One of the new teas that just launched as part of our most recent citrus themed collection! In some ways I’ve extra excited for this matcha purely because so much time and effort was spent on converting the existing matchas to organic that we haven’t had a new flavoured matcha in quite some time. Also, in some ways it’s just wild that it’s taken DT so long to reduce a lemon or lemonade flavoured matcha!
Honestly there’s not a ton of back story here – it just felt like a miss this wasn’t something we were carrying. It’s similar in some ways to the previously carried Yuzu Matcha, though this is a more “true” lemon type flavour. The biggest overlap is the fact both of these matchas are acidified for that extra sour kick that really emphasis the zesty pucker inducing taste.
Though you might assume the citric acid takes over the flavour, this is actually one of the most grassy and matcha forward flavoured matchas we have in our collection. It’s also not quite as sweet. Personally, I think the combination of the grassier elements with that bright lemon makes me think of childhood summer vacations where you’d quite literally roll around in the grass playing with friends and come home with heavily grass stained jeans to that ice cold pitcher of tangy lemonade. It’s weirdly nostalgic to me. To that effect, though I’ve had this hot a handful of times, I think this is a flavour that really sings when served iced. It’s just better that way. In my opinion, anyway.
Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts and feelings regarding the teas, and not the company’s.