Hmmm, I guess I never tea logged this tea?
I did a blog post on this tea when my crazy tea blog was new http://oolongowl.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/houji-genmaicha-from-dens-tea-tea-review/
I’m on a Houjicha run today, this being the 3rd type to drink. Thankfully this tea has little in caffeine.
I didn’t follow Den’s steeping instructions, but Yunomi’s http://yunomi.us/713/standard-steeping-technique/
Anyways, I’m thinking I’m preferring Yunomi’s teas as they seem more intense in flavor. Den’s, though this is a genmaicha, is light and has a vegetal brothyness to it with a peep of roasty flavor. The resteep does have a nice buttery flavor, which I enjoyed. Overall, I’d probably not buy more of this and go with a straight smokey strong houjicha instead.
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What are your favorite kinds of of strong, smokey houjichas that you would recommend?
I liked http://yunomi.us/shop/351/obubu-tea-12-houjicha-dark-roast/ my review: http://oolongowl.com/houjicha-from-obubu-tea-via-yunomi-us-mystery-tea-samplers-club/
But this one might be more to your liking, but I haven’t tried it http://yunomi.us/shop/355/obubu-tea-13-houjicha-smoky-roast-clearance/
I’m definitely gonna put an order on that website, they seem to have a lot of cheap sample sizes so I’ll probably just go crazy on a big order. Any must-have recommendations from them?
I’d snag a Gyokuro for sure, I liked the heritage ones. I also really liked making my own genmaicha with their genmai + whatever base (houjicha was good, so was their Obubu Sencha)
They have some experimental stuff – like Japanese Oolongs, I haven’t tried my sample yet to know if its good or not.
And if you want something very unique http://yunomi.us/shelf/tisanes/sakura-tea/
Thanks for the recommendations! I ended up placing an order for over 500g with about 20 teas, including the ones you mentioned. Can’t wait for it to arrive, the suspense is intense O_O"
What are your favorite kinds of of strong, smokey houjichas that you would recommend?
I liked http://yunomi.us/shop/351/obubu-tea-12-houjicha-dark-roast/ my review: http://oolongowl.com/houjicha-from-obubu-tea-via-yunomi-us-mystery-tea-samplers-club/
But this one might be more to your liking, but I haven’t tried it http://yunomi.us/shop/355/obubu-tea-13-houjicha-smoky-roast-clearance/
I’m definitely gonna put an order on that website, they seem to have a lot of cheap sample sizes so I’ll probably just go crazy on a big order. Any must-have recommendations from them?
I’d snag a Gyokuro for sure, I liked the heritage ones. I also really liked making my own genmaicha with their genmai + whatever base (houjicha was good, so was their Obubu Sencha)
They have some experimental stuff – like Japanese Oolongs, I haven’t tried my sample yet to know if its good or not.
And if you want something very unique http://yunomi.us/shelf/tisanes/sakura-tea/
Thanks for the recommendations! I ended up placing an order for over 500g with about 20 teas, including the ones you mentioned. Can’t wait for it to arrive, the suspense is intense O_O"