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Group: rec.food.drink.tea · Group Profile
Author: toci
Date: Aug 26, 2008 21:18

On Aug 26, 4:40 pm, "Dominic T." gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 26, 3:54 pm, toci yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Of definite interest.  One can taste the wood pulp of the twigs, and
>> something that tastes like bark, also.  This is a very full taste. The
>> twigs float so it doesn't make it easy to strain, next time I'll try
>> the empty tea bags I got once and seldom use.  I'm beginning to think
>> of my switch back from iced tea to hot teas; isn't it early in the
>> summer for that?     Toci
>
> Is this a green or roasted kukicha? I still occasionally drink roasted
> but I've given up on the green stuff. It does make really good iced
> tea and the caffeine content is supposedly low with it. I sometimes
> sweeten it just a hint with some yellow lump sugar or a raw cane
> sugar, but just a small amount not enough to make it "sweet." I'm
> still up for iced tea and sadly summer is coming to a close for me.
>
> - Dominic

It was sold as a green tea. I got it the same time and place, two
years ago at an herbal store, as the genmaicha I just finished. so
it's rather old, but not apparently stale. Untasted, it didn't look
promising as an iced tea, so I was pleasantly surprised. Toci
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