Have I mentioned this tea is amazing?! While the aroma of the leaves and liquor was kind of weak I think that was for the best, I am not really big on teas with tobacco aromas, but it was weak enough for me not to care. As for the flavors, once again I noticed thinness, the more I think about it the more this reminds me of an Americano, I do not know how many of my readers are coffee drinkers, but if you have ever had a shot of espresso and compared it to an Americano you’ll notice certain flavors that were not present or prominent in the shot of espresso become apparent. While the liquor is a little light for a houjicha it is very reminiscent of a Japanese houjicha, in fact it is better than many Japanese Hounjichas I’ve had before. At the time of writing this What-Cha is selling 50gs of this tea for $6.90 and I do think it is worth checking out. Because this was such a modestly priced tea I bought 50g of it rather than a sample and I am already half way done. Even though I do not drink Houjichas that often and I just had to through away quite a few of them I am almost running out, I think it is that good.