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One of my oldest teas! This was from October of 2017. Mine was actually in a tin with the Japanese name – “Imo Kuri Kabo Cha”. I find it funny that the name is a play on words, instead of the normal spelling of kabocha (かぼちゃ) they replaced the last two hiragana characters with the kanji for tea (which is also “cha”) so it’s still pronounced the same but it’s spelled かぼ茶. So it’s sort of a pun because it does have kabocha in it but it’s also a tea. Anyway, I was amused! And also somewhat proud that I was able to read and understand it, heh heh…
This tisane makes me a bit nostalgic because I remember it being somewhat popular years ago. Sweet potato is such an unusual flavoring for a tea, and the combination of it with chestnut, kabocha, and rooibos is so supremely autumnal. It’s almost like a thick pumpkin soup, so comforting…
I also had this as a milk tea the other day, and let me tell you, it was fantastic. I’ve never made a rooibos that way before, but the creaminess with the flavors was just so tasty. I’m sure it would be completely wonderful as a hot latte in the fall as well. I’ll have to consider ordering some if it shows up on the US website this autumn.
Flavors: Chestnut, Kabocha, Nuts, Pumpkin, Roasted Nuts, Rooibos, Sweet, Sweet Potatoes, Wood
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Japanese loves those kind of puns. I think my bag was from 2018 before Cali Lupicia shut down, and it is also written in Japanese. The bag of Ramune I just finished also had a Japanese label (I’ve never seen them carry that one again, and I actually liked it quite a bit after I got my Co2 carbonating machine).
I remember having Ramune at some point, maybe as a part of some sort of iced tea collection?
This one sounds like a nice fall treat, I’ll consider looking out for it for the sweet potato factor even though it’s a rooibos base. :)
If you don’t like rooibos, I would steer clear. I find it very rooibos-y.
They used to have a sweet potato pie black tea and that one was interesting. I recall it having an almost malty flavor. I haven’t seen it in years, but I never get to go into a Lupicia store now that they are only in Hawaii in the states.
Japanese loves those kind of puns. I think my bag was from 2018 before Cali Lupicia shut down, and it is also written in Japanese. The bag of Ramune I just finished also had a Japanese label (I’ve never seen them carry that one again, and I actually liked it quite a bit after I got my Co2 carbonating machine).
I remember having Ramune at some point, maybe as a part of some sort of iced tea collection?
This one sounds like a nice fall treat, I’ll consider looking out for it for the sweet potato factor even though it’s a rooibos base. :)
If you don’t like rooibos, I would steer clear. I find it very rooibos-y.
They used to have a sweet potato pie black tea and that one was interesting. I recall it having an almost malty flavor. I haven’t seen it in years, but I never get to go into a Lupicia store now that they are only in Hawaii in the states.