Discontinued. Similar tea available.
“Matcha lemonade! Added a bit less than a tsp to a medium Chick-Fil-A lemonade. Wow! The lemonade by itself was a bit too tart, ad not as sweet as they often make it. The matcha actually sweetened...” Read full tasting note
“Today called for a Matcha Smoothie. Ingredients: Matcha from Teavana, milk (skim or 1%), Splenda/Sugar to taste, Dole Frozen Unsweetened Mixed Berries (strawberries, blueberries, blackberries,...” Read full tasting note
“I’ll confess: I’ve been drinking this as a latte. Someone else (Ricky? Cofftea, perhaps?) was posting about matcha lattes, and since drinking a cup of just plain matcha doesn’t often appeal to me...” Read full tasting note
“The past few days have been a matcha bender. Purchasing a traditional bamboo matcha whisk changed my matcha experience from a mixed one to an absolutely positive one. Prior to the bamboo whisk, I’d...” Read full tasting note
Traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony, this top quality green tea powder is hand-made from the youngest Gyokuro leaves. Matcha is said to be even healthier than other green teas since it is the only tea in which the whole leaf is used. In addition, only the finest, youngest leaves are hand-picked for Matcha. If you enjoy green tea, you should try this unique, powdered tea at least once. 1.1 oz of tea (30 grams).
How to Prepare
Use 1/2 teaspoon of tea per 8 ounces of water. Heat water to 165-175 degrees, which is hot, but not boiling. Pour over tea and wisk powdered tea and water into froth. Use more tea for a stronger taste, if you prefer.
Ingredients:
Gyokuro whole green tea leaves finely ground into a powder.
A very good tea. I enjoyed this one very much. It possess many of the characteristics I look for in matchas and yet lacks in other ways, but not many. It has an earthy, grassy taste but not balanced with the fresh spinach or the sweetness matchas are known to possess; also, it lacks the umami full mouth feel which I rather prize. This is a quality tea with freshness, a vibrant color, foam that whisks up in a short amount of time and the palate of a quality tea. I highly recommend this tea.
I think this can be really good or relatively bad depending on how you make it. If you make it thin I think the flavor is good and sweet.
If it’s made to their recipe I think it becomes a little bitter for me.
I’ve been brewing it at 140 and that takes off most of the bitterness and instead of 1/2 tea spoon I’ve been using about a quarter.
full review will be up on www.mad-tea.com when I’m done with experimenting.
It’s an experience. Brew it in a small deep bowl or Matcha cup if you have one add the water then whisk with a bamboo whisk until frothy. Do not use over 160 degree water it makes for a bitter drink. You can also add this to shakes and ice cream or make it into a latte.
Thoughts on this store aside, Teavana sells some nice, quality matcha green tea. This tea, done in traditional 1-2tsp:6-8oz water ratio came out slightly astringent (good for matcha), wonderfully vegetal (as you have guessed, good as well), and ever so slightly sweet. Not as sweet as some matchas I’ve tasted if this is what you are after. Of course, make sure you NEVER have anything sweet before drinking your matcha. This (sometimes) highly expensive and (sometimes, but more rarely) high-quality green tea is drunk communally, and served with either savory treats or after drinking, sweet treats. This is a great example of the tencha green tea leaf harvested after spending its life under the shade and processed either by hand or mechanical means. I would definitely buy my green tea from Teavana again (especially in the larger 3.5 oz. size).
Trying for first time, matcha. Happened to be in Phoenix so went to Teavana. Don’t have anything to compare to. Used traditional whisk, and their matcha glass bowl. First time used too much I believe. Followed their instructions. Second mix use one chashaku serving. Bought it for its health reasons.
So, i haven’t decided if matcha is for me or not. I admit, its not nearly as bad as the first time i tried it, but its such an odd, thick texture for tea… it makes me feel funny. I love that it has a lot of creamy natural sweetness to it. I also love Matcha Cupcakes… there yummy. As for straight…. im gonna have to ponder this one.
Flavors: Grass, Vegetal, Wet Earth
Got a “Modern Matcha Kit” with a teapot I got as a gift yesterday. Wasn’t thrilled about it because I tried matcha a couple of years ago and didn’t like it. “You were young and inexperienced,” I tell myself. “Give it another try.” Ok, Self :)
I followed all the steps. Pre-heat the cup, sift the powder, mix in just a little bit of water, add the rest of the water and whisk (with my electric frother that came in the kit—no instructions btw).
Strong. Bitter. Nasty.
Did I use too much powder? Maybe. Did I use water that was too hot? Probably.
One thing is for sure, I’m not trying this again till I go to the store and get that thermometer!
In my experience which is somewhat limited, I found that I mostly like it as a latte. I usually add something like French Vanilla Stevia drops. Most of the ones I’ve had are the yummy flavored ones from Red Leaf. I’ll be trying the hot matcha soon as I got a bunch (14) of plain samples from Red Leaf to review.
