I’ve had this tea for a couple of weeks and am not sure what to do to it to bring forth the promised strawberry notes. The first time I had it, I brewed it like a green (around 175 at 3 minutes) and got a very faint strawberry with a very strong genmaicha flavor. Today I tried brewing it for 30 seconds with boiling water and got a nice marshmallow flavor with less of a strong green tea flavor, but no strawberry to be found.
I have to say I am a bit disappointed since strawberry is the first word of this blend. I was really expecting a lot more strawberry flavor from this though it isn’t a bad genmaicha. I’ll keep experimenting with it. If anyone has a recommended steeping method please let me know and I’ll definitely revise the rating if I can find a way to make this a bit better. I’m not sure why my experience seems to be different than the other tasters. Perhaps it is possible my bag had fewer strawberries, I didn’t see that many in the pouch.
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I didn’t see too many in the pouch either, but I felt that the leaves themselves had been flavored with strawberry. I steeped it for 2.5 mins at 175, and Awkward Soul steeped it for 2 mins at 175. We both seemed to get strawberry from it that way, although I did think it was a light flavoring. I’m sorry you’re finding it difficult. :/
I’ll keep trying :)
Here I imagined this one to have a strong strawberry candy flavour.
I didn’t see too many in the pouch either, but I felt that the leaves themselves had been flavored with strawberry. I steeped it for 2.5 mins at 175, and Awkward Soul steeped it for 2 mins at 175. We both seemed to get strawberry from it that way, although I did think it was a light flavoring. I’m sorry you’re finding it difficult. :/
I’ll keep trying :)
Here I imagined this one to have a strong strawberry candy flavour.