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“Steeped gongfu in my Houjicha dedicated yixing pot. Thank you Starfevre for sharing this – it feels like ages ago you did, so I’m sorry I’m just now getting around to trying it… This is from last...” Read full tasting note
“From the Here’s Hoping TTB. Dumped the entire thing in a tea pot and brewed Western style. Steeping times: 30 seconds, 30, 60. It slipped my mind to take a note of the dry/wet leaf aroma…so no word...” Read full tasting note
“HHTTB I don’t generally like senchas, but I do like houjichas. It seems strange since they seem similar. Oh well! This tea has that roasty flavor that houjichas have. Almost a slight barley taste...” Read full tasting note
“This is my favorite Japanese tea so far. It has the roasted flavor of genmaicha but doesn’t have the grassy flavor I usually associate with Japanese green teas.” Read full tasting note
Roasted in small batches, this houjicha comes from exclusive 1st flush leaves and stems. Constant monitoring during production ensures a perfectly balanced sweet (caramel-like) and salty (umami richness) flavor profile. A daily favorite at Steepster!
Kyushu, Japan
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I was so excited to see that my Steepster box arrived today! This was the first tea that I tried and it’s pretty tasty. I’ve been reluctant to sample green teas because I find most to be too acidic, in that the tannins can be a bit overwhelming for this new tea drinker.
This is my first time trying the select box and I realize that the teas are beyond my newbie tea palate to fully appreciate. It reminds me of when I was only familiar with milk chocolate and was introduced to really good dark chocolate, in that at first, the flavors were overwhelming but I grew to appreciate the complexities…and now all I eat is dark chocolate.
This tea isn’t very impressive at first sniff or glance -it looks and smells a lot like hay. I was preoccupied with typing out a previous tasting note that I accidentally steeped this a little over 3 minutes so I was hesitant taking the first sip. Worried that I’d messed it up, I was surprised by the mellow taste, it’s not as bitter as I was expecting. It has a robust earthy and roasted nut flavor. It’s such a smooth tea that I could even see this being good cold.
Stix and stems!! I had read about this one a bit back but forgot until I opened the package!! The scent of the dry leaf is hay and Earth.
The tea does not have an appealing scent as it brews. Bits get into the liquor thru my stainless little mesh infuser, lol.
Surprisingly, this tasted WAY better than it smelled. There is a good bitter (not bad) aspect with notes of cacao and over-roasted walnuts.
I definitely liked this one for the novelty!
I got the idea while drinking this to taste some cacao nibs (which I happen to keep on hand, yum) with it. This brought out more of the cacao notes.
I was glad that I tried this alone in the afternoon for a snack time and was going to eat a banana afterward. I wouldn’t taste this with a meal.
Also, if you keep your nose out of it and just taste with your mouth,,,,you get good flavors and not the scent which is very strong with hay bale.
So glad I got to try this and cannot wait to see the other reviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From the Steepster Select Box, February 2014
Flavors: Chocolate, Nuts, Plant Stems
i totally understand what you mean about missing complexities when you’re un-versed. me and this month’s black teas just aren’t getting along. i mean, we are, they’re fine, and i can tell the difference in taste between them, however i know there’s a universe of complexity that i must be missing (at least i hope so!).