Oh hello, new tea friend!
DT just brought back a handful of teas for the fall season, including some of my favourite fall-inspired blends that I’ve gotten to develop like Pumpkin Earl Grey and Horchata Chai. Along with those returning teas, we’ve gone this new matcha!
I’m gonna be so honest y’all when I say that I was maybe the biggest critic of this matcha when it came to the development. I was just really, really skeptical we were going to be able to achieve a flavour that was distinctly marshmallow tasting while keeping this an organic blend. The bottom line is that the organic flavouring industry is just much more challenging to work with than natural/artificial and when it comes to decadent flavourings like this they just aren’t really playing on the same field.
But, well, we did it! Took a long time, but we got there. It’s maybe not as intense a flavour as some of our other sweeter matchas (I’m thinking of you, maple!) and I think the more fresh and umami flavours of the matcha come through fairly strongly compared to other sweetened and flavoured matchas from DT – but it’s there. Creamy and a little caramelized, with a marshmallow note that I personally find very similar to the Toasted Marshmallow flavoured Jelly Belly branded jellybeans.
I think it’s most evident flavour wise when you add milk (or alt milk) to this and make it a matcha latte. I’ve been enjoying it as both a hot and iced latte, but iced is really my own personal preference. And I know it’s technically part of our fall drop, but I just really love the late summer/early fall timing because this is exactly the time of year I’m personally craving things like s’mores with that gooey toasted marshmallow flavour. I’ll need to make this with a bit of chocolate milk or syrup at some point and see if I can make a S’mores Matcha sorta vibe!!
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