Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 16 of Hojicha
✓ 219 of Green Tea
✓ 1 of Eden Organic
✓ 168 from ?????
Review of Kukicha
May 20th, 2013
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 7 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 70 of 100 |
| Very Good | Good | Good Value |
I tried this one in the dining hall at Haverford college; yay.
This is a roasted kukicha, making it both hojicha and kukicha, and I think it's dark roasted enough that it is more like typical hojicha than typical (green) kukicha or twig tea. It also contains quite a lot of leaf, not just twig, again making it more like typical hojicha than kukicha.
It has a very bold, crisp flavor, bitter and almost tastes more like fresh green tea than other teas with this dark a roast. The dark color and roasty aroma is typical for roasted tea.
I found this very enjoyable, for being a humble tea bag. It's also quite affordable for an organic-certified tea bag. While I'm still a die-hard loose-leaf advocate, I think this offers much better value than most of the mainstream brands of organic tea bags.
