December 26th, 2009
I have tried some great new teas out of Hawaii. It is really exciting to be able to try something so new. I received this package of “Sweet Roast Green Tea” from Mauna Kea. The leaves looked like no other tea leaves I had ever seen. Almost appearing as if they had been plucked, baked, then coarsely shopped. They were flat and jagged. The instructions on the bag said that this was meant to be an iced tea. “Brew 1/4 cup of tea in 2 litres boiling water for 2 min. Strain. Enjoy Chilled.” Now 1/4 cup of leaves — is A LOT of tea, but 2 litres of water is a large serving as well. So I followed their suggested directions, put the result in the refrigerator, and the end result was a very nice, slightly sweet iced green tea. I really enjoyed this. I’m not really an iced- tea person, but this came out delightful and no sweeteners were necessary. I’m still curious as to the processing of these leaves though — can anyone offer me any insight?
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December 2nd, 2009
Do you have a tea-lover in your life and don’t have a clue what to get them for the holidays? Have they tried matcha? Matchasource.com offers several matcha kits for a low-cost foray into the world of high-quality matcha. You get everything you need to start drinking one of the healthiest teas on the planet. For $69.00, you get: a 30 gram tin of Morning Matcha Classic Grade Organic Matcha, a 100 prong bamboo whisk for frothing tea, a stainless sifter (to rid the matcha of clumps and provide for a smoother brew), a bamboo tea scoop, a ceramic matcha bowl from Japan, and a beautifully illustrated detailed how-to guide.
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September 2nd, 2009
I’ve always had a fascination with genmaicha which is– green tea mixed with roasted rice. The rice imparts a nutty, toasty flavor. I had a great experience with genmaicha in Thailand nonetheless and have not yet been able to reproduce it… until now. I’ve tried cheap supermarket genmaicha (right side of image), and found the taste to be very bland — without any real nutty flavor or even tea flavor for that matter. I decided I needed to try a higher grade genmaicha. Enter Mellow Monk teas. Mellow Monk’s Harmony Genmaicha tea (left side of image) has a greener leaf, and brews up lighter — however, it brews up a perfect balance of nutty and green tea flavor. I cannot stop drinking this stuff. Do yourself a favor and try this great tea.
Another reason why Mellow Monk is respectable is because they buy from family-run traditional Japanese tea farms. Go Mellow Monk!
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OOO I am SO the iced tea person, send me some I’ll be happy to try it for you!!!
I love Hawaiian green teas, and imagine that they would make great iced teas. Yum.
I am not really a iced tea person either but this sounds like it would be nice!