Hoji-cha

A Green Tea from

Rating

75 / 100

Calculated from 13 Ratings
Tea type
Green Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Earthy, Roasty, Bark, Rice, Roasted Barley, Caramel, Roasted, Sweet, Wood, Dark Bittersweet, Toasty, Char, Dark Wood, Toast, Umami
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Caffeine
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Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 15 oz / 452 ml of water
Set water temperature to 190 °F / 87 °C
Steep for 2 min, 0 sec
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21 Tasting Notes View all

“I saw ashmanra’s post of a hoji-cha and remembered I have this version. For the life of me I couldn’t recall what it tasted like. One sniff of the dry leaf and it all came back. To me its like...” Read full tasting note
“Tastes pleasantly like dried apple or maple wood. Twiggy. Made for a wonderful afternoon ahhhh break at work. I needed one. Felt like a ham hock being dangled in an aquarium full of piranhas. (Our...” Read full tasting note
“I usually brew a 6-cup pot at a time with boiled water allowed to cool for a few minutes (to around 190F – I’ve tried using water as cool as 155F or so and found the flavor gets a bit weaker even...” Read full tasting note
“I have my wife to thank for getting me into this tea. As she’s sensitive to caffeine, houjicha and herbals are the only teas we can drink together. Despite not being big fan of houjicha, this...” Read full tasting note

Description

A roasted green tea.

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