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I absolutely love Deb! And I wanted to like this tea. When I read the ingredients I was like, toasted rice, toasted coconut, sugar, and green tea – YES! Those all sound like ingredients I would love.

I should preface this by saying that I feel neutral about genmaicha. I have only had it one other time; I neither strongly liked nor disliked it. But it could have just been the brand I had. Or I might just not like genmaicha? I think I have to try it more to make a firm decision.

However, I unfortunately did not like this tea as much as I wanted to. When I first sipped it, the coconut took prominence over the rest of the flavours. Deb also only uses natural ingredients to make her blends (which I love), but when steeped, the coconut releases oils. It gives the tea a heavy, oily mouthfeel which I dislike.

I love Deb, and I want her to improve and thrive! <3

I think to improve its current formula; it needs more sugar (although I understand why Deb used it sparingly since some people might want a dessert-inspired treat, without it being overly sweet, and I can easily add it to the tea at home), ONLY toasted coconut or even no coconut, and vanilla notes. Instead of palm sugar, maybe Deb could add icing sugar to make it taste more like a marshmallow?

Given the ingredients, I obviously never expected it to live up to its namesake. I think this tastes like a genmaicha, with a strong hint of coconut.