I was immediately sold on picking up this tea, because I’ve never seen DAVIDsTea experiment with hojicha up until now. The dry aroma is sweet caramel with undertones of the roasted, somewhat smoky green tea. Once steeped, the hojicha is immediately apparent, but there’s also something about this combination of ingredients that evokes a flavour reminiscent of burnt marshmallows like Kelly (aka Roswell Strange) suggested in her tasting note. There’s no bitterness or astringency to this tea, but it definitely has a thicker, heavier mouthfeel and slight salted caramel vibe.
I think I prefer it with a splash of milk. It’s a sweet, but cozy cuppa overall. I really hope DAVIDsTea introduces a straight hojicha without add-ins to their catalog at some point…
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Seeing all these positive reviews makes me super glad I ordered this tea now! I can’t wait to get mine in the mail soon! :) Would you say the “smokey” notes are super apparent? I love smokey teas!
For what it’s worth, I would also like us to carry a straight Hojicha! I think there’s enough commercial familiarity now with Hojicha (in large part thanks to the Bubble Tea industry, IMO) that it could be well enough received to work as a year round addition to the line up. Also, FYI, the tea base for North African Mint is also Hojicha – a very different profile than this, but for all the other Hojicha lovers out there ;)
@silentkettle They’re not super apparent, but not subtle enough to just taste like caramel! I’d imagine you’ll still enjoy it!
@roswellstrange Oh wow, I never knew North African Mint used hojicha! I may need to revisit that blend now, I’m a bit mindblown right now!
Seeing all these positive reviews makes me super glad I ordered this tea now! I can’t wait to get mine in the mail soon! :) Would you say the “smokey” notes are super apparent? I love smokey teas!
For what it’s worth, I would also like us to carry a straight Hojicha! I think there’s enough commercial familiarity now with Hojicha (in large part thanks to the Bubble Tea industry, IMO) that it could be well enough received to work as a year round addition to the line up. Also, FYI, the tea base for North African Mint is also Hojicha – a very different profile than this, but for all the other Hojicha lovers out there ;)
@silentkettle They’re not super apparent, but not subtle enough to just taste like caramel! I’d imagine you’ll still enjoy it!
@roswellstrange Oh wow, I never knew North African Mint used hojicha! I may need to revisit that blend now, I’m a bit mindblown right now!