I absolutely love Deb! And I wanted to like this tea. When I read the ingredients I was like, toasted rice, toasted coconut, sugar, and green tea – YES! Those all sound like ingredients I would love.
I should preface this by saying that I feel neutral about genmaicha. I have only had it one other time; I neither strongly liked nor disliked it. But it could have just been the brand I had. Or I might just not like genmaicha? I think I have to try it more to make a firm decision.
However, I unfortunately did not like this tea as much as I wanted to. When I first sipped it, the coconut took prominence over the rest of the flavours. However, while I was drinking it, the coconut note died down a bit to let the rest of the flavours shine.
I definitely taste the toasted rice and earthy, green notes. I think to improve its current formula; it needs more sugar (Although I understand why Deb used it sparingly since some people might want a dessert-inspired treat, without the sugar, and I can easily add it to the tea at home) and vanilla notes.
Given the ingredients, I obviously never expected it to live up to its namesake. I think this tastes like a genmaicha, with a hint of coconut.
Flavors: Coconut, Earth, Green, Rice, Toasted Rice, Toasty
