Customer Reviews

Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Tamayokucha Green Tea, Tea Bags, 100 Count

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A most enjoyable, if somewhat faint, tea. My daughter just came back from China and she said it was the best tea she's had since China. Somewhat to the whie tea side (2 buds) of green tea (and a leaf), I prefer a greener tea that tastes more like spinach, but then again I am somewhat of a western peasant.

This is a very nice green tea with great flavor, but the description makes it sound a bit like the REALLY green-colored tea found in sushi restaurants. It is not - when brewed, it comes out a light brownish-green, similar (oddly) to the color of the cardboard box in the picture. It also is not as "grassy" as that green tea - the flavor is definitely bolder. Brew at about 180 for best results - if you brew in boiling water it can become bitter. This is a great deal for green tea of this quality in this volume. Each bag is individually sealed, which is nice although it does involve some waste of plastic.

If you're trying to switch from coffee or black tea to green, it's hard to go wrong with this stuff. If you are a lover of "flavored" teas you will probably not like this - it is JUST tea, no flavors, pure and very simple. Also, for those who care, green tea can stain your teeth even more than coffee, strangely - be warned if you plan to drink a lot of this. On the positive side, it won't give you that wretched coffee breath that is the bane of my office existence.

I've only been drinking green tea for a couple years, but this is the best green tea that I have tasted. It instantly became a favorite. While this has been in the cupboard, all other teas bags have sat gathering dust.

Is it worth the price? Yes.

This is a great green tea. Mellow, smooth, conveniently wrapped.
It's the best bagged tea I have had so far and I drink it daily.

My fiancee says that Japanese tea is "grassy," and that aspect certainly comes out in this tea, although it is exceptionally smooth. It's great as an iced tea with Splenda, but much lighter than your black teas.

While this is decent for mass produced bagged tea, the cost is not at all justified. I've had my fair share of Japanese greens, including many Tamaryokuchas, and this is not a good Tamaryokucha.

Not only is the aroma and flavor lacking (this almost tastes and smells like a bad vegetal oolong more than a Japanese green), the color is completely off. Instead of the emerald green you'd expect from a steamed Japanese green, it produces a muddy yellow color. The lush mango aftertaste you'd expect from a Tamaryokucha is almost completely missing from this tea.

If you want a true Japanese tea experience, go to a local tea shop and buy some high-grade Tamaryokucha, Gyokuro, Sencha or Matcha and a cheap kyusu to brew it in. The initial cost will be higher, but you will save money over the long run brewing in this method, and the quality of your tea will be considerably better.

This proved to be an excelent green tea. It is low in caffeine so having 2 or 3 cups before work doesn't leave me shaking but it certainly wakes you up. A light bitter following refreshes each swallow and leaves the tongue craving more. Perfect with honey and a touch of lemon.

From the first time I had a cup of this tea I was convinced...it is the best green tea I have ever had. Every time I have a cup I say (to myself) "I love this tea". A definite thumbs up recommendation.

weak, unpleasant flavor. Won't be ordering again. Disappointed, because we love the other varieties from two leaves and a bud.

This does NOT taste at all like sencha -- not even a bad sencha. Instead, it tastes like a bad version of the mass produced standard green tea. If you're looking for a sencha flavor or even a good green tea flavor, avoid !