This “black matcha” is touted as being made from the finest Darjeeling and Assam tea leaves, yet inexplicably I was hoping this would taste more like a pu’erh. (This may have been because of Pure Matcha’s mention of the powdered tea of the Song Dynasty, which I’m pretty sure was in cake form before being powdered.)
Anyhow, despite defying my expectations, I liked this pretty well. I first tried making this in the style of a thick matcha, because I like my black teas strong. Not bad. I went a little bit overboard with the amount of powder used, and suspect that I should have used a hotter water temperature than for standard matcha.
Later I added milk and sugar to this, and it made a really good black tea latte.
Ooooooh, this sounds gooooood … betcha with some spices you could get a wicked hot chai latte on the go …
I’m tempted to try it with my Chai Spices I got from The Chai Cart!!! :P
@Michelle- I totally agree w/ you, but just buying Tipu’s Instant Chai would be much easier since it’s already blended for you.
I would love to try this Black Matcha. Sounds interesting.
Black Assam matcha. White Rhino matcha. It’s like somone is sending people into my dreams to ensure I spend all my discretionary income on powdered tea!
That’s the plan:)
3 tins! is it all gone now?
ALMOST! lol