Nio Teas Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 3
Matcha time! Okay, so I don’t really ever drink usucha at this point in my tea journey. For some reason it’s just not my thing, I usually only drink matcha cold with oat milk. But I wanted to be sure I could taste the matcha bit better, so I compromised by doubling my usual matcha:liquid ratio and making a sort of cold matcha cappuccino with no sweetener (usually I add a bit of maple syrup). I used a teaspoon of matcha (the whole sample) and shook it with about an ounce of cold water, then topped up to 4 ounces with oat milk.
This is quite a light-tasting matcha. It doesn’t have an intense umami flavor, more of a light and refreshing grassiness combined with creamy nutty notes. The description mentions sweetness, but I’m not finding much of that (though it could be my preparation). Mostly it’s light and refreshing with a bit of richness coming from the nuts and creamy texture, with a seaweed-like umami (more nori than wakame) showing itself in the finish. There is a touch of bitterness, it’s very slight but does bloom a bit at the end of the sip.
I could see this one being nice for the morning when you want something bright and refreshing, and not as heavy on the intense umami richness. :)
Flavors: Bitter, Creamy, Freshly Cut Grass, Grain, Grass, Green, Nori, Nutty, Savory, Seaweed, Thick, Umami, Wheatgrass
