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“Sil pushed me over the edge to jump in with a matcha BUT I wasn’t done with my Black Tea Craving…so…here’s my entry! RLT’s Black Matcha Organic! I’ve reviewed this one before but it’s been a...” Read full tasting note
“As promised, I am trying this today as a latte. I steamed a little bit of milk and used a little less water to make up for the additional liquid. The result: really nice. REALLY nice. So rich...” Read full tasting note
“Second try. First time I failed it by using too hot of water. This time I used a perfect temp and steamed milk. It’s gonna take some getting used to. It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just VERY...” Read full tasting note
“It’s the second black matcha I’ve tried. The first was a Darjeeling/Assam blend with a robust, almost chocolaty flavor with a wonderful texture. This reminded me of a mid-grade, CTC-cut Nilgiri on...” Read full tasting note
Black Matcha – You have probably heard of Matcha Green Tea and how amazing it is. You may wonder what makes it so great. What makes Matcha Tea so wonderful is how it is processed. Matcha Tea is processed by stone grinding tea leaves to a fine powder. This helps maintain is most pure and original flavor while still keeping all of the health benefits as though the leaves were just off the tree. There are no additives or preservatives either. We have put a twist on Matcha Tea. Instead of just your everyday Matcha Green Tea, we have taken other tea leaves and tea flavors and turned them into Matcha style beverages.
Our Black Matcha Tea powder consists of Black Tea leaves stone ground just like original Matcha. We have left all the original flavor and healthful qualities of Black Tea for you to enjoy without compromising the value and purity of it. We have left of Black Tea’s amazing health benefits right where they belong: with the tea powder. Healthful qualities of Black Matcha are the ability to:
reduce viruses in the mouth (like herpes) help prevent cystitis, diarrhea, skin infections and pneumonia slow down cancer cell growth help prevent heart attacks and strokes soothe arthritis prevent tooth decay help burn fat kill free radicalsWith all these amazing benefits comes great taste as well. Black Matcha Tea has a spicy taste that can be sweet or bitter, earthy, malty and floral. Depending upon how long it is brewed, Black Matcha can take on many flavor profiles for your enjoyment.
Whether you have tried original Green Tea Matcha or not, Black Matcha is one of the best tea powders available. We use only the highest quality of tea leaves to make all of our Matcha varieties. You cannot go wrong with any one of our Matcha style teas and you will get all them at a great price.
Company formerly known as Red Leaf Tea.
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Sil pushed me over the edge to jump in with a matcha BUT I wasn’t done with my Black Tea Craving…so…here’s my entry!
RLT’s Black Matcha Organic! I’ve reviewed this one before but it’s been a while. See previous notes. I think I will send some of this to Azzrian next :)
As promised, I am trying this today as a latte. I steamed a little bit of milk and used a little less water to make up for the additional liquid. The result: really nice. REALLY nice. So rich and creamy.
It’s really hard to describe this … it’s like black tea, but, not just stronger, but, thicker. Imagine black tea with the thick consistency of a smooth hot chocolate. It’s incredibly smooth and so very delicious. The black tea is robust and flavorful, slightly sweet with notes of deep cocoa. The latte just sends this over the top. I enjoy it straight without the milk, but with the milk, it becomes an amazingly comforting drink that is also quite stimulating.
AWESOME.
Oh my god, this sounds amazing! I’m drooling, and suddenly my Cranberry Pear seems less significant! Is this brand online only? I have seen a number of teas from them I’d love to try, but I don’t have a credit card for online buying at the moment.
I don’t know if they sell elsewhere, here is a link to their website though and maybe you can work something out: http://www.redleaftea.com/
Thanks!
Second try. First time I failed it by using too hot of water. This time I used a perfect temp and steamed milk.
It’s gonna take some getting used to. It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just VERY different than anything I have ever had. I didn’t even like puerh at first and I enjoy this more.
So, I’m not going to rate this because I know I will like it eventually.
It’s the second black matcha I’ve tried. The first was a Darjeeling/Assam blend with a robust, almost chocolaty flavor with a wonderful texture. This reminded me of a mid-grade, CTC-cut Nilgiri on smell – bitter forefront that transitioned into a floral fragrance. The result after whisking was a thickly-frothed, even-brown liquor with a spectacular aroma. The true beauty of this was in the texture. If the drinker had no taste buds, they’d still find pleasure in the velvety/silky delivery.
Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2011/05/28/review-red-leaf-tea-black-matcha-organic/
I was excited to try this, because such respectable reviewers have given it such good remarks. Alas, I just don’t like this very much. I find it on the bitter side, and very astringent, when taken straight. It does make a decent latte, though. As a latte, the texture is nice and rich, and the bitterness/astringency is balanced with the milk. As a straight matcha, this is a 6. As a latte, it’s an 8. Overall, 7. I’ll keep it around, and use it in the mornings before work when I need caffeine but don’t want to start a regular pot of tea. I doubt I’d choose it over other teas when I have the time to be leisurely.
