Jing Tea

Tried this 50-50 (by spoons, not by weight!) with Jing tea’s peppermint leaves for a “home-blended” version of their Moroccan mint tea. Used slightly hotter water than recommended (80C, not 60) as the sweetness of the mint means that IMO more tannin is needed. In any case it was excellent and very refreshing on both the first and second infusions.

Dry leaves smell light and earthy. Wet, the leaves smell fruity and vegetal like apples and tomatoes. The tea brews to a mellow amber with a complex aroma of honey, grapes, apples and baked bread. The taste is light, fruity and malty with a hint of spice (cinnamon and pepper?). Mildly drying astringency.A very good tea, but a bit mellow for my tastes.

Keep the temp low and time short!

First jasmine tea- can’t see what the fuss is about. really can’t get on with the heavy jasmine aroma. Not for me (or my wife) :o(

Absolutely spot on for the last cup (or two) of the day. Beautiful tea!

Golden amber brew smells like oak. Very mellow taste for a Yunnan (could be steep temp @ work) – pine and bourbon with a definite licorice finish. Hint of astringency. No noticeable bitterness.

Dry leaves smell like dark chocolate. Brews up deep garnet in color. Brewed tea smells like leather, salt and autumn leaves. Tastes clean, peppery and saline.

Pale amber, unusually muted, peach toned brew. Smells woody. Tastes mild and citrusy like cascade hops and pine with a roasty aftertaste. Sharp and mildly bitter.

Pale green in the cup. Smells of grass, vanilla and gardenia. Taste is very mild – sweet spinach, marshmallow with a wine-like finish. Noticeable but not overwhelming bitterness.

Yellowish green liquor. Round, creamy nose with a hint of grape. Tastes light and sweet with a subtle hint of just ripe honeydew melon.

Dry leaves smell fruity. Brews amber with a greenish cast. Brewed up the smell turns to hay. Tastes mild, fruity (apple?), sweet and woody.

Brews reddish amber. Liquor smells like beeswax and humus (the rich soil, not the dip). Taste is buttery roasted oak with a hint of strawberries. Leaves a charcoal, cocoa finish. Mild astringency. Shares some of the characteristics I like in The Simple Leaf’s “Dawn.”

This tea is amazing. In 2006, I received a gift of white darjeeling from Harrod’s in London, and quickly drank it up. Alas, it was no longer available, and all my regular suppliers simply didn’t carry it. So I studied maps of where it was grown, and found only one other retailer that carried /white/ tea from that region: Jing. Perhaps I missed others, but Jing was the only one I ever discovered. So, I ordered a couple hundred grams and, sure enough, it was the same!

Why did I enjoy it so much? It has an usual floral quality that is light, but it doesn’t linger too long, making for a clean finish. I’m not generally a fan of floral teas (save Jasmin, I suppose), but in this case, I think they did a wonderful job.

I really have no idea how or where I obtained this but I did. If any of you steepsters sent it to me THANKS!!! Usually I keep the name with the tea but I don’t know why I didn’t with this one!

I didn’t read this product description before infusing or BLOOMING and I was shocked to see a pale pink type color come alive when it was blooming. Sure I have had red or pink flowers bloom before while tasting flowering teas but I don’t remember the liquid turning a color like this! It’s very pretty!

Dry – the yet-to-be-bloomed ball smelled a lot more intense – that of wild flowers and when the bloom, well, bloomed…the aroma was more light and floral and airy. It is nice!

It has a juicy-sweet taste to it that I am preferring more than most floral bloom type teas! Maybe it’s because it’s NOT Jasmine and it IS different than the other blooms I have infused lately! Whatever it is – it’s great!

Not bad stuff…though I have had it in the cupboard for at least a few months and not sure what I paid for it. Has a typical Rock Oolong taste, toasted, light brown liquor with a pleasing scent almost like a darjeeling. I could drink this daily, but first will have to research what I paid for it. Has a slightly smokey, buttery finish. Rock Oolongs are not my favorite tea, but this one is a personal favorite.

Definitely one of the better Moroccan Mint blends on the market. The peppermint tastes fresh and the gunpowder is of a higher quality than most. I didn’t find the peppermint to be overwhelmingly strong and syrupy. I could actually taste the green tea base. Thumbs up!

Still drinking. Still good. Darjeelings are beginning to grow on me.

I’ve got the sweet spot for brewing this tea. Trick is to use 2 tsp, slightly cooled water, and no more than a 3 minute steep. If done properly, this is a truly delicious tea.

Serious muscatel on this one. Need to work with it more.

Matcha has become a part of my morning routine. Mainly because of the vitamins, but also for taste. I usually can’t afford high-grade stuff, but JING might’ve forced me to rethink my purchases of lower quality stuff. This foams up beautifully, and the taste is nowhere near bitter. Other flavors one finds is a mix of seaweed-like sweetness along with mild fruit notes. It’s an excellent find.

Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2010/10/23/review-jing-tea-japanese-matcha-supreme-green-tea/

I suppose just saying “friggin’ awesome” alone won’t quite cut it here. Well, how about “this had fruit-sweet notes to spare with a crisp earthy center”. Tea-isms for “badass”.

Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2010/12/07/review-jing-tea-2008-raw-puerh-mini-tuo-xiaguan-factory/

Put simply, this is the finest black tea i think humans are able to create IMO.

I seldom spend obscene money on tea because some of the time that price is not reflected.

This tea really is absolutely amazing in pretty much every way, which i why i have 3 packs archived for the future!

Of all the Jun Shan Yin Zhen I have had this year, Jing’s offering is absolutely the best hands down.
Due to its high price i thought i would seek out some JSYZ from other great tea sellers online, even managed to find the coded stuff in the gold tin.

TBH though this is the most expensive one around, but unfortunately it is IMO better by a country mile.

Definitely this years exceptional yellow.