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Wow I would have to completely disagree with ( Musilly ) on this one. And it looks like so did everyone else lol. But everyone is allowed to have their own opinion. I too have had all types of matcha like Domatcha, Rishi and tea vana. I have also been to japan and have had very expensive organic matchas. Im not sure if Pure Matcha is the Greatest Matcha ever but it is without question, one of the best matchas that i have ever had! Its so fresh, so vegetal, so delightful. The overtones are unreal. For the price you pay for a true ceremonial grade tea, its a great price. I think I paid about 24 dollars. There are matchas double the price but i dont see the quality difference. But there is no doubt that you giving them a 51 out of 100 is just silly.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 0 min, 30 sec

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100

I truly love this tea…Why has it taken so long for someone to come up with a Rooibos Matcha!!! THANK YOU PURE MATCHA!!! I am now complete. This taste just like Rooibos, but its more intense, its fothier, its more robust. It smells like Rooibos Heaven. The taste is unreal. You must try this Red Matcha!!! i created a steepster account just for this review!!

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 30 sec

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100
drank Green Matcha by Pure Matcha
5 tasting notes

100% Ceremonial Grade Matcha! One of the best I have ever had. Better priced too than some other big Matcha names. I’ll be ordering more of this.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 0 min, 30 sec

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100
drank Green Matcha by Pure Matcha
5 tasting notes

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100
drank Red Matcha by Pure Matcha
5 tasting notes

A coffee drinker turning to tea. Needing to reduce caffeine for health reasons has sent me on a search for a “healthy” alternative. That would still offer the pleasures of enjoying my morning with a comforting, warm cup of flavor. Red Matcha has done just that. I was quite please to stumble upon the Matcha line of teas from Pure Matcha. Offering the red Rooibos in a powder form is PERFECT for a coffee convert! It took a little time to get use to the murkiness in my cup, but with a flavor so rewarding I have learned to love the frothiness of it. In fact now if I am out and order a cup of Rooibos I am slightly disappointed in what I am paying for. Hope our tea houses catch on soon and offer the Red Matcha tea. I can’t say enough about this tea, the taste is rich and flavorful. The fact that it is full of antioxidants is such a plus, to be able to enjoy something “good” for you! I in an effort to find the healthier me, I have also turned this fab find into a refreshing cold drink to enjoy all day long.( remember NO caffeine) Yes this will be the murkiest Ice Tea you will ever consume, but I am here to tell you the flavor and rewards will soon make it part of its charm. I am sure there will be those who will discount my claim that since making Red Match part of my daily rituals I feel so much better and I am loosing weight I thought I would be destined to carry with me forever. I’m not sure if it’s the frame of mind my new find has put me in, or if it is truly the antioxidants hard at work but Red Matcha tea is my new best friend!!!

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91
drank Black Matcha by Pure Matcha
4843 tasting notes

Thank you to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me some of this!

Dry, it looks a lot like hot chocolate mix. But it certainly doesn’t taste like it.

This is one seriously bold black tea. Very robust. Next time I prepare this one, I think I will have it in the morning… not that I can’t use a waking up now. This is GUSTO in liquid form.

Cofftea

Haha that’s exactly what I think of Tipu’s instant chai when I make it w/ water- but then again the spices help w/ this one.

Cofftea

*that, not this.

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51

so excited from your reviews! i just bought this and the special bamboo spoon to make some matcha green milk teas at home. i can’t wait. will report more soon.

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100
drank Green Matcha by Pure Matcha
1 tasting notes

I have had plenty of matchas in my day, and let me just say that this matcha taste like heaven in a cup! I had no idea what to expect, but the taste was just like the title! PURE! So fresh with a beautiful scent. It had a creamy vegetal taste that is almost indescribable. I definitely recommend this tea to any and all tea lovers! Hands down, one of the BEST matchas I have ever had, if not the best.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 0 min, 45 sec

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100

Saved the best for last. Of the three Pure Matcha products I sampled, this was the one I saved for the tail end. The wonderfully odd wares took point, but now it was time to sip the flagship. I even bought a chashaku (bamboo spoon) for the occasion. The powder alone looked wonderful – bright, vibrant green. It was even loudly sweet-smelling. Prepping it was easy. It frothed up wonderfully when whisked. To the taste…wow…without exaggeration, this was the best matcha I’ve ever had. Sweet, kelpy, slightly-vegetal excellence. It was like hot, liquid green tea ice-cream.

