Tag: Bad

? A Spotted Matcha Latte at Dollop

Post author By needmatcha.com
Post date July 31, 2019
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Overall: Avoid

I've been to several Dollops & have had a wide range of matcha success. It clearly just depends on the care & experience of the barista.

Dollops that usually get it right are the locations at Damen/Augusta and

Definitely looks like matcha. Tastes a tiny bit like matcha. But also tastes like a glass of dirty oat milk. Not good for Oatly. Not good for Spirit Tea. Not good for Dollop. Not good for matcha. Not for me. Several other customers seemed to be fine with it, though.

I'll go back to other Dollops, but this was certainly the worst I've had from Dollop and one of the worst in the city, especially considering the ingredients and equipment were top notch.

Tags Bad, Chicago, Dollop

Products

? Ujido Summer Harvest

Post author By needmatcha.com
Post date July 17, 2019

Overall: Avoid

Date of Taste: 7/10/2019

Time of Taste: 9:15 AM

Rating: Just Okay

Brand: Ujido

Price: $8

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ABMhfl

Region: Uji

Use for: Lattes (probably sweetened), maybe use it for iced matcha with coconut water or regular water+sweetener

When tasted...

Temp: Hot Water

Amount: ½ tsp

Notes:

A little too bitter & just off tasting.

Plenty of decent matchas near this price point. However, in a pinch, this was the only matcha at the grocery in Msp. So, I'm glad they had it and glad it was reasonably priced for a halfway-decent product.

Has a little graininess (similar but not as bad as Sawada)

Definitely use this for lattes only. And maybe use a touch less than you normally would (just a tinsy bit less). And add just a teensy bit more honey or sweetener than you usually would.

After the fact...

Some research turned up that Ujido calls this a "High Culinary" grade matcha, which means it's for cooking. The idea of "High" culinary is their admission that it's not really great for just drinking, but they want you to think it is. That said, the price isn't terrible for easily accessible decent matcha, but it is, in fact, definitely cooking grade matcha.