Browncoat Genmaicha

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Cacao Nibs, Genmaicha, Organic Flavours
Flavors
Chocolate, Nutty, Roasted Nuts, Sweet, Toasted Rice
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Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
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Average preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec 2 g 10 oz / 294 ml

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  • “Oops. Missed one. Back up to 184! I also missed my 500th tasting note, so hello 503! Wow. Anyways. This one is tasting soapy to me right now. It tastes like a genmaicha, but with soap. :( I have...” Read full tasting note
  • “How to begin describing this? It reminds me of a Nestlé Crunch but not half as sweet. The smell and taste are also reminiscent of my mom’s chocolate covered rice crispy squares, which use a very...” Read full tasting note
  • “(backlog) Eeeek, I really don’t know what I’ll do with my packet of this. The chocolate is not exactly my idea of authentic. Quite fake. I don’t think I’d even want it as a base in my food. Some...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Sipdown!! (213? I think) So I have been on a bit of a genmaicha kick recently if you have not noticed from my constant talk about it (Sorry steepster for my obsessive blabbering :S). This is one of...” Read full tasting note
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From 52teas

We think Captain Mal would appreciate this week’s Tea of the Week.

For those of you unfamiliar with genmaicha, a little history: genmaicha was originally the beverage of choice for poor Japanese folk; the toasted rice served to stretch the more expensive sencha. Sounds to me like something you’d see in the outer colonies. The thing is, what started as a poor man’s attempt to stretch his tea, soon became known as “the people’s tea”. The roasty-toasty goodness of the toasted rice was a great compliment to the sea-kissed sencha.

So, you might be wondering: how could we possibly hope to improve on “the people’s tea”? Simple: we add CHOCOLATE!

Our Browncoat Genmaicha is a premium Japanese genmaicha with organic cacao nibs and organic chocolate flavors. (Yes, it’s vegan too!) I’ve been doing some experimenting with genmaicha and while I normally would never think of blending green tea with chocolate, the toasty rice element in genmaicha makes it perfect for some rich, sweet chocolate tones. This being one of our nerdy homages, I don’t think it’s going to last very long, so get yours while it lasts. Speaking of nerdy homages, you might notice on our In-Stock page, we’ve reblended the Weeping Angel!

For anyone who does not get the Browncoat reference, you lose 50 nerd points and need to buy the Firefly series on DVD or watch them on Netflix.

Keep flying!

Our Tea of the Week for the week of December 10, 2012

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Mmmmm…. Yummmmy! Now you may wonder am I referring to Mal (from Firefly) or the tea. Ok, sort of both. The tea is smooth and lovely with a gentle touch of chocolate. I have really begun to enjoy genmaichas lately. The rice is really an interesting addition to the tea. It is interesting that adding the rice was a cheap way to extend the tea leaves for the less well off. Now it’s valued for its unique flavor. Anyway it’s a good tea and I wish I had it in my cupboard.

Miss Starfish

Haha, oh captain tightpants <3

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Alright. This review is gonna be…weird. xD
So. When I was younger I had a bad habit of eating chapstick/lip gloss. Lip Smackers was my favorite of course. It just always tasted so good, way too good to pass up trying.
Don’t do it anymore, but I definitely remember how it tastes.
And this tea…the fake chocolate taste TOTALLY tastes like a lip smackers chapstick I ate before. Tastes exactly like chapstick…well, with a hint of toasted rice of course. But it’s just….I don’t know.
It is taking me back to my chapstick eating days…And I don’t know how to feel about it!
I think I prefer unflavored genmaicha better though!

Oh! And thanks to Albertocanfly for making me all nostalgic with this tea! XD

Flavors: Chocolate, Toasted Rice

TeaNecromancer

Ha! I am so glad I am not the only person who ate them :P

Ost

Hahaha oh my goodness-so glad I am not the only one too! Yah for not being alone!! :D :D

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I am still new to genmaichas and think that maybe I am just not a genmaicha person. This is my first 52 teas tea. This is one of those teas that smells great in the bag but less impressive to taste. The cocoa smelled great but I don’t really taste it in the tea.

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From CANTB

This is one I had considered ordering in the past. Because Firefly and genmaicha and chocolate. Yes please!

This is a pleasant toasty genmaicha, but a let down on the chocolate front. At first, I thought that element was a complete write off, but about halfway through the cup I started getting the aftertaste of cardboardy chocolate (reminds me of really cheap chocolate bars).

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 1 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
carol who

Oh, too bad! Love, ,love, love Firefly~

Kaylee

Me too!

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Another sample! Thank you to whoever sent me this!! The aroma is toasted rice with a touch of sweet. The flavor is roasty with the rice flavor and has a sweet, dark chocolate note that is kind of hidden in the back. I like it :3 thank you!

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I’m not a genmaicha snob by any means but I can taste the difference between a good one and a bad one. This is the first time I’ve tried genmaicha with anything in it besides matcha. I can very distinctly taste the cacao but the ganmaicha isn’t as good as I hd hoped it would be. Tastes like a lower grade but then it could also be because of the other ingredients.

Overall, not a bad tea but not one that makes me thing I really want to drink it again.

Preparation
155 °F / 68 °C 1 min, 15 sec 1 tsp

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Second tea of the day. My first genmaicha experience. I actually enjoyed the taste of rice in tea. Probably because I love rice and I grew up eating rice with everything. It does have a slight ‘burnt’ or toasted rice taste which I actually love, but hubby is not crazy about it. Toasted rice, buttery popcorn, nutty and chocolatey. This drink definitely made me want to explore genmaicha more.

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Hmm. I had high hopes for this one after reading others’ reviews. Upon opening the packet, I could definitely smell chocolate right off the bat, but the smell was really strong and a little off to me somehow. After brewing, the smell was more of a mix between chocolate and the toasty smell of brown rice.

The taste itself was also a mix between the chocolate and genmaicha. It almost seemed more like the flavors were competing with each other rather than complementary, though. Not sure how I feel about that. Also, the tea was a bit greasy-tasting.

Anyway, I think I will save this one for colder weather and try it again then. I may also experiment with using it as a milk tea with boba. I’m really hoping I can figure this one out!

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