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Greenmax’s Matcha Milk

Matcha Milk by Greenmax
Green Tea (Matcha) / Flavoured
$7.99 for 320g (16 sachets)

First Impressions

It’s a Monday, and this is a matcha. Seemed like a fitting option! Matcha Milk was an addition to my shopping cart during a weekly grocery trip – the bright green was certainly an eye catcher.

The bag has 16 sachets (20g each), each containing the Matcha Milk powder. The aroma is surprisingly fragrant compared to what I was expecting – there’s sweetness, creaminess, and a grassy note that has light vegetal notes. Matcha Milk consists of: sugar, creamer, matcha powder, and milk powder.

Preparation

Greenmax recommends preparing Matcha Milk with 150ml of boiling (100°C/212°F) water, and to add ice cubes for an iced drinks. I opted to use a lower water temperature (79°C/175°F), and prepared it as a hot drink.

First Taste

Matcha Milk prepares to a milky pear green. The aroma is grassy, vegetal with hints of cream. The flavour is sweet, grassy, slight astringency, and a creaminess from the milk powder that lends to the credibility as being a matcha ‘milk’ – thinking of this as a matcha latte option.

A Second Cup?

As it is a drink mix, there are no second steeps with Matcha Milk.

My Overall Impression

I loved Greenmax’s Matcha Milk. There’s something pleasant about Matcha Milk in that it does taste like matcha and isn’t overly sweet – it makes it an attractive option as a matcha latte on-the-go. The price also makes it a great option (50¢ per serving!), although I do wish that there was less packaging involved – a tin of just the powder would be great for making it better for the environment.

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Nestle’s Milk Tea KitKat

Milk Tea KitKat by Nestle
$5.99 for 128g (11 bars)

First Impressions

A little trip down the snacks aisle at my favourite Asian grocery store led me to spot these mini tea-themed chocolate bars. A bag of chocolate featuring a tea pot and a cup of tea and inviting me a tea party? Why not! Milk tea-flavoured chocolate sounds like my cup of tea (pun very much intended).

Each chocolate bar has a fun wrapping – there’s six designs in total. I personally like the one wishing me a nice break and telling me that it’s tea time. These bars consist of: sugar, palm oil, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, wheat flour, black tea powder, yeast, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, soy lecithin, caramel, artificial flavour, sodium bicarbonate, and yeast extract.

First Taste

These mini chocolate bars are cute and small – perfect snack size and a nice little treat for a long day at work. The flavour does remind me very strongly of milk tea – it has that black tea mixed with dairy flavour. I do think they’re a bit on the sweet side, but sugar is literally the first ingredient. There’s that familiar wafer layer from the milk chocolate variety, but the tea flavouring is nice, and makes it taste different from the usual chocolate bar.

My Overall Impression

I liked Nestle’s Milk Tea KitKat. I found the flavour to be very reminiscent of milk tea, and the size is great for a snack (perfect as a little pick-me-up during a long twelve-hour shift!). I did find them quite sweet though, so if you’re not of a cloyingly sugary sweet treat this one might not be the one for you. I’ll definitely be enjoying them and finishing off the bag.

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Dessert by Deb’s Peaches & Cream Chai

Peaches & Cream Chai by Dessert by Deb
Black Tea / Flavoured
$6.50 for 25g

Peaches & Cream Chai came to me as part of the bimonthly subscription box from Dessert by Deb.

First Impressions

Peaches & Cream Chai comes in a familiar package. A matte gold pouch came in my bimonthly subscription box, with a colourful label across the front that has the fun polka dots. Peaches & Cream Chai is a part of Dessert by Deb’s Little Country Kitchen Collection.

Peaches & Cream makes me think of a few things. The bicolour corn, for one, and also literally ripe peach slices with a dollop of whipped cream. Just a pleasant little summer time dessert. I will also take strawberries with whipped cream, or blueberries with whipped cream – just saying.

Peaches & Cream Chai consists of organic: black tea, natural peach essence, ginger, peaches, toasted coconut, cardamom, and calendula petals. The dry leaf is nice to look at, and it has a strong aroma to it that is a blend of ginger and peach.

Preparation

Dessert by Deb recommends preparing Peaches & Cream Chai with 212°F (100°C) water and to steep for 5 to 6 minutes, and also included a recommendation to enjoy as a tea latte. I opted to do an initial steep of Peaches & Cream Chai for 5 minutes.

First Taste

Peaches & Cream Chai steeps to a bright orange colour, and has a strong ginger aroma. Mixed in with the fragrance profile is the cardamom, and a light background of peaches. The flavour itself is strongly ginger and cardamom, with the peach and coconut mingling in the background. It’s got a light sweetness to it, and the qualities that I enjoy in a chai (cardamom, primarily).

A Second Cup?

I did attempt to resteep the leaves, but found that the flavour wasn’t as strong as an the initial steep. I would recommend Peaches & Cream Chai for just the initial steep.

My Overall Impression

I loved Dessert by Deb’s Peaches & Cream Chai. The flavour was enjoyable, and the peach flavour adds something quite nice to a traditional chai flavour profile. It has a lot of pep to it, and a nice brightness to my cup. I would have this as a tea latte for sure, as I think that’ll add that ‘cream’ quality for Peaches & Cream.

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