Dominic T. > wrote:
>I'd be interested if anyone has had the matcha or the gyokuro/sencha
>from Upton tea, as I normally bypass them for almost everything due to
>some issues I've had with quality and freshness in previous orders,
>but since many of these are packaged and sealed at the producer, they
>may be decent. I'll probably just jump in and make an order at some
>point to test my theory, but if anyone has experience I'd love to know.

I have used Upton's matcha and been very happy with it, though I have
been using it only for cooking since I don't much like brewed matcha.

I have also used their lower grade powdered tea, the one that comes in
little plastic straws, and it's not anywhere near as good as the regular
matcha. Their regular grade is nice and flowery and the other powdered
teas have none of those flowery overtones.
--scott
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