This was a gift from derk! Thank you, thank you!
A while back I ordered powdered hojicha from 3 Leaf Tea and really enjoyed it. I really wanted to try loose leaf hojicha as well, and derk offered to send me some, and boy did she send me some!
Ashman are having this as a little “nightcap”. Ha ha! We are so wild.
A good deep sniff of the bag has noticeable chocolate aroma to me – more milk chocolate than cocao, I think. In addition to that and equally strong is the aroma of latex or acrylic paint, and I mean that in a good way. I smell that same element in a lot of oolongs and some greens.
The taste really isn’t chocolate-y, though. It tastes like toasted nuts, and the “art class” aroma maintains its position as a forerunner with the nuttiness. There is that classic roasted Japanese tea burned popcorn vibe as well.
This has a taste that lingers with great warmth well after the sip. This is going to do very nicely as a post-3 pm tea that really is tea and not an herbal.
Many thanks, derk! It is delicious, Ashman likes it, too, and this is a good supply!
