Hanaka Houjicha

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Rating

79 / 100

Calculated from 3 Ratings
Tea type
Green Tea
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Ingredients
Green Tea
Flavors
Green Beans, Roasted Barley, Sugar, Sweet, Vegetal, Cotton Candy, Tannic, Tea
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 9 oz / 268 ml of water
Set water temperature to 190 °F / 87 °C
Steep for 1 min, 30 sec
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3 Tasting Notes View all

“This sample comes courtesy of Stephanie. Thanks again for our swap, m’dear! This is a really strange tea for me, because I’m accustomed to hojicha being roasty and leaning more toward a black...” Read full tasting note
“I really liked this one. It actually did have a cotton candy smell or as the package says “spun sugar”. I steeped at a pretty high temperature and it still was not very bitter, in fact, slightly...” Read full tasting note
“First Steep (190, 2 mins): Lightly sweetened green tea yet very similar to an oolong. Second steep (190, 2 mins): Barely noticeable sweetness, more traditional oolong flavor in this steep than...” Read full tasting note

Description

A unique tea produced on a 40 acre organic farm in the southern prefecture of Miyazaki, this tea is completely handmade and unlike anything we’ve tasted in Japan. It is reminiscent of a fine Chinese oolong with notes that last over multiple steeps.

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