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drank Vanilla Matcha by Steeped Tea
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So, I’m not a huge Matcha drinker (I find that I have to drink it down right away before the powder settles + its a bit too powerful for my sensitive stomach) but the day my most recent order was ready my steeped tea consultant mentioned on facebook that she was giving away samples so I scooped up a small sample (probably 1.5tsp) of this to try out. (Not to be rude, but considering that I bought three 50g bags of herbal teas at about $10 each (a considerable markup compared to other companies) I think a few samples are merited!)

I made a small cup (0.5tsp in maybe 8oz of 160 degree F water), whisking using a kitchen whisk. Overall, I was pretty impressed with this flavoured matcha: The vanilla pulls through decently (unlike, say, their vanilla rooibos) and it’s without artificialness or sugar. Grassy notes are there too, which is something I like. Also, surprisingly, there wasn’t a lot of sediment compared to what I remember about other matchas.

Overall, this seems to me like a good matcha! Don’t know if I would repurchase since I’m sensitive to caffeine, but those who do drink matcha might want to look into this (although, be warned that this matcha is very expensive at $30+ per 50g…I dunno if the price merits the tea…)

Flavors: Grass, Vanilla

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C
Sil

i adored their sample of this in OJ at the toronto tea festival but couldn’t justify the price. that sort of price should be reservved for ceremonial grade or something imo, and if they’re flavouring that grade of matcha…well don’t haha.

Kristal

Exactly! They do have Ceremonial Matcha but It’s $45/50g!! DAVIDs ceremonial Matcha is about $30/50g…not sure about other companies

I remember someone on here mentioned that Red Leaf Tea’s matchas (even flavoured) are similar to Steeped Tea’s pricings, but I’ve heard they are the crème de la crème of matcha. Maybe someone could verify that for me lol?

Kristal

Actually, with regards to pricing I just checked Red Leaf tea’s Madagascar Vanilla Matcha and regular price for 60g is $23. Dunno if that’s Canadian or American but still..

David’s Vanilla Matcha is $9/50g but half of the 50g is sugar mind you…

Either way the more I look, the more I see how overpriced this matcha is!

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Sil

i adored their sample of this in OJ at the toronto tea festival but couldn’t justify the price. that sort of price should be reservved for ceremonial grade or something imo, and if they’re flavouring that grade of matcha…well don’t haha.

Kristal

Exactly! They do have Ceremonial Matcha but It’s $45/50g!! DAVIDs ceremonial Matcha is about $30/50g…not sure about other companies

I remember someone on here mentioned that Red Leaf Tea’s matchas (even flavoured) are similar to Steeped Tea’s pricings, but I’ve heard they are the crème de la crème of matcha. Maybe someone could verify that for me lol?

Kristal

Actually, with regards to pricing I just checked Red Leaf tea’s Madagascar Vanilla Matcha and regular price for 60g is $23. Dunno if that’s Canadian or American but still..

David’s Vanilla Matcha is $9/50g but half of the 50g is sugar mind you…

Either way the more I look, the more I see how overpriced this matcha is!

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I used to drink coffee, but it started to hurt my stomach so I switched to tea. A friend of mine introduced me to DAVID’s TEA and I couldn’t stop after that! I’ve now been expanding my scope beyond DAVIDs away from “candy-like teas” into more natural teas or flavourings. Current favourite stores include International House of Tea (iHOT) and Verdant Tea.

When it comes to tea ratings, I usually only ever rate them once. I know a lot of people on steepster do many tasting notes for the same teas depending on their mood, but I prefer to rate once and if my opinion changes, I will delete the old note and rate again. How I rate teas goes as following:

1-49: Teas I won’t buy again. Either the taste is disgusting to me, or it’s too bland, etc. I’m most likely not even going to finish the tin/bag.

50-59: Teas I wouldn’t buy again; I have to force myself to drink the whole cup to not waste it.

60-69: I’ll finish the cup and even the bag/tin, but I wouldn’t buy these teas again. Teas of this rating are “lacking something”.

70-79:Teas that are pretty good and ones I might buy again. Usually these teas are ones I have to be “in the mood for” and drink occasionally.

80-89: Great teas! Ones I will drink several times a week and often have in my stash :).

90-100: Favourite must-have teas!

My favourite types of tea are green tea and different types of “natural” herbal tea (different herbs, natural flavourings, etc). I cannot drink black or oolong teas due a sensitive stomach. I don’t really go for white tea due to its cost and the fact that it has just a little caffeine (if I want caffeine I’ll just go for a green tea and if I don’t I’ll go for a herbal-no sense on just having a little caffeine). I also like to do iced teas in the summer time, and then I’ll gravitate towards herbal fruit blends that are bagged to cut costs and convenience (it’s easier to throw out bags than clean a filter). Flavours I don’t care for include anything too tart, bitter, artificial, overly spicy or overly sweet.
Also, when I have time (usually when I’m not working much) I like to make tea lattes out of different rooibos blends.

My everyday green tea is Gunpowder since it is strong and not sensitive to temperatures or steeping time which is something I cannot be bothered with when I’m getting ready for work. Other greens I enjoy are dragonwell, sencha, and different Chinese greens. I’m not the biggest fan of yunnan greens since they are so finicky (although I do like gyokuro)

On a day to day basis I usually have 2-3 cups of green tea and several more cups of different herbal blends.

Besides tea I also work at a couple libraries (I am finishing my library tech diploma),am in my early 20s and got married in Oct 2014.

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