I ordered these crassicolumna tisanes when we started having trouble sleeping after caffeine and even high sugar at night. Hot cocoa went by the wayside, and Teeccino replaced it. I wanted something to gong fu and this and the Wild Crassicolumna Black tea were going to fill that spot, hopefully.
But tonight I wanted something to go with supper, just a faux Asian dinner I threw together. I really wanted green tea but I don’t have any that is decaf. I didn’t want flowery or minty herbals, either. I settled on this.
I don’t think I have had any other yabao so I can’t really make comparisons there, but I can say this was excellent with our meal. Ashman loved it. I have made three steeps Western so far and might make another.
This is more akin to a highly mineral white tea than anything else I have had to compare it. It has good body, the color is goldish like my large broken leaf shou mei and deeper than I expected, and the mineral notes make you want to gulp and gulp.
I can see this being a repurchase when it is gone. Good stuff.
I will also be lookng into a good hojicha to steep by the big potfuls, not something I would really do with my powdered hojicha since it would settle to the bottom throughout the meal and post-meal tea drinking. Any recommendations there appreciated.
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This sounds lovely. When I was trying to reduce caffeine, I drank a lot of kukicha. Sometimes I’d add bergamot oil and almond milk and it was a decent stand in for a proper earl grey.
Hey ashmanra, I have some fresher hojicha for you if you want free tea.
https://steepster.com/teas/chato/101203-sumibi-houjicha
Reviewed favorably by Cameron B
I admittedly haven’t tried it yet and won’t be able to drink through it by myself.
derk: Won’t you please let me purchase some from you? You have given me so much already!
If ashmanra won’t get her part, I would gladly accomodate some of houjicha. It’s almost impossible to get some here.
This sounds lovely. When I was trying to reduce caffeine, I drank a lot of kukicha. Sometimes I’d add bergamot oil and almond milk and it was a decent stand in for a proper earl grey.
Hey ashmanra, I have some fresher hojicha for you if you want free tea.
https://steepster.com/teas/chato/101203-sumibi-houjicha
Reviewed favorably by Cameron B
I admittedly haven’t tried it yet and won’t be able to drink through it by myself.
derk: Won’t you please let me purchase some from you? You have given me so much already!
If ashmanra won’t get her part, I would gladly accomodate some of houjicha. It’s almost impossible to get some here.