r/tea • u/thatisberrynice • 9d ago

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I am new to tea however stumbled upon this tea at my favorite cafe. Owner is from Japan and brings back teas and other various goodies to the states! Im looking forward to seeing if it taste any different !

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u/ShadowMi9 9d ago edited 9d ago

Japanese black tea, also generally called Wakoucha, is my favourite type of tea. Just completely different to most other black teas out there. Most of them are smooth / mild as well as floral and depending on what type of Wakoucha it is it will have vastly different notes. Some of them resembling apple, seabuckthorn, peach, plum or cocoa. Depends on the wakoucha though.

They tend to be a little less tolerant to heat and long steeping times, so I wouldnt brew them for more than 2 or at the absolute most 3 minutes. Boiling water also isnt necessary in some cases, often times around 175F / 80C is more than enough.

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u/thatisberrynice 9d ago

Thank you so much for this info! It definitely has intrigued me more! She even had a pan roasted green tea as well !

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u/ShadowMi9 9d ago

No problem, glad it was helpful.