Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms: Houjicha Amber Roast

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Rating

77 / 100

Calculated from 11 Ratings
Tea type
Green Tea
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Ingredients
Green Tea Leaves
Flavors
Astringent, Honey, Malt, Oats, Roasted, Seaweed, Smoke, Toasty, Umami, Wood, Burnt, Cedar, Coffee, Fish Broth, Mushrooms, Roasted Nuts, Toast, Campfire, Marshmallow, Ocean Air, Walnut
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Caffeine
Low
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 10 oz / 288 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 15 sec
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12 Tasting Notes View all

“Additional notes: Recently, I saw a tasting note that said cream houjicha! Well, I don’t have a cream houjicha but it sounds delicious. I had to try this with some cream… some Bailey’s Cheesecake...” Read full tasting note
“Tea #30 from HHTTB2 Thumbing through the reviews, I was glad to see I wasn’t the only one getting the Sencha flavor still coming through in this cup. It’s definitely a unique experience, as I’m...” Read full tasting note
“Tea #1 from Here’s Hoping Travelling Teabox I was quite excited to brew up a Houjicha. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a Houjicha tea and I was craving one. I thought at first that there was...” Read full tasting note
“Muppetlove THANKS for this! This is a mighty fine Houjicha but it’s a tad different than your standard Houjicha…it just has that little extra something-something. Sure – it has that robust roasted...” Read full tasting note

Description

This Hojicha is quite unique. Made by roasting summer Sencha instead of the traditional Bancha leaves, Hojicha Amber reveals a much more intense firewood flavor, with a walnut aftertaste. Low in caffeine, it is a delicious nighttime tea.

Taste: Astringent
Body: Rich
Texture: Sharp
Length: Long
Harvest: June
Tea Cultivar: Yabukita
Origin: Wazuka
Cultivation: Unshaded
Processing: Lightly Steamed, Rolled, Dried, Roasted

Ingredients: Roasted Sencha of the Summer Sun

Distrubuted by Yunomi: https://yunomi.life/products/obubu-14-houjicha-amber-roast

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