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“From the Fall sampler. I’m sad that I don’t taste the maple here. I can smell it a bit, if I really concentrate, but sadly it doesn’t translate to the flavor for me. Otherwise it just tastes like...” Read full tasting note
“I was super excited to try a flavored hojicha. I think I’ve only tried one other and really liked it. This one is just okay. The sip is a little flat. I don’t get any maple in the sip, just a...” Read full tasting note
“#tiffanys2021sipdown Tea #184 overall / Tea #8 for May Tuesday 5/4 — Friday Afternoon Tea Maple Hojicha. I love love this one! This is a hojicha tea + natural maple flavoring – simple but...” Read full tasting note
This toasty green tea pairs perfectly with mouthwatering maple for a cozy tea for harvest time. Light-bodied and aromatic with only trace sweetness and caffeine, you’ll take it hiking, biking, or just sitting and sipping.
Ingredients: Green tea, natural maple flavoring
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From the Fall sampler.
I’m sad that I don’t taste the maple here. I can smell it a bit, if I really concentrate, but sadly it doesn’t translate to the flavor for me. Otherwise it just tastes like a generic hojicha, toasty and cozy but lacking some of the nuances of a nicer version.
Might have to try some hojicha with a drizzle of maple syrup one of these days… :)
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Roasted, Sweet, Toasty, Woody
I was super excited to try a flavored hojicha. I think I’ve only tried one other and really liked it. This one is just okay. The sip is a little flat. I don’t get any maple in the sip, just a roasted cardboard taste that slowly changes to a roasted hojicha flavor. The finish is more complex with some maple. Sweetening this didn’t change the flavors at all. I’m going to have to play with the steeping parameters because I want to believe there is a better cup in there.
I have never had a flavored hojicha. Interesting ^^
There is one I found from Lupicia called Hatsune and it was really good. It had a nice apricot cinnamon taste. I’ve only ever seen it at the Paris Lupicia store. :(
TeaSource had a maple houjicha loooooooooong ago… that they only carried for a year, and never again. It was great though! Since the tea aged pretty harshly from me trying to “horde” it, in the end I had to make it as a latte with added maple syrup since the flavors had faded a lot.
I hate it when hoarding goes bad!
I love this tea – it was the first tea I tried from them, and they are one of my top 5 most regularly purchased from tea companies. Sorry to hear this didn’t hit the spot!
Am I using the same steeping parameters that you are, Tiffany?
#tiffanys2021sipdown Tea #184 overall / Tea #8 for May
Tuesday 5/4 — Friday Afternoon Tea Maple Hojicha. I love love this one! This is a hojicha tea + natural maple flavoring – simple but delicious. Had two sample packets from an old Sipsby box (I thought I had already drank those because that’s what introduced me to Friday & her tea company!) & cold brewed and YES. I am pretty sure I have bigger bags of this is my Friday Tea stash from all the orders I made last/this year online + in person last Sept when in Seattle. Will have to keep this around permanently, also try hot and cold/hot latte. :D
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Boo, a maple houjicha I enjoyed is no longer carried by the teashop I got it, and I’ve been looking for a replacement. But I don’t see this one on Friday Afternoon’s site anymore. :-(
Looks like it’s available September through December:
https://fridaytea.com/blogs/news/its-that-time-of-year
It’s on their Etsy right now though:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/669902084/maple-houjicha-toasty-green-tea-with
Ooo thanks!
I think the idea of adding a drizzle of maple syrup to hojicha! That sounds lovely!
I’ve done it in a hojicha latte before, so why not just plain hojicha? :D