14 Tasting Notes

85

Powder is harder and drier, like fine sand, because this matcha has been freezed-dried. Can pick it up with a normal teaspoon and it does not cling much to the spoon, normally the fine traditional matcha should be scooped with a bamboo spoon so it won’t stick so much.

Nice soft aroma, pleasant and little fragrant, great quality, but not strongly aromatic. I feel the taste is very light and bitter. And very little creaminess finish.

Nice to enjoy in the hot weather and summer time. Easy to prepare. No need to sift. No need to boil water. The color is beautiful deep green.

I very very much enjoy the Suzukumo, it is however a tad bitter than my normal taste. In conclusion, I do prefer the traditional matcha powder more, for taste and texture. The upside to Suzukumo is that, it may be too hot to want to boil water and then go through the matcha steps to make cold or iced matcha, so this formula is very handy and saves time. I also enjoy preparing this matcha with my vacuum flask, I do not have to sift the matcha so I scoop the powder straight in the flask and then add cold water directly. Then I shake it vigorously, and that is it, I can get out of the house and enjoy my cold high quality matcha on the go and at picnics in the park! It will not lump!

Please check out my full review with photos:
http://matchagirlparis.blogspot.fr/2013/09/marukyu-koyamaen-suzukumo.html

Preparation
Iced 0 min, 15 sec

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98

Type of Shin Matcha, freshly harvested from the annual harvest in May.

Special point is the fragrant of the tea, it is an aroma so sweet and creamy, it is addicting to smell the aroma straight from the can. No joking. Irresistible.

The taste of sweet creaminess. No negative taste of bitterness, grass, or soap. It has a unique grassy kick of its own that reaches the nose. Shin matcha is strong, so it has a green earthly flavor. The foam is the best and most important part, the creamy foam so fluffy like a bubble bath. Have to make sure to finish all the foam off the cup when finished. Seriously. Be creative on how to do that.

Recommend it to those who do not like strong bitter after taste. Wait for it… The finish is sweet. It leaves a sweet taste in the mouth even after drinking it.

Sweet and delicious foam! Beautiful aroma!

Please check out my full review with photos:
http://matchagirlparis.blogspot.fr/2013/08/matcha-review-marukyu-koyamaen-hatsu.html

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C 0 min, 15 sec

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99

The taste of summer outdoor nature. Deep and refreshing. The name 清滝 KIYOTAKI means “waterfall”. That is how refreshing. Not leaning to the sweet but rich, it does not mean thick. No taste of bitterness, grass, or soap. It is light because it is in the water but at the same time it has this creamy finish in the mouth. When the ice starts to dissolve and the matcha starts to chill, the taste will become just right.

I prepare the matcha traditionally with hot water around 70C and whisk into a foam for 15 sec, then add ice. Ideally, it is nice to let the ice chill in the glass you will drink from, and rest it in the fridge before preparing the matcha. Then transfer the hot prepared matcha onto the ice and chilled glass.

Delicious and refreshing, the more I drink it the more I fall in love with it… can’t get enough! The perfect ice cold summer matcha!

Please check out my full review with photos:
http://matchagirlparis.blogspot.fr/2013/08/matcha-review-marukyu-koyamaen-kiyotaki.html

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C 0 min, 15 sec

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99

I feel like it is very balanced: delicate, smooth, and gentle, yet this is where it definitely stands out from other matchas. It could be a beautiful daily matcha, if your wallet goes deep deep deep. Would not be a taste that you can get bored with, but more like simple and delicious that you would want to just drink again and again. I like that there is no after taste and the mouth always stay fresh. I want to also prepare this matcha as thick matcha, I am not a thick matcha person but this invites me try.

Manten matcha is perfect every time. Very worth it.

Please check out my full review with photos!
http://matchagirlparis.blogspot.com/2013/08/matcha-review-tsuen-manten-via-o-chacom.html

Preparation
160 °F / 71 °C 0 min, 15 sec
yyz

loved your blog! I haven’t had much Matcha, but this one sounds like one I’d love to try.

MatchaGirlParis

thank you! i try my best! i hope you will have a chance to try it! :)

yyz

It looks like this one’s back in stock! Shaktea.ca has two of their lower grade matcha’s available if you were interested in trying them.. There web-store is only set up to sip to Canada and the US but it looks lie they’ll ship internationally if you contact them.

MatchaGirlParis

thanks for the advice, i will go check the site out surely, have you tried them out? :)

yyz

I haven’t tried them.

Here’s a link to their places reviews.
http://steepster.com/places/2680-shaktea-vancouver-bc

There are some reviews on this site for some of their teas but not for their straight greens. They carry some of Tsuens green’s as well.

MatchaGirlParis

i heard they have tsuen branch in cananda and supply to tea shops. thanks for the info and i will consider in future, that is very kind for your suggestion! :)

the-thieving-magpie

Fan of your blog, keep up the good work. Manten is very impressive, but I have noticed an aftertaste in my recent batch, which I did not notice before.

MatchaGirlParis

thank you Magpie, i will keep trying my best.
that will be interesting to keep in mind the next time i try the manten again. i am curious of the new aftertaste you found, i hope it was delicious and keeps the mouth fresh and not too strong. please do let me know :)

the-thieving-magpie

It was delicious, yep, but tell me if you notice anything in the next one.

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