There was “Asian week” in my local supermarket Lidl. I was eyeing for Genmaicha for long and during this week I finally bought it. It is kinda ironic that it contains green tea from China, but whatever.
I have tried to brew water around 80°; but if it is “right” I don’t know.
Anyway, steeped for suggested 2-3 minutes, all tea has expanded to pyramid sachet. It was quite dark green (brewed leaves), quite big leaves, considering it is only in a pyramidbag. Not much of toasted rice; but it is there.
The colour of tea is quite light green, cloudy. Aroma is hay, grass and grass seed, little of rice. Flavour is rather only grassy, quite tasty. Bit too drying base, not much of roasted rice. I have expected more from roasted notes; but I am happy that base is quite good and maybe I just picked a tea bag with not much of roasted rice in? It seems some are having more, some are having less. For 38 CZK/20 pyramid sachets I can’t complain much though! Very nice surprise; considering that only Genmaicha I got was in Dobra Cajovna tea room.
Flavors: Grass, Grass Seed, Hay, Toasted Rice
