Flavored Green Tea

Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Sencha leaves and pieces of dried strawberries and rhubarb. Pours clear straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of strawberries, with notes of green tea leaves and touches of rhubarb. Sweetish flavour of strawberries, with bitter notes of Sencha and dryis...

Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Sencha leaves and pieces of fudge. Pours clear straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of caramel, with notes of Sencha leaves and mild touches of vanilla. Bitterish and herbal flavour of Sencha, with sweetish notes of caramel and hints of vanilla. Mildly...

Half-litre pot at home, made from a mixture of Sencha leaves, pieces of dried rose hip shells, buckthorn berries and heather blossom. Pours nearly clear lightish straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of rose hip, with notes of Sencha leaves and touches of buckthorn. Mild but distinct flavour of Senc...

Cup at home, made from leaves of green tea and what looks like tiny pieces of liquorice root and caramelised apple, cinnamon - the loose blend emits a sweet scent. Pours slightly hazy olive green (against white china) with a small layer of sediment (I used a sieve, not a filter). Clear aroma of green tea leaves, with n...

I really wasn't impressed with this. I was hopeful because the reviews I found elsewhere were good. But, this tea lacks taste and body. There's nothing to it. I even contacted Maeda-en because I thought there might be an issue with the product. It's not what I've come to expect from their brand. Their teas are usually ...