Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Grass, Hay, Straw, Flowers, Honey
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Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Michael
Average preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 15 sec 4 g 12 oz / 360 ml

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  • “Two things today, tea and a rant. I’m writing about tea first so anyone who wants to skip the rant may do so. ;) Tea: I like this! It’s very grassy and slightly bitter, similar to a sencha but a...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Tried this iced and paired with dinner: I’m working on my iced technique still – I tried using 50% more leaf than usual and following usual steeping parameters. So, I used 6 heaping tsp. leaves...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Something I ordered back in September from Adagio. I wanted to give some of their teas a try based on amazing reputation I had heard, and chose a green that was particularly hard to find. This tea…...” Read full tasting note
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  • “A light green tea with a pleasantly nutty underbelly — okay, okay: undertone (undertaste?) — that is very interesting, particularly since it comes from the addition, apparently, of twigs. Well...” Read full tasting note
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From Adagio Teas

Green tea from Japan that is an unusual combination of green leaves and thin white twigs. Twigs you say? Yes, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the results. A sweet infusion with herbal overtones and welcome hints of chestnuts. When feeling adventuresome, please give our ‘Kukicha Baton’ tea a try. And revel in its unique, playful taste.

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Adagio Teas has become one of the most popular destinations for tea online. Its products are available online at www.adagio.com and in many gourmet and health food stores.

31 Tasting Notes

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Wow.. I really smell the roasted chestnut flavor! It’s a savory style tea and reminds me of the Adagio artichoke green tea. It’s a little powdery, light to medium flavor, very smooth, and has a pretty light green color to it. For me it tastes more savory than sweet…

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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I ordered a sample of this in the past and having largely forgotten about the tea ordered a 4 oz. bag. I’m glad I did. The tea, as some before me have noted, isn’t the most complex or aggressively grassy green tea.

I coaxed out its light sweetness with just below boiling water and steeping time of 2 minutes without any problem. The ending notes of nuttiness are also present and enjoyable. Some of the typical green “grassy bitterness” is present in the background, but it is exceptionally smooth for a green tea.

I’ve only had a couple cups of Kukicha so far, but it seems like a tough tea to mess up. Because of its lack of complexity its not the type of tea where you notice something different each brewing, but its also not the type of tea that you love one minute only to find yourself repulsed with the next cup.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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16 tasting notes

Good until the aftertaste which tastes like the dried leaves smell – a bit sickeningly sweet.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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4 tasting notes

Light, grassy with the potential for biterness. Easy to drink.

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 2 min, 30 sec

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17 tasting notes

I didn’t care for this at all. It gets bitter far too easily and is very grassy. I prefer green teas a little less “earthy”.

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84 tasting notes

Very good, but I was surprised to see the leaves and twigs in such small pieces. It was more powdery than I expected.
Liked it lots, but I’ve had better.

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13 tasting notes

This is a good tea, but nothing outstanding. 3 minutes puts it on the cusp of bitter. I only taste the hint of chestnuts as an aftertaste.

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6 tasting notes

Brewed it with the Zarafina Teamaker on medium strength. Added a bit of honey. Mmmmm

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181 tasting notes

I forgot I had a sampler tin of this! Love the roasty chestnut flavor. I need to get more into Japanese green teas that aren’t genmaicha or the matcha they serve at sushi places I go to.

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