Doulton

Doulton drank Genmai Cha by Yamamotoyama

I got this tea bag from the Travelling Tea Box which Angrboda so thoughtfully started. I wanted to try a new Genmai-cha, despite some skepticism about it being bagged. The tea bag had the lovely aroma of toasted Rice crispies and tea. I was really glad to have this little taste treat. It inspires me to consider that not all tea bags contain terrible tasteless leavings. I would look at this brand and some other quality tea bags for the future if I need to travel.

A very pleasant surprise!

2010-04-05 12:12:01 -0400

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Cofftea 2010-04-05 13:00:48 -0400

Never had this brand, and don’t like Gen Mai Cha, but glad it works! Just out of curiosity, do you know the weight of this bag? The waight/flavor ratio of bagged teas always interests me.

Dan 2010-04-05 13:33:38 -0400

Yamamotoyama is distributed by Stash

LiberTEAS 2010-04-05 14:20:18 -0400

I have tried this Genmaicha (I wrote a review of it for the Tea Review Blog as well, here is a link for it: http://www.teareviewblog.com/?p=9980 ) It is a pretty good Genmaicha.

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Never again in a hundred million years

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Good with at least one strong quality; I probably would not buy it but would drink it cheerfully.

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