sencha overture

“ Sencha Overture tea has garnered mixed reactions, with many applauding its grassy, vegetal flavors reminiscent of fresh cut grass, arugula, and green seaweed, marking it as a standout choice among green teas. Enthusiasts note its moderate astringency, appreciating the bold and smooth taste achieved through careful steeping at lower temperatures. However, some find its strong grassy and seaweed notes challenging, with personal preferences leading to varied enjoyment levels. Despite this, the tea's ability to pair well with meals and its rich, savory umami undertones have been highlighted. Overall, Sencha Overture offers a complex, deeply vegetal flavor profile that caters to those seeking a traditional green tea experience, though it may not suit everyone's palate. ”

“ Stately looking dark green rolled tea leaves were noted in my communiTEApacket. I smelled grass, and was ready to taste it!

Steamed Japanese green teas can become quite astringent if the water is too hot or the steep is too long. Thus, I did a 160ºF steep (also because my kettle doesn’t have a 165 button.) I pulled the steep at the 2 minute mark when the color was green-gold.

From hot to finish, moderate fresh cut green grass flavors were noted with mild and acceptable astringency. Thank goodness it didn’t taste like wet and stale green grass clippings! Mild arugula-like vegetal flavors provided a spicy black pepper kick towards finish.

This is one of my favorite grassy tasting green teas! A second steep provided a deep green colored cup with even bolder tastes than the first ... excellent! When I want smooth & bold green, this is the one. (1st steep: 2 mins/2nd steep: 1 min 30 secs @ 160ºF, no additives) ”

“ Tastes like green seaweed; so Adagio advised; or vegetal broth!
A tea that holds up; It can pair well with a meal; or be sipped, alone (Haiku review) ”

“ When it comes to Green tea, I think brewing a perfect cup is really hard to do yet, it is the most important. With black tea, you can always doctor to make it taste better but there is not much you can do to a green tea make it taste better.
This tea smelled very grassing upon opening the bag, So I did not think I would like it. But I continued on and made this tea gongfu Cha.
I heated my water to 175, I then poured it into my pot, ( Without tea), and then I pour that water into my cups. I added the tea to my small pot and poured more water over the leaves. ( Note I did not reheat the water) I let the leave steep for about a minute and a half, and then I poured it into a pitcher and then into my cup. The cups I used are from the gongfu set and are very small. Think a couple of sips or one gulp full. and then continued to serve myself the tea, And found it to be very smooth, buttery green tea, that I ended up enjoying.
I honestly do not think this is a pour your self a mug of tea to take out on your way to work.
This is a tea that is meant to enjoy leisurely and a tea that you need to work for to enjoy. But it is the type of work that is like meditation. It is enjoyable, ”

“ I had this tea back when a coworker and I purchased the teas of Japan sampler. At that time, we just used hot water from the kitchen at who knows what temperature. I was skeptical at first trying this tea again but with the adjusted temperature setting and a more appreciative approach to teas, I found this tea to be good. ”

“ UPDATED from 3/31/22: Very fresh, sweet green veggie aroma from the CommuniTEA packet, and the tea steeps into a cloudy pale chartreuse. The dark greenish leaves have opened up and appear like small green fish swimming in the tea. The aroma is greenish and seaweed-esque, and the flavor is very strong and astringent to my palate. It is full bodied and filling. On the second steep the astringency is reduced, and adding ¼ teaspoon sweetener (to 10 oz) smooths out the seaweed flavor. It has a clean finish, and is very refreshing. It certainly takes some getting used to, but with each sip, it tastes better. Good even as it cooled. The tea mellows as it steeps many, many times. I like it more than I did a year ago. ( 3 mins @ 165ºF + sweetener). ”