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Home – 8:30 AM

I meandered through the tea aisle at the supermarket yesterday afternoon, and was surprised to see that they carry quite a few matcha mixes. Most of them were plain matcha or sweetened unflavored matcha, but this company caught my eye as they had a couple of flavored options. I chose this one because it seemed a bit unusual to me, and the other option was ginger (which I’m not the biggest fan of).

Hm, well the color of the powder isn’t great. It has a very yellowish/brownish tint to it and doesn’t smell very sweet. The package recommends 2 teaspoons for 10 ounces, so I used 2 teaspoons for my usual 8 ounces of soy milk as I figured it’s close enough and I don’t mind if it’s a little stronger. It mixes in with the liquid almost instantly, which is nice but probably a bad sign… :P

Oof. This is so sugary.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love sugar and drinking this is making my brain happy. But I can barely taste the matcha at all with all of this sugar. Maybe that’s the intention given the color and dry aroma…

It does taste somewhat of vanilla and almond, but mostly it tastes of sugar.

Flavors: Almond, Creamy, Grass, Sugar, Sweet, Vanilla

Preparation
Iced 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

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I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

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I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia.

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

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