Grape Matcha
Buy it here: http://www.redleaftea.com/matcha-tea/grape-matcha.html
Hey did I mention I was getting really good at whisking? I am and it makes me happy! Even though I don’t honestly care if I have a ton of forth or not it is good to see all my matcha making coming to fruition in some SKILLS! haha so anyway … When I opened this matcha the smell was amazing – but then every one of Red Leaf matcha smells amazing! This one though I wanted to do something different with. Instead of my typical matcha latte I wanted something more eye opening, more sparkly, more vibrant! So today I made something with Italian Sparkling Water, Low fat all natural vanilla creamer, and matcha! This is my take on an Italian Cream Soda!
Now of course I tasted the matcha before making my blended drink, and you know what, it was quite good. It was a tad bitter but my water to matcha ratio was a bit off as I intentionally made this one a bit thicker to get my blend where I wanted it to be – but alas it was in-fact GRAPE all the way! I am thinking purple grapes. Everyone tends to have a favorite grape, but this seemed purple all the way.
Grape is not normally a flavor I go for unless we are speaking of an ice wine, or something similar, I do love wine infused teas, but as a rule, grape matcha was not one I would gravitate toward, but I got this one because I wanted to test not only the matcha but my own limits. I figure if I love this flavor of matcha then there is no way Red Leaf can go wrong with any of their flavors and so far they have not and trust me I have tired a lot of their flavors!
So here I sit with a sparkly, vibrant, creamy, grape matcha that has not lost any of its base qualities or flavors from the matcha powder itself due to all the insane things I have mixed with it. That to me friends says this matcha is supreme!
My matcha was composed of:
Options:
Size : Small
Matcha Quality: Starter (Basic Grade)
Flavor: Distinctive
Storage : Add Small Metal Tin Container (Holds up to 45g)
As always I recommend purchasing a tin from Red Leaf Tea to keep your matcha powder in! The screw top lids make for safe keeping as well as making your powder mess free and much easier scooping! Tins are 4.00 for a small one although they have larger ones if you order the larger matcha.
The grape in this matcha is more on the candy side, like a grape skittle as someone else mentioned, or a grape hard candy, and less like a natural grape flavor although Red Leaf Tea does in fact use all natural flavors in their matcha bases, it just comes over more as a sweet treat. Nothing wrong with that though!
Again if you would like to order this matcha click the link here:
http://www.redleaftea.com/matcha-tea/grape-matcha.html
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I’m sure you are lovely, willowy, and elegant when you whisk, but that brought some random silly memories of Justin Wilson’s Cajun Cookin’ on PBS. His belly shook when he whisked.
I am still fighting the urge($) to cross over to the dark side and start experimenting with matchas. This sounds DELECTABLE!
Ugggg I deleted my post on accident! Anyway all I said was I may not be willowy but I am sure my belly does not jiggle haha.
You should really just do it – if you consider you get the second for free with review – then again the next free with review – its by far cost effective :)
COME to the dark side – JOIN US!
W…e…a…k…e…n…ing…. !
I’m sure you are lovely, willowy, and elegant when you whisk, but that brought some random silly memories of Justin Wilson’s Cajun Cookin’ on PBS. His belly shook when he whisked.
I am still fighting the urge($) to cross over to the dark side and start experimenting with matchas. This sounds DELECTABLE!
Ugggg I deleted my post on accident! Anyway all I said was I may not be willowy but I am sure my belly does not jiggle haha.
You should really just do it – if you consider you get the second for free with review – then again the next free with review – its by far cost effective :)
COME to the dark side – JOIN US!
W…e…a…k…e…n…ing…. !