Tochiotome

Tea Information:

Leaf Type: Green

Where to Buy: Lupicia

Product Description:

Japanese green tea is scented with the fresh and juicy aroma of “TOCHIOTOME”, the representative strawberry cultivar of Japan.

Taster’s Review:

I love strawberries, they are one of my favorite fruits. And perhaps even better than a fresh, sun-ripened strawberry is a cup of strawberry tea. (What can I say, I love tea even more than I love strawberries!) And when it comes to strawberry flavored teas, the best place to go is Lupicia!

Why? Quite simply, Lupicia has the largest selection of strawberry flavored teas that I have ever seen with something that is sure to please just about any strawberry enthusiast. They manage to capture this delicious fruit in all its splendor. Tochiotome is the most recent strawberry tea from Lupicia that I’ve been lucky enough to sample, and it is a very special tea, indeed.

Now, I have not tried the Tochiotome strawberry, and since it is cultivated in Japan, I probably never will. So, I have only this tea from Lupicia to go on. The flavor is unlike a typical strawberry I would find locally. It has a wine-like characteristic. It is a distinct strawberry taste – sweet and juicy with tangy notes at the finish – but, there is more to it than just the typical strawberry notes. This Tochiotome strawberry almost seems to taste like a cross between a strawberry and an elderberry! It’s rather enchanting!

The green tea base is light-bodied with a delicate, fresh taste. There are hints of grassy notes in the background but nothing too strong to distract the palate from the enticing berry flavor. It has a very clean taste and seems quite content to let the Tochiotome strawberry play the lead role in this cup.

If you are a fan of strawberries and are looking for something a little different and interesting, I recommend giving this a try. It is a delightfully contemplative cup!

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Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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