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Finishing this off today, and it went out w/ a bang. Flavored it w/ http://steepster.com/teas/the-tea-farm/8736-green-champaca: 4g green champacha steeped in 180 degree water for 3 min, then decanted into my chawan, added 1 scoop matcha, and whisked w/ my chasen. Adding the matcha definitely improves the green champaca tea. The thicker mouth feel and more vegetal flavor definitely cut down on the floral aspect of the green tea.
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Definitely need brain power and patience today. I’m trying to figure out my Bible reading plan for Lent. Divide by chapters (which would make it easier to pick up where I leave off) or verses (which would make it more even)? I steeped a bag of RoT’s Get Relaxed! for 9min 20sec for the patience and added a scoop of matcha for extra brain power:)
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Nursing my arms (3 viles of blood drawn and 2 flu shots last nite) today w/ a half bowl of this!:)
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Oh my, you do need nourishment!
Are you finding that matcha does help you feel better? I always wondered if that was provable.
Food could do that. I just need comfort:) Being a manual wheelchair user, having 2 sore arms is not good.
Madison. physically- maybe. Emotionally- OH YES! And there is a direct link to emotional and physical health.
Glad this matcha is giving you a smile as you’re nursing those arms =]
I’m surprised it’s still in your cupboard!
Not for long Ricky. That’s why I’m ordering Den’s organic.
I’m sure they hurt more because I use my arm muscles more than the average person by pushing my chair.
Psyching myself up for my 2nd pu erh experience after a really bad one. Half a bowl. 8oz water/1 scoop. Smooth, rich, creamy. Just plain good.:) I’m making this last quite a while Ricky, are you regreting giving it to me yet? LOL.;) Hopefully this’ll make me “worry no mori” about pu erh. Ok, sorry… REALLY bad joke! hehe
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Thick Jasmine matcha. Well… kinda sorta. I say, “kinda sorta” cuz I didn’t use a 1st infusion. Wanted to kill off my Adagio Jasmine #12 (an oolong) leaves from yesterday so I steeped the 5th infusion for 7 min, but in only 3oz water and used that to make my matcha. The result wasn’t all that much different. A little sweeter and smoother.
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This went down so good last nite I decided to have it again. This time, 1 scoop matcha/3oz water/1TB (.5oz) white chocolate coffee creamer. The creamer made the matcha creamy, and a lil sweet, but also a little savory. I’ve always considered white chocolate to be both sweet and savory, probably because it’s actuallly cocoa butter. Makes me think matcha would pair WONDERFULLY w/ white drinking chocolate (is there even such a thing?) because I think the white chocolate would let the matcha come thru more than a dark or semi sweet. The creamer and water were also in a good ratio- the consistancy was creamy instead of diluted cream. I hate when that happens… probably why I’m so picky w/ my chais.
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Haven’t had this one in a while (in part due to being sick) so I decided to ring in the new year w/ this before spending some time w/ my Best Friend and then getting some sleep. I’m actually logging this before I drink it because I’m getting in bed right after I’m done. 3oz water/1scoop matcha. Yummm! Happy New Year!
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Seemed a lil less sweet last nite. Maybe because it was more concentrated. Still good though!
Surprisingly, I fell asleep pretty quick last nite… but I had really weird dreams and woke up completely exhausted w/ a slightly increased heart rate almost like I’d been exercising. I wonder if that’s from the caffeine and tannins? Not to mention I had to, let’s just say remove the matcha from my bladder, at 3:30am and it’s not even like I mixed it w/ 8oz of water… ugh…
Yeah… I know… I’m probably gonna regret this, but I haven’t slept in 3 nites and mom decided to do all her Christmas shopping tonite and then we need to wrap presents so I won’t be in bed til late. I needed a matcha that was sweet and smooth so I went w/ this again. Not to mention the dull color matches my mood. YUM!
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Got this in a tea swap from Ricky. He must be completely crazy though, I don’t know why he’d ever want to part with this!:) Oh well, I’m definitely not going to complain. I just hope that this sets w/ my stomach.
Observations opening the tin: It’s in a silver bag and I can see this resulting in not only a big mess, but also wasted matcha and I DON’T want that. It’s darker and duller in color than Den’s Tea’s Matcha Kaze- olive green. It’s also finer.
Now onto the tricky part. I VERY carefully dump the contents of the bag into the tin which I placed in my matcha bowl to collect the mess then dump what fell out in the tin. Success! Very little waste. But it didn’t help my cold… the fine powder went up into the air a bit and made my cough worse.
Preparation: 1 scoop/8oz water
When I wisk it I notice the dullness in color as well, it’s not as vibrant as Matcha Kaze. I also realize that it’s more fragrant- just like the tin says. A nice sweet aroma. And what’s that…? Foam! Yes it’s wimpy thin foam mainly around the edge of my bowl, but I actually got it to foam.
Now for the real test… taste and texture. The sweetness isn’t just in the aroma. It definitely carries over to the taste. The mouth feel is also smoother than Matcha Kaze. Maybe that’s because it’s thinner so it whisks together better and thus gets less chunky.
Conclusions: I’m not going to say this is better than Den’s Matcha Kaze, but it is different. It’s sweeter while Matcha Kaze is more… savory? Umami? I’m one of those people who can’t tell what is or isn’t umami so is matcha is supposed to be umami? I also like that it’s not only from a company who deals exclusively w/ Japanese greens and teaware like Den’s Tea, but is actually located in Japan. It’s kinda hard to compare since this one didn’t get a full foam, but I think this matcha is closer to Rishi’s than Matcha Kaze which is neither good or bad as I love all 3 of my matcha experiences. -Except I really prefer a bulk container instead of indivual servings like Rishi’s
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Haha, I used up most of it already :D, sharing is caring. It’s okay, I plan on getting some of Rishi’s matcha soon. I’ll share too when I decide to purchase it :D
Gotta love the 25% sale right now.=D I haven’t prepared Rishi matcha before- but I have had it prepared for me at a cafe, that was my 1st matcha experience. They have MUCH better luck w/ foam than I do.
I just purchased myself one of these :D
I’m planning on getting some matcha to make myself some green tea latte.
For me personally, it’s not real matcha if I don’t use the proper utensils. I have a nice matcha set that was fairly expensive (at least for my budget at this time of year) so I’ll stick w/ that. I think I just need more practice. And I don’t really miss the foam.
