Tea: China Green Sencha
A Sencha from Upton Tea Imports
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Upton Tea Imports |
| Style: | Sencha |
| Region: | China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
Member since Sep, 2009
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 26 of Sencha
✓ 219 of Green Tea
✓ 173 of Upton Tea Imports
✓ 382 from China
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 26 of Sencha
✓ 219 of Green Tea
✓ 173 of Upton Tea Imports
✓ 382 from China
Review of China Green Sencha
April 24th, 2011
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 1 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 1 of 5 | 20 of 100 |
| Terrible | Fair | Not Worth Paying For |
I never thought I'd say this, but I encountered the first truly bad tea from Upton. The dry leaf had a stale smell, none of the fresh grassy tones that sencha usually has. I would not recognize this as sencha from the aroma of the dry leaf, nor from the brewed cup. The leaf and the color of the cup looks more like bancha.
Aroma is mild, but unpleasant. There are a few of the corn-like qualities that I like in bancha, but the cup is cloudier and the aroma more muddled than bancha. Aroma is mostly of cardboard, corn, and wood, with a hint of wood resin, almost faintly suggestive of turpentine.
Not pleasant. I did not finish the cup.
