5 Tasting Notes
Grown in a biodiverse, wild environment, this tea is really teaming with energy. Nice vegetal and floral notes, quite patient. Little astringent.
Longer tasting note here:
http://journeyintoteaculture.com/san-ceng-yun-2017-yunnan-sourcing/
Preparation
Smooth and sweet tea. Though its jasmine flavoured, its not overpowering. Its a constant companion that helps highlight the sweetness of the tea. Its what you would hope to get from a white tea, that being nice flavour and aroma.
Extended review and how i brewed it:
http://journeyintoteaculture.com/jasmine-silver-needle-white-tea-from-tea-source/
Flavors: Floral, Jasmine, Sweet
Preparation
Mellow grassiness and vegetal flavors, and pleasantly sweet. For those that like a vegetal taste that is not too overpowering, this can be a good tea. This green tea is surprisingly patient, with the vegetal taste being a steady companion for many infusions. Really a bargain for this price point, its worth at least getting a sample. Maybe this tea will surprise someone and become an everyday tea?
Longer review, with info on how I brewed it:
http://journeyintoteaculture.com/jade-tips-green-tea-mao-jian-from-canton-tea-company/
Flavors: Grass, Sweet, Vegetal
Preparation
A nice sample of Big Red Robe that has a fairly mellow smokiness in the initial infusions, with an interesting taste of wet slate in the middle infusions. Fairly dynamic flavor range. I brewed this with a gaiwan, and have found even better results brewing it with a yixing. I have a friend that has brewed it western style, and the first infusion is the best, with the subsequent ones being considerably less enjoyable. So brewing style really has a big effect on extracting this teas full potential. If done well, its quite satisfying.
Longer review of this tea and how I brewed it is here:
http://journeyintoteaculture.com/big-red-robe-da-hong-pao-tea-source/
Flavors: Apple, Smoke, Smooth, Wet Rocks
Preparation
Nice vegetal and floral taste in the initial infusions that is not overpowering. The delicate taste also transforms into a nice sweetness in the later infusions. Very delicate buds that brews into a nice liquour, and has a nice mouthfeel.
I brewed this sample of Pi Lo Chun using a gaiwan.
More info:
http://journeyintoteaculture.com/pi-lo-chun-imperial-tea-source/
