Tea: Top Leaf™ Green Tea
A Sencha from Mellow Monk
| Brand: | Mellow Monk |
| Style: | Sencha |
| Region: | Kumamoto, Japan |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 6 View All |
| Product page: | Top Leaf™ Green Tea |
Reviewer: Joshua Smith
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Review of Top Leaf™ Green Tea
May 20th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 9 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 93 of 100 |
| Superb | Excellent | Outstanding |
Picked this tea up on the recommendation of a friend, found it a good value.
Tea leaves are small, rolled, deep dark emerald green. Put 1tsp in about 8-10oz of water around 175 degrees F for brewing, for around 1:30.
Tea is very sweet, grassy, and fresh tasting. More of a green color than the cloudy yellow of some sencha I've had.
So far I've only steeped one cup at a a time, but I may update after I've used one 1sp repeatedly to steep 2-3 cups.
Will be buying again.
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Comments:
 | Alex Zorach wrote: on May 20th, 2014 |
Welcome to RateTea, and thanks for your review!
I also noticed this tea to have a richer green color than a lot of sencha.
And I also found this tea to work well with multiple steepings--much better than most Japanese sencha in fact. That definitely influenced me to think of this as offering outstanding value, so I recommend trying that too!
