Tea type
Herbal Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Not available
Sold in
Not available
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by tea-sipper
Average preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 3 g 12 oz / 354 ml

Currently unavailable

We don't know when or if this item will be available.

From Our Community

1 Image

4 Want it Want it

4 Own it Own it

8 Tasting Notes View all

  • “Tea Information: Lupicia company loose leaf tisane ‘Orzo 9301’ (Tea is technically only from the camellia sinensis plant) Purchase: Here Steepster Link:...” Read full tasting note
    75
  • “This one is so good I had two cups to start my Monday at work. It brews up a beautiful dark brown, almost black. The scent and the flavour are so toasty and just delicious. I just love this one. We...” Read full tasting note
  • “Wow does this ever brew up dark, and taste like coffee. I shouldn’t be surprised though, because the other version of it that I’ve tried had a similar flavour. Although this is quite drinkable...” Read full tasting note
    78
  • “Interesting! Random thoughts: -I had to check the packaging 3 times to make sure this was not caffenated. -It really reminds me of a roasty coffee -It’s so thick and dark I can’t help but wonder if...” Read full tasting note

From Lupicia

Cultivated since the ancient Roman times, the barley beverage – Orzo, when brewed to a slow boil, yields a deep and full-bodied texture and taste with a mild sweetness. Excellent with milk or with any dairy substitute.

About Lupicia View company

Company description not available.

8 Tasting Notes

75
788 tasting notes

Tea Information:
Lupicia company loose leaf tisane ‘Orzo 9301’
(Tea is technically only from the camellia sinensis plant)
Purchase: Here
Steepster Link: http://steepster.com/teas/lupicia/22109-orzo

Steep Information:
Boiling water
27 minutes, I forgot it
4tsp
kati loose tea system 12oz

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: barley, carob, roast
Steeped Tea Smell: barley, roast, coffee
Liquor: Color dark opaque black
Flavor: Bitter, roast, sweet finish. Definitely reminds me of coffee.
Body: Full
Aftertaste: Bitter
Post-Steep Additives: cream and sugar, reduces the bitterness

You absolutely could have told me this was cream and sugar in a cheap coffee and I would have believed you.

https://amazonv.blogspot.com/2021/01/lupicia-company-loose-leaf-tisane-orzo.html

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 4 tsp 17 OZ / 500 ML
ashmanra

Wow! Long time no see! Welcome back!

gmathis

Hello. Thanks for reviewing this one—sounds like I would like it!

AmazonV

@ashmanra i tried, failed but going to try again sigh self care went out the window and I moved to canada hopefully I can make space again to be back here :)

ashmanra

Moving to Canada sounds exciting! Self care is important but can be hard to keep in a priority spot. Visit here when it is a pleasure and not a burden. I will sure be praying for you!

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

1440 tasting notes

This one is so good I had two cups to start my Monday at work. It brews up a beautiful dark brown, almost black. The scent and the flavour are so toasty and just delicious. I just love this one.

We picked up some when we visited California this last summer, then we got back and I ended up ordering four more packages. I just can’t be without this one. I love it cold brewed and hot. There is just no downside to this tea (well, barley).

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

78
6105 tasting notes

Wow does this ever brew up dark, and taste like coffee. I shouldn’t be surprised though, because the other version of it that I’ve tried had a similar flavour. Although this is quite drinkable straight, since it’s not astringent like coffee, I think it would be much better made into a latte… so I may do that either with this mug, or with the re-steep. Glad this was a 3-way split, because I prefer the honey version of this I’ve had previously.

(Fast-forward about an hour, during which time I failed to actually post this note.)

Ended up adding some skim milk and maple syrup to this, and the result is super yum. It’s just so strongly flavoured, lattes make a lot of sense.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
Sami Kelsh

Oh man! My mum swears by orzo with lots of soy milk as her night-time drink of choice. I didn’t know Lupicia did one!

Kittenna

Yeah – and they do a bunch of flavoured ones as well! I’ve only tried one thus far, but have some of the Strawberry Orzo waiting.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

1598 tasting notes

Interesting!
Random thoughts:
-I had to check the packaging 3 times to make sure this was not caffenated.
-It really reminds me of a roasty coffee
-It’s so thick and dark I can’t help but wonder if it’ll turn my teeth black. Not brown; black.
-It’s unique and interesting. It takes a little getting used to but I can see how this would be a nice alternative to rooibos and honeybush teas in the evening!

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

80
15006 tasting notes

nice…. I figured i really should try the original orzo, since i started with the caramel/honey one. I’ll also have to make sure i steal a cup of Kittenna’s strawberry orzo before she picks up her teas. :) I think i prefer soba from H&S for a normal cup of wheat sort of tea. However, the caramel/honey version of this is like a creamy cup of coffee for me and i love it. Normal orzo sits somehwere in between the two. I still love this cup, but it’s a little one dimensional…it’s like there’s something missing to push it over the edge to a wonderful cup of warm yum. still though? i’ll enjoy all of the rest of my cups…

VariaTEA

Have you tried Lupicia’s Pineapple Barley? That also sounded interesting.

Sil

i didn’t know it existed… either that or it was a tea bag haha. i tend to gloss over anything i can’t get loose.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

10 tasting notes

I was at Lupicia looking for soba-cha (buckwheat “tea”) or some similar non-caffeinated, roasted drink when I discovered this delightfully packaged Orzo product imported from Italy. Having had barley tea (mugi-cha in Japanese), I was expecting a similar taste.

To my surprise this Orzo was incredibly strong and difficult to drink. The dried form looks like coarsely-ground coffee. When brewed, the grounds turn into a thick sludge that clogged up my infuser, and the resulting drink is dark and murky.

The flavor is like mugi-cha but magnified and with an unpleasant texture. I won’t be trying this again.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 7 OZ / 207 ML
yyz

In Italy it’s mostly marketed as a coffee substitute and it you ask for decaf you will most often be directed to this. Interesting thing about the texture.

mbrictson

Ah, makes sense. It definitely has the look of a coffee replacement.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.