Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green (Matcha)
Where to Buy: Aiya
Product Description:
Aiya’s flagship product, the ceremonial drinking grade of Matcha is perfect for daily consumption. This daily treat contains the highest color quality, nutrient value, and taste for the average consumer.
Taster’s Review:
After my first tasting of Aiya’s amazing Matcha, I looked forward to trying their Ceremonial Grade Matcha with eager anticipation!
I could tell the difference between this and the Premium Grade Matcha immediately when I started whisking. This one had a noticeably thicker consistency. It is VERY frothy; frothing up more than the Premium Grade.
The color is a similar vivid green, but because of the thicker appearance of this tea, it looks less translucent than the Premium Grade … and the Premium Grade DID NOT look all that translucent. This is a very bright, bold green color.
Even though this Matcha is thicker and creamier than the Premium Grade, it still does not impart a chalky aftertaste or texture on the palate. It just tastes smooth and creamy, a bit like a thin smoothie. Very unified; unbroken.
The flavor is a bittersweet flavor that I have come to associate with high quality Matcha … but this is even more intensely flavored. The vegetative flavor is strong!
As I have now tried two different Matcha offering from Aiya, one significant thing I have noticed about these products is that the Matcha remains well-incorporated. Very often, with Matcha, it becomes separated while sipping and some of the Matcha particles fall to the bottom of the chawan, requiring another whisk to maintain the flavor. But with this Matcha, that additional whisking is not necessary. This stuff stays mixed … and the froth doesn’t dissipate either! This remains creamy, thick and frothy until the very last drop!
Product Review: Super Natural Energy from Dragon Pearl
Product Information:
Where to Buy: Dragon Pearl
Product Description:
If you drink energy shots, try theine instead of caffeine for an energy lift without jitters or anxiety.
Dragon Pearl’s Super Natural Energy tea shots are made from potent organic Taimu Mountain Mao Feng whole leaves, brewed into a super-powerful fresh green tea concentrate. The equalavent of three big, strong cups of fresh green tea is in each 2-ounce green tea energy shot.
Feel better and stronger every day.
Highly concentrated natural Theine provides healthy, jitter-free energy without anxiety that comes with chemical caffeine or too much coffee.
Directions:
- Shake
- Twist Hard (or tear the strip)
- Sip to savor the flavors
- Clean the garage
Taster’s Review:
I think that the writers for the Dragon Pearl website must have seen my garage!
I have to admit that I really had my doubts about this energy shot. I haven’t tried those other energy shots because I feared the nervous, jittery feeling that some have reported after use. I also feared the crash that would come in a few hours!
But, so far… so good! I consumed this shot about an hour ago – just before walking to my daughter’s school to pick her up from choir practice. It’s quite a hike – while the school is only a mile away, the hills between our house and my daughter’s school are quite steep! Usually, after I get home after this little jaunt, I am wiped out for about a half an hour or so, but, I’m not feeling that way at all today! I feel like I am at the same energy level that I was before the walk!
Awesome! Of course, I will have to complete this review in a few hours to see if I “crash.”
These 2 ounce shots of energy are quite tasty. They taste a lot like grape juice! There is a little bit of berry taste in the finish that lingers well into the aftertaste. It’s quite good.
That being said, there really isn’t a lot of green tea flavor to this shot. I have a feeling that this was created for those who may not find green tea particularly enjoyable but wish to enjoy the beneficial (and energizing) properties of green tea.
There are other benefits to this shot as well because the fruit juices used here are superfruits: pomegranate, Concord grape juice, blueberry juice and Acai juice. As I said before, the dominate flavor is the grape, but I can also taste notes from the pomegranate and the berries, especially at the tail.
So not only is it a delicious and energizing drink, but the ingredients are actually good for you! Let’s see how I feel in a few hours …
Seven and a half hours later…
Well, I had planned on coming back six hours later, but, I got busy doing other things. (Sorry!) Anyway, I am here to tell you that I did not experience any “crash-like” feelings. Not that I would really know what they were like, having not ever experienced the crash from those other energy drinks. But, I didn’t feel completely drained, if anything, I feel more energetic than I usually do at about this time in the evening!
KUDOS to Dragon Pearl – this Super Natural Energy shot is a winner in my book!
