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“ from Artp’s Traveling Teabox I looked at this tea and I was very curious so I gave it a try. I do not have a great deal of experience with japanese teas so it seemed worthy of a tasting. This...” Read full tasting note
“Hot: Surprisingly full-bodied, but more on the bitter side as japanese greens go. Iced: I gave this a cold brew treatment (steeped for 12 hours in the fridge), and the bitter notes were gone. It...” Read full tasting note
“Not sure why I love plain green tea so much but glad I do. This one is quite grassy. Very reminiscent of the teas we had while in Japan. Still below Genmaicha in my opinion but for a straight up...” Read full tasting note
“Tea #5 from Considering a new TTB This is my first time trying Aracha; it’s certainly a strong green tea and one that isn’t really to my tastes. Even with a short steeping time it was a very bitter...” Read full tasting note
Product Details
Whole Green Tea – Select / 7.0 oz (200 g) Aracha is a whole, unsorted green tea that has been steamed, dried and packaged without going through the sorting process. Aracha has a stronger, more complex taste, since it contains whole parts of green tea – larger leaves, smaller leaves, twigs and powder.
Merchant SKU: 61166
Loose Whole Green Tea – Select
7.0 oz (200 g)
Brewing Information (One serving) = Water Temp: 175 degrees F, Amount of Water: 2.5 fl. oz, Amount of Tea: 1 teaspoon, Steeping Time: 30sec. – 1min.
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I looked at this tea and I was very curious so I gave it a try. I do not have a great deal of experience with japanese teas so it seemed worthy of a tasting. This one is not for me! Very vegetal with strong flavors of green beans and peas combined and that is just fine; however, the tea liquor is very, very cloudy and the taste is quite bitter.
Hot: Surprisingly full-bodied, but more on the bitter side as japanese greens go.
Iced: I gave this a cold brew treatment (steeped for 12 hours in the fridge), and the bitter notes were gone. It made a refreshing, vegetal iced tea. I would reccomend this treatment, and for the price this tea is a contender for a summer staple.
Not sure why I love plain green tea so much but glad I do. This one is quite grassy. Very reminiscent of the teas we had while in Japan. Still below Genmaicha in my opinion but for a straight up green tea it’s well balanced.
Tea #5 from Considering a new TTB
This is my first time trying Aracha; it’s certainly a strong green tea and one that isn’t really to my tastes. Even with a short steeping time it was a very bitter tea with a strong vegetal flavor. I can normally deal with one or the other, but the combination of the two meant I had trouble finishing my cup.
92 Rating: Awsome, really Green. Makes a good complex brew that lasts in the palate. Love this tea
Dry leaf; A complex grassy aroma. Color of leaf and stem is a beautiful grassy green.
1st Brew: 2 teaspoons tea leaf for 5 oz of water at 175, steeping 1-2 minutes. I love the complexity and depth of this tea. The brew is a beautiful green color. This tea comes in a Select & Premium version. I really look forward to trying the Premium next.
60 Rating: New Package Update, 2/8/2013
Wow, this tea is all of a sudden very bitter! What a let down, as this was a nice tea in the last package. Seems to have inconsistencies between batches.
