Organic Single-origin Japanese Roasted Tea (Hoji-cha) Loose Leaf 3.52oz (100g) by Tea Kitamura

This organic Hoji cha has a perfect balance of sweetness and roasted after taste! I also like the simple packaging. It’s one of my daily essentials.

Good tea and affordable but more heavily roasted than expected.

Product is exactly as described. Great tasting hojicha and well worth the purchase. It is not top tier, but it is definitely a decent quality hojicha. Will likely buy again.

The flavors are soft and mild. The quality allows for several brews of the same leaves.

This hojicha came in a sealed package but the bag is not resealable. There is no brewing instructions. I just brewed it at 175 ° F, the usual temperature I brew hojicha.It has a very mild flavor, weak fragrance and does not have the taste profile I look for in a hojicha I'd prefer. The after taste also not very good.I love hojicha but not this one.

I was not expecting this to be so deeply roasted. The tea itself was mild and sweet, but it had too much of a charcoal flavor and left an aftertaste that was not appealing.The packaging leaves a little to be desired. There are no instructions. How long to steep? How hot should the water be? Also, the package is not re-sealable. So the tea needs to be transferred to another container so it won't go stale.

Used it for our daily tea and for ice cream

Review of Organic Single-origin Japanese Roasted Tea (Hoji-cha) Loose Leaf 3.52oz (100g) sold by Tea KitamuraI could not find any indication of a Best By date.There are no brewing notes or instructions included. I received brewing instructions from the seller which state:>>[Amount of tea leaves] 0.1 oz. (3g)>>[Temperature of hot water] 203°F (95°C)>>[Amount of hot water] 4.5 fl oz. (130 ml)>>[Extraction time] 30 secondsLooked online for brewing instructions for hojicha tea and the suggestions varied greatly between 2 g per 6 ounces of water up to 8 g for 6 ounces of water. This is a problem because the leaves, stalks, etc., present in the package are very light in weight and 8 g therefore is a very large volume. Suggested water temperature varied between 180F to 205F.Came in a package that cannot be resealed so one must have a storage tin available.Initially tried using 2 g in near boiling water steeped for a few minutes. Taste was a bit bland so some adjustments are required. Supposedly can reinfuse up to twice more (from other online information from other sellers).After receiving the updated brewing instructions I tried again and the flavor was greatly improved (used more tea and less water). A second infusion was not quite as good as the first but passable and I had allowed the tea to steep a bit longer for the second.Updated my review after receiving a response about brewing instructions.