Hoji Matcha - First-Pick Single Origin

  Tea Profile Type: Stone-milled Hojicha Powder Region: Honyama, Shizuoka Farmer: The Saito Family   Tasting Notes Aroma: Toasted grain, forest leaves Taste: Earthy, roasted hazelnuts, baker's chocolate   This Hojicha powder is made by first processing first-flush leaves similarly to sencha. It is then slowly drum-roasted, bringing out deep earthy aromas and toasted grain notes.  Through roasting, hojicha loses some of its caffeine content, and takes on a completely new flavor profile. This is a particularly high-grade hojicha, made with leaves generally reserved for top quality sencha. It is then stone-milled like matcha, resulting in an ultrafine powder that is perfect for making ceremonial tea, tea lattes, and for using in recipes and baked goods. It’s also a perfect topping dusted over vanilla ice cream (one of our fav things)! Hojicha Latte A companion to matcha lattes, hojicha lattes are very popular in Japan. If you're familiar with making matcha and matcha lattes,