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These little pearls brew up a deep, almost smoky cup with that hint of sweetness the description mentions — it really does drink like a mellow black tea. Perfect for when you want green tea with some real backbone.

I was expecting plain green tea but this drinks almost like a black tea, that malty sweetness caught me off guard. The moderate astringency keeps it from going flat, so I can steep a second cup without it tasting weak.

Wasn't expecting a green tea to remind me of black tea, but these pearls really do — malty and sweet underneath the astringency. The leaves unfold slowly so I get three solid steeps out of one spoonful.