Hi, Bookburn. Sometimes (well, often) I grow too enthusiastic and buy
too much tea of the sort that can loose its better qualities over
time. I always regret doing so. There are a few green teas I actually
prefer aged for a year. One notable example is Yang Yan Gou Qing. A
couple of my friends like aged green tea, too. But they are careful
to store it tightly sealed, and they refrigerate the tea. But most
green teas do not like to be aged. If you have the ability to store
green tea in glass jars under very heavy vacuum and keep the tea dark
and cool, it might be okay. Sencha can be frozen if you let it thaw
completely before opening it, and if you drink the thawed tea right
away--within a day or so. I note that Special Teas does not provide
harvest dates for its green tea selections. Other vendors do. Best--
grasshopper