Genmai Matcha – Premium Japanese Green Tea With Brown Rice and Matcha – Fukamushi Sencha – Deep Steam Tea – From Arahataen Green Tea Farms – Low Caffeine Tea

This is a Genmai Matcha: a premium Japanese green tea With added brown rice and Matcha. It is also a Fukamushi Sencha: a "Deep Steam" tea which is the characteristic style of southern Shizuoka. Shizuoka Prefecture is Japan's preeminent tea growing region and is responsible for more than 40% of Japan's overall tea production. But it's much more than merely the quantity of production that makes Shizuoka such an esteemed tea growing region, it's the high quality of green tea that's produced there that gives the region its cachet.This "Deep Steam" method usually finishes with a high heat roasting (2 or 3 times greater than or from 60-120 seconds longer than the usual Sencha roasting period) which brings out a much richer aroma, and that strong, long-lasting (though occasionally indefinable) umami finish that is consistently intense even after multiple steepings.I routinely infuse these magnificent Sencha green teas 3-4 times without losing any of their intensely vegetal flavor: a flavor that usually retains its depth, complexity and sweetness throughout multiple steepings, giving these pricey green teas much greater value and making them something of a high-quality bargain.Not only is this tea grown in soil to which sugarcane has been added, which makes the tea taste a little sweeter without upsetting its delicate balance of flavor, but roasted brown rice is added as well. This Genmaicha style tea has a warm, nutty flavor that adds a great deal of depth and complexity: but the roasted brown rice also moderates the natural astringency of this intensely flavored green tea. It is also mild and easy on the stomach with reasonable caffeine levels.To top it all off, Matcha is added and gives this green tea an even richer vegetal flavor. You can see the green Matcha powder coating the brown rice and tea leaves. It's not an overwhelming amount, just a dusting that gives an already tasty, complex tea some additional character. The result is a delicious green tea with some unique flavor characteristics.Brew this tea gently, steeping it for a few minutes in freshly boiled water that's been allowed to cool to around 170 degrees. It will reward 2 or even 3 additional infusions. Double the steeping time for each additional infusion in order to maximize flavor. This is another superb green tea from the Japanese Green Tea Co., one of my favorite sources for excellent tea produced by using traditional methods.

Genmai Matcha Japanese Loose Leaf Green Tea With Brown Rice is a very nice tea.I really love it, it is fresh, smooth, and low caffeine, which is a good choice for people who love green teas.However, based on the current price of $45/200g, I think it's expensive for me.

Genmai MatchaI’m a great fan of Genmai tea but I don’t like this Genmai matcha as much. It’s pretty much a mix of Genmai and Matcha. Although I can still taste and smell Genmai, but it loses the aroma of a normal Genmai tea.Also it tasted like dried seaweeds. I asked my boyfriend to tried this and he also had the same feeling.

I had never heard of rice in tea before, but I think it's good! I'm not a tea snob (most of mine comes from my grocery store and I don't bother with specific temperatures, I leave my tea bags in the entire time so my tea is really strong, stuff like that) but I do think this is really unique and good. It's a bit expensive ($45 now, $35 when I ordered) but since it's from Japan and higher quality, I think it's alright.

This tea looks like powdered matcha with tiny blades of grass that have been cut short with roasted brown rice included. The ingredients are actually green tea and brown rice.This tea has a fragrant aroma that is slightly vegetal but mostly toasty. I brewed one teaspoon at 185 degrees for 2 minutes in 10 ounces of water. The resulting brew was a very cloudy green and the flavor and aroma was toasty with subtle sweet vegetal overtones. I really like this tea.I actually feel like I am drinking something very healthy when drinking this. I also love that this comes from Japan instead of China.The current price of $35 for a 7-ounce bag comes to $5 per ounce which I consider expensive but competitively priced. This comes in a resealable pouch.