Tea: Vanilla Hojicha
Type: Hojicha Green Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: ITO EN
Purchase: Here
Description: Admirers of vanilla will find lots to admire in this new "spin" on Japan's classic roasted tea. A balanced blend of stem and leaf reveal warm toasty notes. An affable companion to desserts. Appealing to many for its low caffeine content.
Steep Information:
Amount: 2 teaspoons
Water: 500mL @ 212°F
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL
Steep Time: 1 minute
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell:
MilitiaJim: Ricey woodness
AmazonV: Vanilla paint thinner
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal, vanilla
Flavor: sweet, vegetal, light vanilla
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: vegetal, bitter
Liquor: translucent green orange brown
It was naturally sweet, and only slightly vegetal. I wanted to try a Hojicha, and i like vanilla. It's not bad but it's not really something that I want to make again.
I purchased this at a tea shop inside of a grocery store in New Jersey.
Refrigerate after opening, seriously?
Rating: 2/4 leaves
Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing
2 comments:
Although I find the idea of a flavored hojicha somewhat intriguing, this combination just doesn't sound appealing to me. I could perhaps see how it would work, because vanilla flavoring goes well with coffee, which also has a roasted aroma, but I can't imagine vanilla blending with the tea-aspects of hojicha.
This is my first hojicha so i was not sure what to expect. I love the scent and taste of vanilla so I was hoping it would make it a better introduction to the tea for me. I put vanilla in american-chai, black tea, ice cream :) everything I can.
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