This tea comes in small 2g sachets. Directions are to steep 4 minutes at 90C (194F) in one cup. Hard to say if one cup is 8oz, rather doubtful., probably less is better. I used 208F slightly hotter water and brewed for 2 minutes.
Flavor is malty and sweet, rather like a Yunnan black but nowhere near the strength. Adding milk somewhat kills the delicate profile. I only ordered 50g or 25 tea bags for $9.99 and wish I’d ordered the 500g, but then this is really pricey for tea bags. Not exactly economical if you drink two a day. So it’s back to English tea bags, this is carrying me over until my box from England arrives. I’m trying to stay off coffee in the a.m., but I need milk in tea to buffer my a.m. Meds. The good news is, haven’t had a cup of coffee since mid-December of last year.
Still, have to recommend these as a step up from regular tea bags. Wish I was a tiny Japanese woman using an equally tiny tea cup. I’d feel so elegant and Zen instead, but have to accept I wake up Slavic rolling with a heavy mug. Japan all the way in the afternoon though.
Flavors: Malt
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is is just me or is there something funny about the idea of drinking Japanese black tea with milk? I’ve only tried one and it was so-so, so I think I didn’t really get the full experience. the same happened to me with Korean black tea. I’ll get back to those.
These tea bags are really small, only 2g of tea. I have to take medications in the morning that are hard on my stomach, and I normally take them with black tea and milk, I need the milk to cushion the pills.
is is just me or is there something funny about the idea of drinking Japanese black tea with milk? I’ve only tried one and it was so-so, so I think I didn’t really get the full experience. the same happened to me with Korean black tea. I’ll get back to those.
These tea bags are really small, only 2g of tea. I have to take medications in the morning that are hard on my stomach, and I normally take them with black tea and milk, I need the milk to cushion the pills.