Matcha Outlet

As promised, I am trying this today as a latte. I steamed a little bit of milk and used a little less water to make up for the additional liquid. The result: really nice. REALLY nice. So rich and creamy.

It’s really hard to describe this … it’s like black tea, but, not just stronger, but, thicker. Imagine black tea with the thick consistency of a smooth hot chocolate. It’s incredibly smooth and so very delicious. The black tea is robust and flavorful, slightly sweet with notes of deep cocoa. The latte just sends this over the top. I enjoy it straight without the milk, but with the milk, it becomes an amazingly comforting drink that is also quite stimulating.

AWESOME.

Thank you TeaEqualsBliss for sending me this Matcha.

My first sip was a bit of a “shock” I think mostly because my taste buds are somewhat programmed to expect green matcha when I sip from my chawan… and this is like SURPRISE! It’s a nice surprise though. It is very bold and rich.

I think I am going to try this tomorrow as a latte before I rate it numerically.

I’m addicted to matcha lattes, and Strawberry Matcha from Red Leaf is one tasty matcha with which to make a latte! It’s amazing how good a quality matcha frothed with a little warm almond milk and a bit of agave can taste.

Initially I couldn’t really taste much of a strawberry-y flavor, but as my latte cooled the strawberry flavor began to develop. This matcha has a really delicate, fresh, natural, strawberry essence that makes for such a treat. The only downside to Red Leaf Strawberry Matcha is the crazy high price. Matchas are known to be pricey but this one is $19.00 for a 30-gram bag. I suspect drugs may be cheaper. I don’t know what kind of drugs, just drugs man.

This marks the second white matcha that has graced my miso soup bowl. Red Leaf’s smelled like…well…white tea – mildly nutty but floral. As for flavor, there really isn’t much to say beyond a simple word, “Awesome.” It was smooth from the start, never presenting a vegetal kick-back like some regular matchas do.

Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2011/05/18/review-red-leaf-tea-white-matcha-%E2%80%93-organic/

It’s the second black matcha I’ve tried. The first was a Darjeeling/Assam blend with a robust, almost chocolaty flavor with a wonderful texture. This reminded me of a mid-grade, CTC-cut Nilgiri on smell – bitter forefront that transitioned into a floral fragrance. The result after whisking was a thickly-frothed, even-brown liquor with a spectacular aroma. The true beauty of this was in the texture. If the drinker had no taste buds, they’d still find pleasure in the velvety/silky delivery.

Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2011/05/28/review-red-leaf-tea-black-matcha-organic/

I’m excited to dive into the world of Red Leaf’s flavored matchas! I sort of chose vanilla at random because there were so many that sounded good, and I’d never tried a flavored matcha before so I wasn’t sure what would go well with the pure green tea flavor of standard matchas. That seems like it would be a beast to try and flavor! But Red Leaf does it well, from what I hear.

I love a good vanilla flavoring, but this one is more subtle than most – more of a hint in the background than a loud presence. It adds a smooth sweetness compared to other unflavored matchas I have. As for the matcha itself, it’s quite delicious. A great example of matcha in general, without the astringency that’s put me off matcha before. You can tell they’ve used high quality green tea for this.

As for the whole presentation: the shipping is quick (and free if you order a 60g pack), and the tea comes in a foil bag that isn’t resealable, so have a small tin at the ready to transfer it over. Once I emptied mine into a tin I shook a bit of water into the packet just to make sure I got all the matcha-y goodness available to me.

I’m glad to have this in my cupboard and excited to try their other flavors! Maybe chocolate next?

The matcha has a slightly darker color due to the acai powder. What I like about this tea is that there are no flavorings, sugars or odd additives. The acai powder is pure, ground acai berries. This tea has more of a matcha taste than an acai taste. There is only just a hint of acai. It’s not sweet and the acai doesn’t make the matcha taste bitter. This is a great way to have matcha, but with additional health benefits from the added acai powder. If you’re looking for something sweet or fruity tasting, this isn’t the tea for you. However, if you love matcha and the taste of pure matcha. you will love this tea.

Okay…I’m drinking this one JUST FOR Azzrian – she wanted to know about Red Leaf’s White matcha…well, I have tried this before…see previous notes. It’s been a while…TOO LONG, actually. I really LOVE LOVE LOVE this White Matcha. I still think tea companies need to do more White Matcha! C’mon!!!! Please?

My last matcha for today…will pick up again on Monday with the matcha…

BUT…

I have been WAITING for a white matcha!! I HAVE to try this NOW!!!!!

This is a light brown/grey in color powder-wise…once mixed with water it’s a murky brown in color.

DRY…this smells amazing! Pure! Once mixed with water it doesn’t really have a distinct aroma.

As I sip all I can think about is how pure this is and how mouth watering and true to the white tea this is…it’s amazing!

The flavor is wonderful! Since I haven’t seen other white matchas or tried them yet and because I am enjoying this one so much I am going to rate it at 100. That could change – but for now it sticks!

ATTN TEA WORLD – Bring out MORE White Matcha, will you!?

Backlogging from last week!

Backlogging from yesterday. See previous notes. It was a little clumpy but was my error. Tasty, regardless

Awwwww, yea! This is the stuff!
Butttery-goodness! :)

And yes…that’s Butttery with 3 T’s!

This is a little grayer in color than the other matcha’s I have had today!

I really like this tho! It’s just enough of every thing you would want in a matcha, I suppose.

Royal?

Well, I’ll chalk this up as my tribute to the Royal Wedding Celebrations today – since I don’t have any of Twinings’ Commemorative Royal Wedding tea…this will have to do and it’s doing just fine and dandy!

If you know of anyone who is into RAW Foods – tell them about this Noni Matcha!

It is 100% raw, pure and organic.

Dry – the first thing that came to mind was Noni flavored Scones!

After mixing up it smells like fruit and veggies with matcha!

This is pretty good. It’s a tad tart but unique and super healthy! It’s a nice change-up from your plain-jane matcha! :)

A nice – strong – rich – HEALTHY – great quality tasting matcha! It leaves a leafy green meets veggie aftertaste but it’s darn good!

Azzrian…if I bounce off the walls later – it’s YOUR Fault! LOL :)

It’s a MATCHA-Thon, folks! Who’s IN?

Here’s my first Matcha of my matcha-thon.
It’s been a while since my last sip of this. I usually do a double shot of this…I can taste the chocolate more-so in the after taste – it’s still true green tea//matcha taste upfront…first and foremost.

Backlogging a double shot

Did 4 scoops! YUM! It starts off as a darker tasting chocolate and that fades off a bit. Still a thumbs up from me, tho!!!

This is a VERY good Matcha! It isn’t overly chocolate-E but it is TASTY. I am going to play around with it more but first taste was good!

Sil pushed me over the edge to jump in with a matcha BUT I wasn’t done with my Black Tea Craving…so…here’s my entry!

RLT’s Black Matcha Organic! I’ve reviewed this one before but it’s been a while. See previous notes. I think I will send some of this to Azzrian next :)

Perhaps I went a little overboard by added 4 scoops to this but I will tell you it’s strong and it’s good! See my previous notes…

OMG! OMG! OMG! Red Leaf Tea added more matchas! Whooooooo! Yeah! I receive some in the shipment I just received and I can wait to try them! This was the first one on tap and I chose it at random. Sure this smells and tastes like black tea but I’m excited about this one mostly because of how strong the black tea flavor is in it! It’s wonderful! I have a feeling this won’t last long in my stash!