御薄茶　龍の影

Vi******, 2024-10-24 05:24 JST, アメリカ合衆国

I'm new to matcha, so I've been exploring matchas to see what notes are to my preferences. This made me realize that I am not the biggest fan of nutty matchas. I tasted it the most in the aftertaste, it reminded me of almond. When making this into a latte, I preferred a lesser concentration of the matcha with more milk and water so the nutty-ness wasn't too much for me. At a ratio with higher concentrations, I found it very astringent and bitter. While the lower concentration ratio cut down the astringency by a lot and gave it a more light, delicate flavor. If you like matchas with a nutty aftertaste, I'd recommend this.

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Cl******, 2024-09-29 12:50 JST, アメリカ合衆国

Very astringent but it gets quite mild if done as latte

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In******, 2024-09-05 14:06 JST, アメリカ合衆国

First thing: I'm very much a matcha beginner. I drink it mostly for the effects, not the taste; but I'm exploring to figure out if there's a matcha I also *enjoy* drinking. This is... okay. It has a strong earthy note which, in my opinion, tends toward bitterness. Used in a latte (don't judge me :P), the earthiness stands out, when I would expect it to be muted by the milk. It's certainly still better than cheap supermarket matcha, and I'll finish the small tin I bought; but I won't buy this again.

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Al******, 2024-09-01 08:59 JST, オーストラリア

This matcha would probably be a good, affordable entry-level option for matcha beginners, but it doesn't fit my preferences. It definitely has that silky and fresh taste that was promised in the description. However, it has a very strong bitterness and astringency that reminds me of sucking almond nuts (which is probably the "nutty aftertaste"). No matter what temperature I make it with, it still turns out very bitter. It also doesn't froth like the other matcha products I've tried. Lastly, the colour is not as vibrant as other matches (MK, Ippodo, even Biwa no Shiro from the same brand).

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