16 Tasting Notes
Matcha green tea has always been one of my favorite teas to drink. Allow though it can get bitter, I love the taste. It’s very smooth when mixed well and has an light earthy taste on top of the bitterness, and then , for me, there is a hint of sweetness after drinking it.
I drank this tea for the first time when I went to a Japanese restaurant. It was pretty good; it wasn’t as bitter as the Sencha green tea and there was a lighter taste to it. For me the fragrance was sweet, but there was a hint of rice taste to it. I enjoyed the light flavor it had.
Da Hong Pao smelled sweeter than it tasted. When I had it, it was very bitter, and it’s one of those teas where if you like it you’ll like it or if you don’t you don’t. I did end up trying multiple cups of it because each cup tasted different each time. Towards the end when I had my 4th cup it started tasting sweet, but not enough to make me want to drink it again.
I really enjoy this tea. All the spices and fruity tastes really compliment each other. Since it’s an Indian Tea, I tried drinking it with milk, and I have to say it makes the tea more creamy. The milk adds more sweetness to it . The milk and the tea combined kind of remind me of a spiced latte.