My 1st Lupica order! I needed a matcha sifter so I picked up their tea strainer and decided to make my order free shipping and magazine qualifying. 1st some notes on Lupica: Pretty quick shipping/delivery time. Ordered late last Fri afternoon, was shipped on Monday, and got here at 9am this morning. On a side note, boy is my FedEx person precise! Both times I’ve had something delivered via FedEx s/he’s gotten here at almost exactly 8:50am. Free shipping on orders $35 and up. Each order at this price also qualifies you for a 1 year subscription to their monthly magazine that comes w/ a free sample. If you place a 2nd order at this level before your subscription is up, your new subscription expiration date is a year from your latest $35 purchase. Free sample w/ purchase (which unfortunately is listed on your shipping confirmation so it isn’t a surprise. I got 2 though (this one was a surprise), is that because I also qualified for the magazine? Tracking number provided.
I was thrilled to get this! This is what I call a psuedo flavored matcha- tea that’s meant to be decanted, but also contains matcha. Another surprise- the description mentions nothing about rose petals, but there are several gorgeous rose petals in this pyramid bag. When I weighed the bag I was pleasantly surprised at the weight- 3.3g!
The raw leaf is exactly what you’d expect. The matcha, strawberry, vanilla, and rose are all evident. It’s definitely sweet and doesn’t smell jammy like I expected- probably because strawberry is only one of 4 aromas and flavors here.
I knocked the temperature down just a couple degrees from the suggested boiling temp, but otherwise steeped it as suggested: 5oz water for 2min.
Odd… the liquor is quit translucent except for the matcha that settled at the bottom. Not like mecha or herb green. The translucent liquor is a lovely golden color.
It smells exactly like the raw leaf. The vanilla added to the strawberry kinda makes it smell like strawberry milk.
Served clean. Lupicia says it pairs well w/ milk (it’s even in their tea latte sampler), but I don’t like strawberry milk, so I’ll pass.
It also tastes like it smells… well pretty much. The strawberry, vanilla, and rose are the dominant flavors w/ the rose being the weakest of the 3. The decanted green tea is also in the back ground, but unfortunately my suspicions looking at the liquor were confirmed. I didn’t tasted the matcha til the last half of the cup, and even then it was weak. Maybe I should have stirred it? All in all a good tea, but I wish the matcha was stronger. 52teas should definitely come up w/ a strawberry, rose, vanilla matcha!=D
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This is one of the teas I’ve had from Lupicia that I really miss now that I’ve used it all up. I really enjoyed it quite a bit. I bought the loose version instead of teabags, so I’m glad to know that the teabags are enjoyable as well. It’s so much easier to carry teabags when I go out to eat.
What did you think about the amount of matcha in the loose?
I just looked at my order to track it, and saw that I’m getting a sample of this too.
Me too. I love that I’m getting this again, but I hate that the suprise is spoiled.
This is one of the teas I’ve had from Lupicia that I really miss now that I’ve used it all up. I really enjoyed it quite a bit. I bought the loose version instead of teabags, so I’m glad to know that the teabags are enjoyable as well. It’s so much easier to carry teabags when I go out to eat.
What did you think about the amount of matcha in the loose?
I just looked at my order to track it, and saw that I’m getting a sample of this too.
Me too. I love that I’m getting this again, but I hate that the suprise is spoiled.