Tea with Kotomi, Week 9

This week we had the opportunity to taste two types of green tea. Bellow are some notes from Tuesday’s tasting.

Type of Green Tea Appearance Flavor Aroma
Genmai Cha: Small dried leaves with hazel colored toasted rice. Light green yellowish and clear after being steeped Dry summer grass, seaweedy Grassy Toasty Starchy
Kabusecha: Darker green leaves. Light green and translucent when steeped Grassy and slightly chewy astringency Light nutty grassy

 

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