AIYA SINCE 1888Matcha+ Hydrate ™

I mixed one of these Aiya Matcha Strawberry Pomegranate Drink Mix packets into a water bottle with about 500 mL (~2 cups) of water and shook it up. It took a little shaking to dissolve the mixture but eventually it was all dissolved and stayed dissolved. At first it tasted good, but as neared the end of the bottle I really got tired of that strawberry-pom taste, in fact did not finish the bottle. I wish they would just put pure matcha and the electrolytes in there. The strawberry-pomegranate flavor doesn't really taste like either fruit.Ingredients: cane sugar, matcha, soluble corn fiber, sea salt, potassium carbonate, flavoring blend, (maltodextrin, rice concentrate, natural flavors).45 calories per packet. Includes 7 g added sugars.

Generally I like the flavor of matcha so I gave this a try. I think I added a bit too much water (I used my reusable water bottle and it's more like 20oz. even though I didn't fill it up completely). I didn't have any issues dissolving it with shaking it. The taste was smooth but very light and not too sweet. I didn't really taste too much of the pomegranate, mostly just the matcha taste. Nevertheless it was fine to me and it wasn't too bitter. I noticed there's a caffeinated version so maybe I'll try that next.

the first sip, wasnt really all that bad, but as you continue to drink, it seems to get worse and worse. i legit almost threw up by the time i got the end of my first bottle of this.considering this is a beverage youre expected to drink to get benefits from, making it taste good should be first priority. while this does mix very easily, the weird silky texture it gives, makes drinking this even harder. considering it has alittle over half a tbsp of sugar in, it really doesnt taste like it at all. also, the smell is very gross too, it's almost rancid smelling and the sodium really comes through.

Wanted to give this matcha a try since Ive been using an electrolyte drink daily. Personally wasn’t a huge fan of the flavor combo of the matcha & strawberry pomegranate it had almost a chalky aftertaste for me. I assume it’s one of those things that’s an acquired taste as it’s a unique flavor. I thought they were packaged very conveniently being able to take a small pouch on the go to put into my water bottle.

We got this because it has electrolytes and wanted to give it a try.We were not a fan of the flavor and couldn't get past the first few sips.