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I've been drinking Kirkland branded green tea for at least three years. Empty remaining Matcha from outer envelope to surface of tea." I interpreted this as meaning: Cut the tea bag open and shake the soggy ground tea leaves that are in the tea bag into your cup. For the cup of tea I just brewed, there was no remaining Matcha in the envelope. The instructions on the back of those envelopes said to steep the tea in boiling water for 30 seconds.This differs from the current green colored box and its envelopes. It did taste stronger, but not unpleasantly bitter. Also, the brewing instructions are different. It used to be packaged in a yellow box with yellow envelopes inside. My wife read this as shaking whatever Matcha was left in the (green) outer envelope (rather than the tea bag)into the cup.
The new tea is identified as Matcha and the (different and confusing) brewing instructions are:"Insert tea bag, pour 80°C (176°F) hot water. Steep 30 seconds, shake tea bag and remove. Consequently, I cut open the nylon envelope and poured the soggy matcha into the cup. In fact, it was very good.If you want to learn more about Matcha and its health benefits, you can view a neat video clip here:[.].Make sure you click the yellow large screen display button at the right bottom corner of the screen.
How can you tell this is good green tea. It's green when you make it, not brown like others I've tried. This is as close to Japanese green tea that you will ever find in a mainstream American market. Not exorbitantly priced either.
Kirkland is the Costco brand and sometimes it can be hit and miss. With this green tea it is a definate hit.Truly rivals some of the best green tea I have had and definately worth it for the price, it is the best bang for the buck of quality and price on green teas.
I am really picky with tea. I rarely drink from a tea bag.But this green tea actually make me wanting to get a box of 100 tea bags. Amazing.
Of course the water can't be too hot, or bag shouldn't stay for longer than 30 sec.And water needs to be filtered for better taste,as water can spoil so much.The price for the taste is in my opinion really good, and this one is my daily tea,it is not fancy, yet really good. Of course if you drink the very expensive green Japanese loose teas,prepared in a traditional way, this one is of course such a great taste as expensive macha with bright green color.But I am not such gourmet. I have never been a friend of tea in bags, but this one I really like.And only one tea I drink in bags without complaining.(And I should add the bags are nice nylon and separately packaged). This matcha is a blend,so, we don't know from which region it comes, is generic, but I don't mind.Again, it is not a gourmet tea, and I gave five stars for being special in its class: inexpensive teas in bags. Nor I have been in Japan. This one is good for me, nice taste, ( slightly dry green and has sweetness of rice), nice color. Also excellent tea to introduce green tea haters into drinking green ones. (Many people don't like certain aftertastes, this one is mellow enough and fresh tasting).
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