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This is my first real dessert type flavoured matcha. I have been sticking to mostly the single fruit flavours or the flavours like French vanilla, etc. So this is my first “complicated” matcha, being of more than one flavour.

The dry tea smells nutty. Like nutty peanut butter. There is definitely a pastry smell to the dry matcha. I made this cold shaken in a water bottle. 1tsp for 8 oz cold water. At first I could taste chocolate notes. Not quite milk chocolate, maybe a bit of dark chocolate but still sweet. Almost like dark chocolate chips. Then I could taste the nuttiness. It is definitely peanut but I would not say it was peanut butter. It was missing that smooth butter part. The liquor, even though it was cold shaken, felt thick. There seemed to be a bit of a spice taste, maybe nutmeg or something. I added a bit of white sugar to sweeten it up a bit, but it was actually quite sweet on its own. I would compare this one to a peanut butter cup, more than a peanut butter pie. I think this one would be delicious as a latte as well.

This one was robust flavour, basic grade.
You can find this matcha here:http://www.redleaftea.com/matcha-tea/peanut-butter-matcha.html

MissB

Ah, so glad you got this robust! I grabbed it delicate, and while I like it, it’s one of those that definitely need a stronger flavoring. I’ll definitely grab it at robust next time, thanks to this review.

Lala

I get most of my red leaf matcha with robust flavouring. I have found it doesn’t work for everything though. Some of the fruit flavours (peach) and the earl grey tasted pretty chemical to me as robust.

Sil

I managed to drop down to dinstinctive for most and still really enjoy it, though some of the fruit flavours need to be delicate of, like lala said they are stupid chemically..

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MissB

Ah, so glad you got this robust! I grabbed it delicate, and while I like it, it’s one of those that definitely need a stronger flavoring. I’ll definitely grab it at robust next time, thanks to this review.

Lala

I get most of my red leaf matcha with robust flavouring. I have found it doesn’t work for everything though. Some of the fruit flavours (peach) and the earl grey tasted pretty chemical to me as robust.

Sil

I managed to drop down to dinstinctive for most and still really enjoy it, though some of the fruit flavours need to be delicate of, like lala said they are stupid chemically..

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I did foray into the world of coffee for a period of time, but I returned to my true love. I still, however, enjoy a good cup of java.

My all time favorite tea is Earl Grey, which I drink every morning, the stronger the bergamot the better. I definitely prefer natural oil of bergamot to artificial flavouring.

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