Nio Teas Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 5
Odd steeping parameters for a hojicha, 160°F? But I followed them, because why not.
It’s definitely a dark roast hojicha, very deeply toasty with an almost charcoal note to it. It’s not super strongly flavored though, although that could be due to the low water temperature I used. But kuki-hojicha does tend to be more mellow in general. Still very cozy, smooth and dark with woody notes that turn to dark roast coffee as I hold the tea in my mouth for a few moments.
Not terribly complex, but a perfect tea for December! Although, it was 75°F here today… (sighs)
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Charcoal, Coffee, Dry Leaves, Roasted, Roasted Barley, Smooth, Sweet, Toasted, Woody
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Pretty warm here, too, with a few days in the 70’s expected this week, all of them rainy. Noooo!
It’s pretty warm here as well, though colder weather is coming. It’s time for winter!
I know, I want my 50° weather back! It’s December, come on! :P
Come on up! 40’s and 50’s, rain and drizzle all week; not a lick of sunshine. (I’m trying to buck up and take it cheerfully—we’ve been in super-drought conditions since June.)
So much gray here for days and days that I lit THREE candles this morning.
I don’t mind 0°C, but rain/snow drizzle is annoying weather.
We’ve had rain and hail all week here, but today it snowed! Lovely when you’re home getting cosy, but I was out working and it was awful :/
Pretty warm here, too, with a few days in the 70’s expected this week, all of them rainy. Noooo!
It’s pretty warm here as well, though colder weather is coming. It’s time for winter!
I know, I want my 50° weather back! It’s December, come on! :P
Come on up! 40’s and 50’s, rain and drizzle all week; not a lick of sunshine. (I’m trying to buck up and take it cheerfully—we’ve been in super-drought conditions since June.)
So much gray here for days and days that I lit THREE candles this morning.
I don’t mind 0°C, but rain/snow drizzle is annoying weather.
We’ve had rain and hail all week here, but today it snowed! Lovely when you’re home getting cosy, but I was out working and it was awful :/