Like the Sakura no Kocha from this company, this was also a gift from Todd from his Japan trip in spring of 2018. Thanks Todd! This one also uses salt preserves for its sakura leaf, of which I’m not a fan, but I felt obligated to still try at least one cup straight and hot.
That briny/saline taste from the salt is far stronger/more apparent on the green tea base (though the Assam base of the Sakura no Kocha was very astringent, and that bitterness is probably what hid it so much on that other tea)… I just can’t seem to become a fan of that taste, even though I like the odd floral/cherry taste of the sakura itself. While not its freshest, the green tea is more on the vegetal side than the marine side, which I appreciate, tasting a little grassy, a little spinachy, and a little buttery.
Honestly, if it wasn’t for the saltiness in the flavor, I would enjoy this a lot more. For now I’m using these sakura teas as food flavorings to use up the tea.
Flavors: Butter, Cherry, Floral, Grass, Sakura, Salt, Spinach, Vegetal