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Over this last few years, I've disovered loose-leaf green tea and spice chai (sadly, my preferred spice chai is in bags, though they are natural colour, not unnaturally white).
I used to have Clipper loose-leaf green as my everyday tea, but our local Holland & Barratt has ceased having it. I'd agree with others who state that loose-leaf tastes much better than bags in general, as the same Clipper green tea in bags is vastly inferior, IMO. Though I buy gunpowder from High Teas (http://www.highteas.co.uk/gunpowder-temple-of-heaven/p3) as an alternative, I was after something I could buy in Norwich so that I wasn't having to order online when I ran low on supplies. Though I hate the Castle Mall (any locals may know what I'm referring to when I say it has a high concentration of chavs), I recently discovered a tea and coffee shop there (http://www.thetjunction.co.uk/content/shop), and have found a suitable replacement for Clipper green tea in their Formosa Sencha Green tea.
Hi, Decided to try Matcha. Received the shipment today from Amazon. Watched YouTube, read the info that the vendor sent. But... two questions: 1, what's the best proportions (without doing all the experimentation); 2, how hot should the drink be when I get finished with all the mixing and screwing around is through???
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I think I'm missing something[emoji33] tied it straight with almost boiling water. Even bought one of those Battery Matcha whisks things, which works very well. Followed all the direction, except for sitting cross legged on a bamboo mat, and... I can say I'm truly underwhelmed.
It just lacks that Je ne sais quoi.... flavor, taste ...
It was kind of on the "dry" side, as in dusty!
I'm going to give it another try tonight. Maybe hotter water.
(I'd say it must be an acquired taste, but there didn't seem to be a taste.)
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Thanks Graeme. I must investigate your sencha recommendation.Best of luck! I find Matcha best in cold apple juice and frothed with an aerolatte then downed with a grimace pre-workout. Steenberg's do a rather lovely green Earl Grey and Ocha & Co.'s Organic Sencha is fabulous - truly a green brew with strong yet very pleasant grassy notes.
Nice recommendation @chrisbell - I may have to investigate further.
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