Full review: Pending on www.itsallabouttheleaf.com

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C 0 min, 30 sec

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95

On first impression, one would think they were looking at hot cocoa mix. It has the look and smell of it, after all. Sweet yet robust. Only after pouring hot water and whisking the heck out of it, does one find its black tea-ish-ness clear. Of the blended Assam and Darjeeling profiles, the former dominates. This is more malty than muscatel, but it also possesses a nutty middle and a sweet finish. Astringency is thankfully mild but still there. Only gripe I have is that this clumps quite easily, a pre-sift with a strainer is required. Other than that, a very good new take on an old school form.

Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2011/03/15/review-pure-matcha-black-matcha/

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec

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94

I’ve been on the hunt for a matcha substitute (informally) – that didn’t possess the caffeine kick – for some time. I ran across this product from TeaEqualsBliss ‘s review, and I was immediately captivated. I echo her thoughts that this is a quality rooibos, you can tell from smell alone. Very sweet. Smelled like the long-cut variety. I prepped it like I would any matcha – chasen, miso soup bowl, whisked the heck out of it. It frothed up a little, but not much. Taste-wise, it was a damn good tasting rooibos but with a thicker consistency. Quite a successful for an unusual delivery. If I had one gripe – and it’s a small one, it’s that I want to see a GREEN rooibos matcha. Beyond that, good show.

Full Review: http://www.lazyliteratus.com/1173

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 30 sec
Shinobi_cha

I agree; I would definitely try a green rooibos matcha.
Maybe I told you wrong, perhaps you need two * on each side for *bold**?

Shinobi_cha

No, that wasn’t it. Just one.
Perhaps on your review the system was confused by the apostrophe after ’Bliss’’…

Brett Floyd

I’ve been really curious about this red matcha… Might have to try some

Geoffrey Norman

@Shinobicha – The apostrophe was what killed the emboldening. Eh, no matter.

@Brett – It is worth your valuable time if you have a rooibos lean to begin with.

Batrachoid

Guess I’m not the only one who uses a miso bowl, eh? I think they work even better than most chawans for usucha. Does it seperate quickly or vary in taste with temperature?

And given that everyone who sees this matcha says they want green rooibos matcha, I’m guessing we’ll see some by autumn. XD Maybe honeybush too.

Geoffrey Norman

Miso bowls were all I had. And acquiring more isn’t that difficult. Ooooo, honybush matcha. Hadn’t thought o’ that.

LatteTeaDah

I’ve heard so much about this from different people, I may have to try this too. I don’t know enough about green rooibos to know if I’d prefer it, but if it’s a good red, I know my family will like it.
I wonder if this would work up into a matcha-style latte?

Geoffrey Norman

Green rooibos is like green tea dipped in honey. It has all of green tea’s strengths and none of its weaknesses. As for whether the Red Matcha will work as a latte? No doubt about it. It’s tailor-made to be whisked with a frother.

Organic Tulsi Tea

Thanks for the insight Geoffrey! Green rooibos is good but have you tried an Organic Tulsi Tea? There are a few people who knows about this one.
I read more about tulsi tea from Dr Mercola’s at http://organicindia.mercola.com/tulsi-tea.aspx

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85
drank Red Matcha by Pure Matcha
6768 tasting notes
I went to grab my Black Matcha but grabbed the Red instead…still YUMMERS!
Cofftea

They need a green rooibos matcha!

TeaEqualsBliss

They have one!!!

Cofftea

That appears to be a traditional green Camellia Sinensis matcha, not green African Rooibos matcha.

Geoffrey Norman

Link above is for the green tea matcha; Cofftea meant unfermented/steamed rooibos.

TeaEqualsBliss

OH! I totally missed the the ROOIBOS word in there! So sorry!! LOL

TeaEqualsBliss

I was thinking you just type Green Matcha! Eeeeek! My bad! Sorry! Totally missed the word ROOIBOS in there!

