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Mastress Alita drank Coconut Matcha by Snake River Tea

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I’m tired and my head is starting to hurt. My grandma on my mother’s side passed today, after choosing to end nearly a decade of dialysis which had grown very painful this last year. I was in full support of her choice and glad her pain is over. My grieving is mostly manifesting in just feeling a deep sorrow for the grief my mother is going through, and trying to be there for her as much as I can despite the fact I live in the western US and she lives in the eastern US. I guess the service will be held online due to That Thing That Shall Not Be Named. I wonder what that will be like…

This is my next old matcha that is now a smoothie target. I got it from an independantly owned teashop in Boise, and though they list Aiya as one of their matcha suppliers, they don’t have any flavored matcha, so I have no idea where they are sourcing this particular one from (or I’d list it under the appropriate source… sorry!) Mostly I’ve been making pina colada-esque concoctions, but I decided to mix some of this straight into an ice cold water bottle and do the “mad shake” to try it plain, to get a sense of its flavor as a matcha on its own. Unlike the Mint Chip, this one does have that noticable grassy flavor, but it is very sweet from the sugar (not a complaint for me, I can’t handle the bitterness of matcha straight up). The coconut is coming through toward the end of the sip, more pronounced at the back of my tongue. It is more of a gentle touch than a strong hit of syrupy coconut… to be honest, I like both flavors depending on their presentation. I think the coconut adds to the sweetness/balance of the matcha in a way that makes this easy for me to drink in straight water, and normally I have to take my matcha as a latte. Perhaps on days when I just don’t have time to mix up a breakfast smoothie, I’ll just dump a bit of this in a water bottle and take it on the go since it works well this way.

Flavors: Coconut, Grass, Sweet

Preparation

Iced 2 tsp 24 OZ / 710 ML

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White Antlers
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I’m sorry for your loss.

mrmopar
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Sorry about your loss. Just remember them in your heart.

Roswell Strange
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So sorry for your loss.

gmathis
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Sorry to hear. Peace and comfort to you and your mom.

tea-sipper
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I imagine someone must be very strong to go through ten years of dialysis. I’m very sorry you lost your grandma.

Mastress Alita
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Thanks everyone. <3 Yes, she was very strong, no one thought she’d last as long as she did doing dialysis for such a long time. I owe both my love and tea and my love of books to that lady… I remember the smell of a strong ol’ cuppa of English Breakfast and the vision of a constant pile of library books (which I would thumb through and then “tell her the story” before I could read when I was a very young child) from visits to her home as a child, and now as an adult I’m a librarian and a tea-head. Thanks, Grandma!

tea-sipper
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Even more of a special Grandma then!

Martin Bednář
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Accept my condolences; be strong for your mum as well yourself.

gmathis
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What a beautiful memory!

Arby
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I’m very sorry for your loss.

ashmanra
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I am so sorry for your loss! What beautiful memories to have! I never really had a grandparent in my life but it sounds wonderful! It made me think of something I saw recently…remember what you loved about the person you missed, and then be that for others. You honor her memory very well by sharing your memory of her with us. Hugs and prayers for you and your mom.