right. Tamaryokucha is made in S.Korea largely. Tamaryokucha is made by steamed and rolled. So shape is curled.
My Rating:
8/10
February 9th, 2010 at 9:21 pm
It is Tamaryokucha and it is primarily a Japanese Tea — one of the four families of Japanese tea. It is similar to sencha however the shape is twisted — which is what the word means in Japanese. S. Korea has very little tea production compared to Japan and it is virtually all consumed in Korea — very little is exported. Japan on the other hand does export some Tamaryokucha, however it is by far the smallest and least known — Bancha, Sencha and Gyokuro are by far better known.
June 11th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Of course, it’s not the only tea that I’d gladly give a 10 to, but I’m not sure I can identify a vendor for all of them. I guess I’ll have to see if your list includes a tong ting oolong (aka dong ding wulong) and a dragon well green, also among my favorites.
My Rating:
10/10
June 12th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Byron,
American Tea Room has an excellent Dong Ding as well as a wonderful Dragon Well. We are very highly rated here on teaviews so check out our offerings.