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Gyokuro Update

Well I'm back on the wagon again, those threads a while back on Gyokuro rekindled my love for 'em. I have been enjoying some of the middle-grade Gyokuro's because I'm not going back to the madness of the top stuff. I just picked up some Asahi (Perl Dew) from a local shop and have been enjoying life for the past 4 hours even at work :) I just couldn't go back to my humble senchas after that Gyokuro bender I was on.

Royal Red Robe Oolong has been getting the rest of my attention lately, but Shui Xian has found a steady spot in my rotation too. I could almost toss the rest of my collection with only these three remaining and be happy for quite some time.

I don't know what's happened to me, but a new tea rut has begun and has no end in sight. :)

- Dominic

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Dominic T.
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I respect it but it's just too damn grassy for me

Reply to
Zarky Zork

It is really not grassy........taste again......and think of Spinach and Pocorn..... memorize the taste.....and then you will get a hint of what "UMAMI" stands for. A taste sensation which gives you velvety,complexity,roundness.... Once you get used to it......... Despite the taste it is really being appreciated because of the high contend of amino acids. Don't give up too early.........:-)

Zarky Zork schrieb:

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KALLE GRIEGER

honey, I've tried tons of gyokuro and sencha. Not just a couple times, I've had hundreds of cups of it. And it's still too grassy for me. ;)

Reply to
Zarky Zork

I actually agree with you, but I really enjoy the grassy/ seaweedy/"kelpy" nature of my greens. I do agree there are many more levels to a solid Gyokuro just like how you could say all Pu-Erh is "Earthy" but there can be much more there (and sometimes much less).

It isn't for everyone, just like how I don't enjoy the "nutty" or "buttery" teas. I actually got away from Gyokuro for a long time, but it is undeniably a favorite of mine no matter how much I wish it weren't. :)

- Dominic

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Dominic T.

that's cool, and I understand about the nutty teas.. I actualy have come to like those. Like silver needles and other whites, which look nearly clear but have a very nutty flavor.

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Zarky Zork

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