High mountain matcha - tastes like high mountain oolong?

Made from leaves that have not been oxidized.
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High mountain matcha - tastes like high mountain oolong?

by kongni » Aug 19th, '08, 14:39

I came across this image on Maccha Moose's photostream on Flickr--

http://www.flickr.com/photos/teamtea/2558144481/

From what I gather, this is a matcha that tastes like oolong and is being produced in Taiwan. Does anyone know more about it? MUST try!!! :D
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by Geekgirl » Aug 19th, '08, 15:15

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I think I'll pass.
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by Victoria » Aug 19th, '08, 15:37

Ummm well the White Tea Matcha was rather vile in retrospect, so
it's hard to get excited about this one. But yeah, I'll try it, of course.
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by Space Samurai » Aug 19th, '08, 17:35

I was curious about the White tea matcha, so good to know.
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by kongni » Aug 19th, '08, 20:19

Never heard of white tea matcha either.

Hmmm...Maybe it's better to leave matcha production to the Japanese :)
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by joelbct » Aug 19th, '08, 21:44

Victoria wrote:Ummm well the White Tea Matcha was rather vile in retrospect
Thanx for the tip, I had considered ordering this one too. Yeah, Tencha Matcha seems to be where it's at for ground-up tea, at least in the current century...
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by Victoria » Aug 19th, '08, 22:14

joelbct wrote:
Victoria wrote:Ummm well the White Tea Matcha was rather vile in retrospect
Thanx for the tip, I had considered ordering this one too. Yeah, Tencha Matcha seems to be where it's at for ground-up tea, at least in the current century...
Re: the white matcha - I wrote my impressions and posted some pics here:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t= ... c&start=15

Not listed as matcha, but rather ground white tea.
Nasty either way.
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