Sencha
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Blizzard Blues
Smack dab in the middle of winter, it can be hard to hold on to hope for spring. Valentine’s Day has passed, the excitement has faded, and the world outside often feels cold, white, and colorless. With winter storms and blizzards rolling in, sometimes the only reason to step outside is to shovel your way… Continue reading
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June Tea of The Month – Sencha Japanese
Quick Blurb: Sencha is Japan’s most popular type of tea. Sencha is traditionally a Japanese green tea that is made from leaves of the Japanese tea bush. In recent years, Sencha teas have been known to be produced in China, South Korea, and other countries. In 1740, a Kyoto tea master named Soen Nagatani developed… Continue reading
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Sencha from Sri Lanka? Yep!
When a tea vendor recently announced a Sri Lankan-grown sencha, it immediately sparked discussion among tea enthusiasts. For many tea drinkers, sencha is inseparable from Japan. It is one of the country’s most popular tea styles and a cornerstone of Japanese tea culture. So the idea of a “Ceylon Sencha” naturally raises an interesting question:… Continue reading
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Tea and the Olympics: Track and Field
Track and field is one of the most diverse Olympic disciplines, featuring dozens of events across running, walking, and field competitions. If you had to pick one standout day to watch, August 11 is a strong contender—packed with multiple gold medal events, including distance races, relays, and field finals. If you plan to enjoy the… Continue reading
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The Many Moods of Sencha
As I mentioned to my esteemed editor when I proposed this article, some of the worst teas I’ve ever tasted were sencha. On the other hand, some of the best teas I’ve ever had the pleasure to sample were sencha. Which is something that could probably be said about many varieties of tea – Assam… Continue reading
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Japanese Teas Revisited
Recently, I revisited some teas from Japan that I had tried previously and had reacted to with less than a positive and enthusiastic manner. The results were a revelation. Part of learning and growing is re-trying something you tried years (or maybe even only months, weeks, or days) ago all over again to see if… Continue reading
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Making Sense of Sencha
Making sense of Sencha (a style of Japanese green tea) can be a bit tricky for many of us tea drinkers used to Indian, Ceylonian, African, and Chinese teas. Where tea is concerned, Japanese teas seem a world unto themselves. Processing Sencha is the “secret of its success” for the most part. The first Senchas… Continue reading
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Cha Cha Cha: Japanese Tea
When it comes to quantity, Japan is not a top producer or consumer of tea, but tea drinking is still an integral part of Japanese culture. One of Japan’s greatest contributions to tea drinking, the Japanese tea ceremony, is renowned the world over. Tea came to Japan by way of China. Tea seeds may have… Continue reading
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Review — Japanese Sencha Tea
The Subject: Japanese Sencha Tea from The English Tea Store. Water temperature: 180° F Steeping time: 3 minutes Tea type: Green Scents, flavorings, etc.: N/A Aroma, dry: Pleasant grassiness, a hint of spinach Aroma in the cup, plain: Mild, grassy Taste, plain: Mild, grassy, no bitterness or spinach taste Aroma in the cup, enhanced: N/A… Continue reading
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Green Tea to Go
The ideal tea situation for me means sitting at my table outside, listening to birds chirp as I pour small cups from my cast iron tea pot, the leaves having plenty of room for their gentle unfurling and floating. But of course, the reality quite often falls short of the ideal, and I’ve got to… Continue reading
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