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Didi P.
Verified Buyer
Mar 27, 2019
so good!
Hui H.
Verified Buyer
Dec 2, 2017
Fresh and fragrant! Well balanced roast.
Zenan H.
Verified Buyer
Aug 9, 2017
A really lighted roasted hojicha that misses the mark.
Fresh out of the package, the smell is fantastic - light, chocolatey and sweet. Not much roasted smell. The leaves look quite interesting - a combination of lightly roasted leaves and stems, giving off a mixture of yellow and dark greenish colours.
For steeping, I steeped this according to the given instructions of 5g of leaves in 200ml of 90C water for 1 min. Resteeped 3 times.
1st steep: Surprisingly light both in flavour and in colour. Colour of liquor is a mix between amber and honey yellow. As expected from the colour, flavour was rather light in roast and vegetal. Not that pleasant but drinkable. Aftertaste is rather astringent.
2nd steep: Pretty much an even lighter version of the 1st steep with added astringency. Colour of liquor remains the same.
3rd steep: Very bitter and astringent both in mouth and in aftertaste. Kind of like you're tasting bitter gourd. Undrinkable. Don't steep a 3rd time.
Overall a disappointing tea for such a beautiful tin. Expected much much more. For its price of 45g for 10USD (I got the 2016 one), you are better off getting other hojichas (Obubu dark roast, nakamura-en, etc.). The smell and colour of leaves are certainly interesting but the taste leaves much more to be desired.
John K.
Verified Buyer
Dec 8, 2016
This is the best hojicha I've had. It has a wonderful, crisp autumn flavor with a robust tangy strength behind it. I can't recommend it enough.
