Sencha Overture

"Simple, clean tasting green tea. I had to use a bit more than I normally put in because I like my tea strong, but it tastes very good."

"I'm really hoping to increase my rating of this tea eventually but for now this one is just "ok" for me. The vegetal grassiness of the tea really threw me off, but I will admit not really knowing what to expect when I started brewing this tea. The texture of the leaves when dry reminded me of seaweed that had been coated with oil and I was very surprised by how "oily" the leaves felt. Once brewed the leaves really opened up and there wasn't necessarily a scent of green tea and the tea itself didn't really smell like anything except earth. The taste was a bearable bitterness with a slightly grassy, smoky, vegetal taste. Given that I'm just getting into brewing green tea again I have much to learn about how to make this one great. "

"This is probably my favorite, although the sencha I got this year seemed to be crushed and a lot of the leaves get through the wire filter I use."

"This is a wonderful tea, but be careful not to oversteep. At 180F for 3 min (as recommended by Adagio), this tea is green tea perfection. I alternate every other pot with the Chinese dragonwell so I really notice the rich "greenness" of the Sencha."

"I'm a huge fan of japanese green teas, and of sencha specifically. Honestly, this tea was a little dissapointing at first- my first few brews were very bitter, but brewed for a shorter time, it improved a lot. Grassy and fairly satisfying, but not even approching Sencha Premier."

"This is a rock solid green tea. The sencha overture's stout body is the sign of a green tea workhorse. Yabba Dabba Doo!"