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After having a delicious matcha genmaicha a few weeks ago, I decided to order a few different genmaicha varieties from Harney & Sons. This is the first of the 3 I tried. Coldbrewed for a few hours (3? 4?). It’s quite tasty, but very genmai forward. It has a bit of a seaweed flavor and the matcha is quite mild.

Opened a 25g packet and enjoyed a cup of this beautiful tea for the first time in awhile. It’s as lovely as I remember. Smells like a field of wildflowers, and tastes like fresh orange blossom honey.

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Goodbye tea. I really love this combo of flavors, it’s so unique. Orange blossom, jasmine, and cardamom. I’m sad to see it go, and really savoring this last cup.

I didn’t enjoy this cup quite as much as the last one. I didn’t add any honey this go around, and it really seems to need it to bring out the amaretto flavor.

I love banana teas, but I’m not really loving this one. The banana fragrance is much more pleasing than the banana flavor. It’s a bit too mild for me. I’m not really getting any cake flavor either. This cup was also strangely savory, and had a cooked vegetable flavor going on.

I bought a ton of this when it was originally released, and finally decided to take a bit out to enjoy. Made it as an iced latte, which was my preferred way of enjoying it when I first purchased it. I still really love it, but there’s almost a Double Bubble gum thing going on. It’s that super sweet powdery bubblegum flavor.

I started brewing this as I jumped on a Zoom call at work today, and the incredible aroma of this tea was quite distracting. Sweet potatoes and raw sugar. So incredibly decadent.

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Cold brew. This was quite nice! It made an excellent iced tea, which isn’t surprising considering the ingredients. It’s tart and pineappley, with some hints of dried fruits (maybe peaches or plums?)

I love this tea, but I rarely drink it because it’s just so finicky. Since I’ve been drinking mostly cold brews over the last few days and I really enjoy this iced, I figured it would be a good time to revisit it. Unfortunately, I cold brewed it for a mere 2 hours, and it still came out incredibly bitter. So bitter. Once I get through this tin, I probably won’t repurchase because it’s such a hassle to prepare it.

I was really hoping to love this, and unfortunately I’m not. The banana flavor is nice, but the combination of the oolong and green in the base is not working. I wish there was a bit less green tea and a bit more oolong/genmai.