Green Popcorn

My favorite of green teas from this site! It reminds me of breakfast cereal in the morning and popcorn in the evening.

I love this tea. The aroma is so delightful- reminds me of a fresh rice cake. The flavor is really interesting, and is almost savory. This tea is a keeper in my stash!

We really enjoy this tea--a completely different flavor than we've ever had. The toasted rice gives it an almost yeasty flavor. I mix it with a green tea and a little jasmine for a delicious, unusualy cup

With its unusual toasted-rice flavor profile, this is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of tea, and for me it just didn't work. Some of my friends swear by it, though, and tell me it's an excellent example of the style.

Ok I'd imagine this is an aquired taste. It's very grassy with a strong taste of toasted grains. Personally I love it but not for everyone.

I ordered this because I usually like green teas. I found out it was "Green Popcorn Tea." I am probably the only person on the planet who does not care for popcorn. Drinking a tea that tastes like popcorn is no joy to me. If you like popcorn you may like this tea. The only redeeming quality is that if you add sugar and cream, it does taste good, assuming you like your tea sweet.

My boyfriend and I both love this tea. Reminds me of the rice teas my grandma always served. The grain flavor is great. If you want a strong tea flavor, you will need to add a fairly large serving, while if you want the grain to dominate, you can brew longer with less.

This tea is not for everyone but I love it. My husband doesn't like it. The aroma is like fresh (non-buttered) popcorn, and he feels like he should be chewing it ;-) But truly the green tea flavor is there too, just more toasty.

One of the few green teas I will drink. It's a little odd at first but its unique, light flavor is perfect after a workout. I love this one after my aikido class!

I was very interested in trying this unique sounding tea, but was sadly very disappointed. It was not so much the taste, which I found rather interesting, but I found the smell highly unpleasant. I could not bring myself to finish one cup. Love the look, not so much anything else.

One of the best genmai cha teas around. Most other genmai chas have too much of a burnt popcorn flavor.

This is obviously just my opinion, since I think this tea would be great if you like this particular flavor, I personally, could not finish my first cup. It basically tastes like drinking hot water with a strong brown rice aftertaste. Definitely not my thing.

I'll admit to being really skeptical about this at first, but it ended up being fantastic. The rice adds a nice light flavour to it, making it a lot tastier to me than most green teas I try.

I really like genmai cha's and this one was not bad. It didn't quite live up to Samovar's "Ryokucha" genmai cha, but it was pretty good.

The flavor of this tea is great if you enjoy a grainy, malty taste. The downside is that it is extremely sensitive to steeping conditions and the leaves do not brew well a second time. Despite this, it is still an excellent tea.

If you are into trying different things, definitely try this genmai cha at least once. It's great for sipping during a cold day while reading a book at home.

I really liked this tea. The nutty flavor of the popcorn/rice combined really well with the smoky flavor of the tea.

The aroma and taste was initially strange, but grew on me. Maybe, too, the backstory added to my experience of this interesting tea.

I go to this tea time and time again because of its economics and its taste. This is my everyday tea because it's not too strong, brewing it is bulletproof and because when it's time to reorder, I don't need to worry about my grocery budget.

I really couldn't stomach this one. I rated it okay for the fact that i don't particularly like greent tea; which I suspect is what made me biased; and I don't want to turn away anyone who does enjoy it on my review alone. That said, I was actually really looking forward to trying this tea, despite not being a huge green tea fan~ roasted rice & popcorn sounded fabulous to my taste sensibilities. I brewed it at under-boiling (as you should with green teas); and only for about a minute~ it was a pale yellow-green in colour & cloudy, the first thing that tipped me off i might not like it. What did it in though was the aroma. It was just really awful to me- something akin to mowed grass~ a normally lovely scent to someone in the middle of a snowy cleveland morning, but just not right for my cup of tea. The roasted rice & popcorn are definitely evident in it as well; and might have tasted fantastic in a black tea or even a white tea, but mingled with the green, it was just not pleasant. I can enjoy a savory or earthy tea; but this didn't fall into that category. If you enjoy green tea, don't let my review deter you though~ try a sample before you buy the whole tin; you might love it. If however, you're not a green tea fan; or new to green tea, i wouldn't reccomend it. Most of all, this reminded me to take advantage of the samples Adagio offers- they're really a great option; you get 10 cups worth for $2, so you can really determine if you like something before investing in it- last time i ordered a sample I loved it and couldn't wait till the full size arrived, so i jumped the boat on this one & ended up regretting it, since there's a 35% loss in a refund- so be wise fellow shopper, and just take advantage of the great sample sizes Adagio offers if you're not 100% certain- better to love it so much you use up the sample & have to wait a day till the full tin arrives than not love it & waste money you could have spent on one you did. With Adagio's super fast shipping, it won't be that long of a wait :)