Cinoi

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Needed a pick me up a little while ago, took a generous tea-spoon of matcha, added about 8 ounces of orange juice, whisked for a minute or so, making a nice gentle foam and breaking up all the little chunks of matcha.

Sweet and though it is orange flavored from the orange juice, it is not bitter or tart like I tend to find with Mandarin Matcha. This was nice, cool, refreshing and got the job done. Feeling another one, really soon.

2010-06-04 16:55:34 -0400

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Cofftea 2010-06-04 17:05:20 -0400

I LOVE matcha OJ:) Too bad you get bitterness from the Mandarin Matcha:(

Cinoi 2010-06-04 17:22:05 -0400

I do when I make it with water, especially compared to when I make it with milk or protein powder, it’s a little disappointing, but that’s why I work around it with the alternatives. This was just easier and I was feeling uber lazy!

Cofftea 2010-06-04 19:19:54 -0400

Haha, it must be in the water/matcha ratio. I often use only 1 scoop per 8oz water.

Cinoi 2010-06-04 23:35:09 -0400

I think so, might just really not like matcha with water, I rarely, if ever have matcha with just water nowadays :)

Cait 2010-06-05 11:56:25 -0400

This sounds very tasty!

Cofftea 2010-06-05 12:01:35 -0400

It is Cait! It’s the only way I like cold matcha:)

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I am a sarcastic perfectionist, a computer nerd, a game geek, an avid reader, a gadget guru, a wine (and tea) enthusiast, and (in my spare time) a chemist.

As I mentioned, I am a chemist, research and development to be exact, so when evaluating tea, it is much like evaluating my products: I will find the flaws and do my very best to fix them because it is what I love to do. Along those lines, nothing is perfect, but can have perfect qualities, I will highlight those also.

I made a preliminary guide to my rating scale:
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20-40 – Did not like the tea, it can be saved with extreme amounts of tweaking (i.e., sugar, milk, honey and or blending with another tea)
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