Trying out some mellowmonk's tamaryokucha and Den's Guricha

[ryan]

Just put in an order from the top leaf tamaryokucha from mellow monk as well as Den's guricha. Hopefully this will get me through the holidays where I hope to get a matcha set and get started on that habit. =)

Mellow Monk has a promotion for free shipping in December, comes in handy!
http://www.mellowmonk.com/2008/12/free- ... ember.html

[Ed]

I have had 3 of Mellow Monk's teas and they were all very good. I currently have "Monk's Bliss"(tamaryokucha karigane) and "Harmony"(tamaryokucha genmaicha).

Den's guricha is a perennial favorite of mine. Don't forget to try the Maki fukamushi too.

[greenisgood]

yeah, guricha was kind of a fad but i really like it. such a nice hand shake between japanese and chinese greens (much better than the dreaded chinese sencha).

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I am interested in seeing your reviews on each and how they compare to each other. I enjoyed Den's guricha when I tried it, but haven't sampled Mellow Monk's yet.

[Chip]

yeah, guricha was kind of a fad but i really like it. such a nice hand shake between japanese and chinese greens (much better than the dreaded chinese sencha).

My thoughts pretty much exactly, never going to replace the real deal sencha, but it is a good alternative to Chinese greens. I always felt it was better than most Chinese greens.

I tend to want the guri more in the winter, seems like it is a warming tea maybe?