"Saemidori breed has a naturally unique, sweet and smooth taste..." Perhaps best expressed by hibiki-an's own description of the Saemidori breed, this is possibly one of the sweetest and smoothest shincha...or sencha I have ever had. It is remarkable in eve...(more)

From the 2007 harvest. This was possibly my favorite Shincha of the entire 2007 harvest. For an Asamushi (light steamed) style sencha, it was very full flavored, very vegetal. Every pot came out perfect. I promised myself, I would get this one again in 2008.

I thoroughly enjoyed this Sencha Premium. It is a traditional style sencha that brews very easily. Every attempt to brew this selection came out perfectly. The flavor is a nice balance of vegetal, sweetness, and a very mild and harmonious astringency. I thought it was v...(more)

I hope hibiki-an always offers sencha karigane of this incredible quality, especially since I prefer sencha karigane over gyokuro karigane. I opened the Sencha Karigane the day I received it. It is very good, very well made, very fresh and aromatic. It is the possib...(more)

Incredible tea. Very full flavored without noticable astringency, which is quite a trick. A tremendous value that makes it a great for everyday, all day...but it is also so very good. It deserves more than 5 stars. Well done hibiki-an.