China Green Tips (full leaf)

Today’s afternoon green tea selection was Tazo China Green Tips. I made the mistake of neglecting to order it in a ceramic mug (at Starbucks), so the water was really too hot. As a result, the brew was not quite as delicious as the last time. I won’t make that mistake again!

second infusion: I decided to use my sachets for decaffeinated green after dinner and found the brew to be pretty good. I do believe that the first infusion was too hot, though, so this one was also not as good as last time, either.

third infusion: With so much tea in these sachets, I tried a third infusion. It was just okay.

Good complement to an afternoon of writing.

Bagged,
Appearance:
Aroma when Dry: vegital, sour
After water is first poured: sour, grassy
At end of first steep: sour, buttery, grassy
Tea liquor:
At beginning of steep: light green
At end of steep: mossy, foresty green
Staple? No
Preferred time of day: any
Taste:
At first: grassy, sour, slight creaminess at closing
As it cools ? Stays grassy, gets a bit sticky,
Additives used (milk, honey, sugar etc)? No
Lingers? Yes, grassy, bitter and creamy

in a pinch for some decent quality green tea? i’ll say that this does the trick when I don’t have my usual whole leaf tea. I can usually get two infusions out of a venti size since they put in two tea bags. I sweeten to taste with white sugar or honey if available at the location.

I think that this is a pretty good tea for the price. Definitely not a life-changing tea or anything, but it is still pleasant. The main problem that I have is that the first steeping can be a little astringent, which is why I actually prefer the second steeping of this tea. It could also be a little smoother in my opinion. Really, the price is what makes it stand out.

See my full review:
http://fullysteeped.blogspot.com/2012/12/tazo-china-green-tips-full-leaf-tea.html

This is called China Green tips (full leaf) and comes in a large tea bag / sachet. Unfortunately it didn’t have any full leafs they were medium sized pieces of broken leaves. That being said it was bigger pieces than any other tea bag I have seen.

It tastes very good and fresh. The best bagged green tea I have ever tasted.

I honestly preferred it before starbucks moved to full leaf. Personally now this tea tasted like someone emptied the full bag of a lawnmower and brewed it.