I’ve been getting more into matcha lately; or rather I should say back into matcha…
Anyway, a few weeks ago I placed a matcha order with Matcha Outlet to pick up some new matchas; a mix of new things and things I’ve tried before. This one is a new one – one that I’ve debated getting a few times now, but just been very on the fence about. I really wanted to get more fruity matchas in the mix with my stash though so I went for it.
I should note, I’m writing this review under the “Red Leaf Tea” entry but I bought this one from the newly renamed Matcha Outlet. Since the tea is identical to the RLT version though, and I’m feeling pretty lazy, I’m not making a new entry for it…
I’m trying this one in a shake first; I know I probably should try it straight but I really wanted to make matcha milkshakes and I told my mom she could pick the flavour we used and this is the one she went for. So, oh well…
Shake Recipe:
Half cup of milk
One Banana
One large scoop of vanilla gelato
Two and a half tsp of matcha
Three ice cubes
It did come out a little thin, so if I was to recreate this one I’d probably either add more ice cream or maybe freeze the banana before hand? Something to make it thicker…
Flavour wise, it was delicious though! Very sweet and creamy, with strong notes of both the banana and the mango. I think, had someone been blindly trying this one, it would have been pretty easy to just assume there was actual mango mixed into this and not just the mango matcha. It even had that almost “pine” kind of taste that mango has when it’s just slightly under ripe. I actually love that pine kind of note, even though I’m sure that generally most people don’t like under ripe mango.
More on the particular nuances and flavour notes of this matcha when I inevitably try it straight though; it’s just kind of hard to decipher really fine details in a format like this where you have so many outside flavours adding to what you’re experiencing. It was REALLY good though!
You’re right about the pine note. Did you try a latte?