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85
drank Red Matcha by Pure Matcha
6768 tasting notes

Red Headed Stranger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSoT0bRpZ8
Originally By: Willie Nelson
Cover By: Clint Black

Quick Comments about this song…I’m note usually a country music fan but I do like select songs…not that this is really one of them, nor is Clint Black one of the artists I “dig”…only because I saw him LIVE and thought he was incredibly boring. Now…I realize that if there are die-hard Clint Black fans here they will probably trample me for that statement…perhaps he was having an OFF NIGHT or something…but he wasn’t very disconnected with the audience when I saw him and I thought he was incredible boring. However, looking back, Wynona opened that evening and I thought she was excellent! Anyhow…I am choosing this song for this tea because of the RED HEAD connection…I have Red Hair so am interested in Red Headed Pop Culture – haha – and Willie Nelson is a legend in his own right. I wonder if he’s into TEA…since he’s into other herbs!? LOL

Anyhow…on to this actual tea tasting review, eh!?

I also chose this song for this tea/tisane because I was thinking RED and STRANGER…I mean, this is RED…Rooibos…AND it’s a powder or a matcha powder…I’ve had 2 other Rooibos Based Matcha Powders and I have enjoyed both of them. This one is just as good! It’s a plain rooibos base into a powder so there is no flavoring to really comment on other than it DOES smell and taste exactly like Rooibos and what you think it would and should smell and taste like.

Having said that…

The real notable item here is the QUALITY. It’s top-notch as far as Rooibos quality goes…

In matcha form the rooibos is very clean tasting but semi-murky in the water…it looks like a latte, however, and that makes sense!

It’s smooth and sweet and I think it’s very good!

Geoffrey Norman

Oh lordy-lordy-lordy-lordy….sooooo want!

Batrachoid

I was ready to ignore this one a couple days ago but after the Grasshopper honeybush…
Want more! D=

bakermaker

Do tell about the other rooibos powders you’ve tried. i noticed republic of tea has powdered roobios, but it is in tea bags. i have seen rooibos shots in espresso style at the tea lounge in brooklyn. been interested in this idea but didn’t realize people were already making it. very tempted to buy this even though i have too much tea already (recently went to Japan). thanks for the review…maybe someone could make a green rooibos (same plant, less oxidized) matcha

TeaEqualsBliss

@Bakermaker – For the other Rooibos Matcha/Flavors I enjoy Domo Tea’s offerings!

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100

Still Awesomely-Awesome! See previous notes. I’m thinking it’s a Matcha Day :)

Azzrian

MATCHA MADNESS!!!!!

TeaEqualsBliss

Did I send you some of this yet? If you don’t get it in the next box…remind me to send you some!

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100

Matcha-Thon Matcha #5…
I was going to do their Black Tea Matcha but couldn’t pass their Green up! It’s TOP-NOTCH! See previous notes…on to the next :)

Daisy Chubb

Pure Matcha is a company I’ve been wanting to try for a while! Better add them to my list b^_^

TeaEqualsBliss

I like them all from them!

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100

okay…test 1…

I added 5 drops of NuNatural Cocoa Bean Extract to this heavenly green matcha and I will say it held up nicely! It’s wasn’t over the top flavored but it was a neat addition. It gave it a slight hint of a chocolate milky type taste!

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100

Honestly…you can’t go wrong with this matcha! It’s as pure as they come! High quality and tasty! Very smooth! I’m going to play with match today…stay tuned…

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100

Even Better than the last! This must mean I have to raise it to a 100!!!!

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100

I’m drinking this one specifically for Cofftea today…check out my previous tasting note. Stay Tuned for a Full Review on SororiTEA Sisters later this week!

Additional notes from today’s experience – I added more powder to this cup and it’s a little more grassy than my first attempt which is completely fine by me….but I am not going to lie I really like the buttery notes in my first attempt! WOW!

This time around this bubbled-up brilliantly! YAY!

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100

Okay…so…to continue on with my CHALLENGE to whoever wants to play today!
My song association with this one is ANOTHER KIND OF GREEN by John Mayer (trio)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qWZexMGSEI

This certainly is another kind of green and I mean that in the most awesome way!

This is a plain green matcha powder but the flavor is amazing! I may have used a bit more than suggested but I really like it! I mean REALLY like it!

It’s clean and slightly buttery. It’s a great green. The aroma and taste are both wonderful. Like I said…slightly buttery but also smooth…almost velvety. And this is without adding anything, folks! Amazing!

Batrachoid

YER ON SISTER! >:D

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backlogging from yesterday…see previous notes…and I’m sorry about the near-future back-logging, I’m trying to catch up!

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