Company: Den’s Tea

Type: Green

Cost: $4.25 for 2oz

Two things make rainy, gloomy days better.  Candles and tea.  On this gray day I turned to Den’s Tea Genmaicha Extra Green.  I have been enjoying this tea for a quite a while and it is truly one of my favorites.  My first taste of a Genmaicha was at a Japanese restaurant where my dad and I shared a pot of tea.  The taste of that tea lingered in my mouth and I wanted to know what kind of tea it was since it was so unique.  I finally found it after ordering the green tea sampler from Den’s tea.  Inside that sampler was the tea I had been searching for.  Now I don’t know if the restaurant uses that particular brand, but I am certain I was served a genmaicha.

From my understanding, genmaicha is not the most high end green tea but that doesn’t matter to me.  I love it just the same.  Genmaicha is a green tea with roasted brown rice added to it.  This particular genmaicha adds matcha to the mix.  It has a wonderful nutty green taste that is robust, never bitter, and savory.  I honestly can’t get enough of this tea.  This is one of the few teas that I order lots of because it has become a standard in my tea cabinet.  In fact, I need to order more!  I have tasted several genmaicha’s but this is the one I prefer.  The taste is the strongest without bearing down upon my taste buds and becoming bitter.  The brown rice never tastes burnt and the matcha gives it a lovely strong flavor.  I indulge in this tea often and will continue to do so for a long time to come.

The product(s) included in this post were purchased by myself or sent as a free sample along with a purchase.