Kagoshima Sencha Yutaka Midori

This is soupy, sweet and loaded with umami. The aroma is like asparagus with melted butter and in the cup the taste is very similar.

Advantages: Among the best senchas I have tried from any vendor.

Disadvantages: It does develop bitterness quickly in the first infusion if over-brewed compared to some senchas so be careful with it.

This excellent Sencha is similar to O-Cha's classic Yutaka Midori, but also a little different. It's deep, deep green colour, wonderful aroma and bold taste makes this one of my new favourites! 5 stars across the board!

This is an exceptionally aromatic and sweet sencha but needs a really careful brewing to prevent astringency from taking over its flavour.

First infusion yields an intensely flavourful & fragrant brew of a unique full-spectrum kind of taste. Second infusion, despite its rich green colour, is significantly less intense and requires carefullness to avoid bitterness. I've been experimenting with shorter brewing times for first & second infusions (as short as 10-20 seconds for 2nd infusion) for best results.

I can also highly recommend trying to brew this sencha using about 60 degree Celsius warm water, as one would with gyokuro, for 1st & 2nd infusions, to bring out most of this great sencha's sweetness.

This tea deserves all the great reviews. It has a wonderful asparagus-type fragrance. It can be a bit challenging to brew to maximize the flavor and minimize the astringency.

I love this!