Matcha Genmai Cha

I used to buy this tea directly from the manufacturer. They stopped doing direct orders so found this on Amazon. The leaves are a bit more broken up than the smaller package but the taste is the same. Very mellow and smooth green matcha, genmaicha (roasted barley or rice) tea...best I've had. The size of this bag is enormous. I think it'll last me years. I hope the tea doesn't go bad before I can finish it. Great value, highly recommend.

Love this tea so much!!! Drink a whole jar everyday taste so nice

Good taste, good mix of roasted rice, green tea, and matcha. At 35, it is also a good value.

Flavor. Pricier than what I used to buy for about 1/2 the price but the times they have a changed.

Best Genmai Cha I've ordered online. I remember having this type of tea in Japan and they always had the matcha sprinkled in it. Well, these guys were generous with the sprinkling. Love it. Brings back memories. Delicious.

Amazing green tea. Had it at an authentic Japanese restaurant and loved it so much I asked them to show me the packaging so I could buy it myself.

I was drinking the TEAki Hut Organic Matcha Green Tea Powder, but it started getting expensive. This was the least expensive per ounce when I bought it compared to other unsweetened brands; it was packaged in the U.S.A. (that's always a plus for me) although I can't say where it was produced; the antioxidants in green tea are REALLY good for you (I bought it to help lose some belly fat); the tiny amount of caffeine in it (slightly more than a decaf coffee & less than a can of soda - I researched this as well) gives me just the right amount of energy. I eliminated caffeine from my diet about 20 years ago, so the amount in this is all I need to keep from needing an afternoon nap or feeling like I'm buzzing around. Compared to what I was drinking before this was not a powder, so I blended it up in my Vitamix (probably messing with the "best if used by" time frame, but I'm sure I'll use it up well before the summer of 2018). Blended it's a bit gritty, but not unpleasant. The taste is definitely different with the roasted rice. I sweeten it with honey and the aftertaste reminds me of kettle corn (which is a sweet popcorn). If the price is right, I'll probably buy it again in the future.

This tea is good on the first brew, nice and green from the matcha which I like but when I brew my second cup, tea doesn't taste the same and is brown in color. Not consistent. I'm half Japanese and drank Japanese green tea most of my life so I know how good tea should taste and this doesn't hit the mark.