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Sonia S.
Verified Buyer
Mar 20, 2021
This roast was darker than I preferred, and left an almost carmel aftertaste that I didn't care for. I definitely prefer their medium roast.
Jason G.
Verified Buyer
Mar 14, 2019
Another 5 star review for this delicious Hojicha. It is earthy and rich and flavorful and has all the good qualities you would expect from a Hojicha. So far the best Hojicha I have had. Part of me wants to hoard what I purchased and the other part of me wants to drink it every day. I suppose I will just have to buy more sooner than later.
Kevin T.
Verified Buyer
Mar 31, 2018
5g, 90s, 90°C, 200ml
The leaves really look like tree bark, and it steeps up a deep brown.
The aroma is fantastic. It's roasty, reminding me of a deep toasted dark rye bread, there's a nice underlying deep caramel bordering on molasses aroma there as well.
Drinking it, there's a touch of astringency and bitterness you'd expect from such a heavily roasted tea. Flavours are dark toast and burnt wood, but not smokey. It's kind of like the not quite burnt parts of a wood fired pizza, if that makes sense. There's a berry finish with a hint of tartness.
This may be one of my favourite Hojicha I've had!
Zenan H.
Verified Buyer
Feb 1, 2017
First off - my whole family loved this tea. My father only drinks oolong and blacks, my sister only drinks scented, my mother only drinks chamomile. They absolutely adored the tea.
Smell: Smelling straight from the ziploc, sweet and nutty smell. Hints of almond too.
Leaves: Dry brown black leaves. Turns blacker once steeped (and looks like miniature logs once you let them dry!)
3g used:
1st steep: Rich roasted taste. A bit of sweetness towards the end but not too noticeable.
2nd steep: Same
3rd steep: Flavour starts to drop. Sweetness fades entirely. Roast flavour diminishes. Left with a rather 香 steep.
5g used:
1st steep: Sweet nutty taste. Sweetness is caramel-like.
2nd steep: Same
3rd,4th steep: Flavour starts to fade. I recommend steeping it for 2x the time taken for the 2nd steep.
Overall an incredible houjicha. Great value for money and friendly with all types of tea and non-tea drinkers. It also has close to no caffeine so it is a great after-dinner tea too. Get it!
(note: my sister tasted earthiness in the tea but I didn't. Perhaps I've drunk too much pu erh but I'm not too sure.)
Piotr S.
Verified Buyer
Aug 7, 2016
Highly similar to a good roasted oolong: sweet, rich and toasty. Very smooth and highly enjoyable.
