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hojicha

type: green

origin: japan

caffeine: medium

price level: $$$$

Green tea from Japan that is rendered brown by roasting Bancha (a summer crop tea, harvested after Sencha) tea leaves. An Adagio customer favorite, with a toasty nutty flavor and slightly mesquite note. Earthy and warm quality, soothing, clean finish. Steep at 180°F for 2 minutes

Recent reviews

    • 

      I wanted to like this tea but it just tastes like sticks to me. I have both cold brewed it and brewed it at a variety of temperatures and times. I just can't seem to get a taste for it.

    • 

      I really like toasty green teas like this and genmaicha, for example. Maybe a little more toasty and less grassy than genmaicha, but this is really good. It's different from what you might think of when you think green tea, but quite good!

    • BY

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      It was like a stronger oolong with a roasted seaweed aroma. I suppose I just like black teas and green teas with grassiness.

    • 

      Ah hojicha, the green tea that's more like an oolong than anything else. A really great flavor, lends really nice to any blends you might add it to or very soothing plain.

    • AR

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      A nice, strong hojicha. Recommend for people who typically prefer oolongs to green teas. This hojicha has plenty of flavor.

    • AC

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      My partner and I have dubbed this tea "sea witch". It's a strong flavor so it's not a daily cup, but sometimes that mineral flavor with seaweed notes is just the right sort of vibe we are going for.

    • 

      Very unique for a green tea, but I do love the nutty, roasted toasty green tea. At first I didn't like it but years later I tried it again and I'm hooked.

    • 

      Good, but not the best hojicha I've had. It has a nice earthy toasted flavor, but I would have liked it to be a little more nutty like a usual hojicha. Decent though!

    • 

      One of my favorite green teas! It's toasty and a little nutty tasting. I didn't detect any vegetal or grassy notes. I usually brew this at 160F for under 2 minutes. It's good iced too.

    • ET

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      This is a serviceable green tea. It has a very nutty flavor, different from the grassy or herbal flavor of other green teas. It makes a good change if you want a different flavor but don't want the caffeine hitch of black tea.

    • 

      I'm into the more fruity teas. This one was a little too early for me. Maybe one day it will grow on me like some of the other teas have but not right now.

    • 

      I love the hay like aroma and nutty/earthy flavor of this tea! And, it blends so well with other teas especially chocolate or other sweet flavors. one of my favorites!

    • CK

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      This is a top 5 perfect tea (according to my tastes, at least)--hands down! It doesn't have much caffeine, less so than many other green teas, but it's bracing and invigorating enough to make a great morning cup. This is the tea I reach for most frequently, if my purchase history is to be believed.

    • 

      The smell and taste are quite strong. I barely was able to drink this..

    • 

      With some honey added into this tea, I was able to enjoy the natural toasted, almond- like flavors of this green tea that didn’t taste like a green tea at all. I brewed at 175 degrees for 2 minutes and enjoyed a smaller second steep as well.

    • 

      Toasty and slightly vegetal, this blend is different from any other green I've tried. There's a slight grassy flavor combined with a mild seaweed flavor that worried me when I caught the scent as I'm not typically a fan of savory green teas, but the malty flavor gives it a bit of light, natural sweetness that tips it in my favor. This won't be an every day cup for me, but I can see this going great with a nice sushi dinner occasionally.

    • 

      The rich umami flavor is balanced by a mild sweetness. It is nutty and earthy. I liked it more than I thought I would.

    • TR

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      Definitively not in love with this tea. It just has a toasty flavor that I don't think is for me. I feel like this was a love it or hate it sort of experience, one that I will not be seeking out once more

    • 

      This is freaking delicious!!! I got this in my green tea sampler box, and it is one of my favorites! It has a delicious, warming, nutty roasted flavor that I love.

      Edit: I wound up getting 3 solid steeps out of one serving, and a 4th, weaker (but still decent) brew. Definitely reordering next time!

    • 

      Nutty and toasty roasty. Pretty decent stuff all told.

    • LF

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      Very different for tea, but really enjoyable. I liked drinking this plain

    • 

      This is by far one of my favorite green teas. It was given as a 'gift' sample in an order for adagio and I am certainly going to order more when I run out. I love how much nuttier it is than regular green

    • 

      I enjoy hojicha. This is exactly what hojicha should taste like: nice and toasty! This particular hojicha doesn't really have anything about it that separates it from other brands' hojicha.

    • 

      A really nice green tea! It's got a roasty quality that I love, and the green-vegetal notes that I don't always like in other green teas, is very mild in this one.

    • 

      This is a wonderful, comforting cup of tea. It's roasty and toasty and very smooth with no bitterness. It has a good amount of mineral flavor and an almost honey-like taste. Light astringency to finish leaving its flavor to linger in the mouth.

    • 

      Not your usual vegetal tasting green tea. Nutty and toasty. I added some sugar and enjoyed it.

    • 

      To me, it tastes kind of like Udon broth with a hint of chocolate. Not awful, but strange for a tea.

    • 

      I like the toastedness of this tea, it has a good nutty flavor in contrast to the vegetal taste that many green teas have.

    • 

      This is a very earthy tea. Not my personal favorite, but green tea lovers would probably enjoy it.

    • 

      A nice earthy roasted green, very flavorful and pleasant.

    • DL

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      Very nice earthy, roasted flavor. The vegetal undertones from the bancha leaves still come through giving this roasted green a nice level of complexity.

    • 

      Nice toasted pine nut and vegetal, almost seaweed. Brothy and really rich.

    • 

      I really, really liked this. I typically want flavored green tea but this was nutty and warming and delicious.

    • AW

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      The toasted flavor of this tea comes through really strongly, which I didn't love personally, but if you like roasted teas you'll enjoy this!

    • 

      I love the toastiness of this tea. There's no bitterness, and its a very unique green tea.

    • 

      Love it. Very classic very pure. Great tea for every morning

    • 

      Im a big fan of hojicha tea and this is a great one. Its smokey and earthy while still maintaining a fresh green tea flavor

    • 

      An amazing tea that took my by surprise. The flavor is toasty and nutty and so comforting.

    • 

      This is a very unique green tea and I wasn't expecting the flavor I got. It's a lot earthier than most greens, but makes for a nice change from the more standard flavors.

    • 

      Love love love the nutty notes! Hojicha is one of my favorite teas and the Hojicha from Adagio is one of my favorites!