Category: Green Tea

#todaystea – Surprisingly is the same as yesterday’s tea, just one year fresher. The differences are quite stark.

Spring, 2020; var. ; Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province; one bud and leaf, green tea process;

Infusion: 3g in 150ml for 15 sec@85 deg. C
Dry Leaf Aroma: aromatic, fragrant, biscuit, caramel, hint of chocolate;
Wet Leaf Aroma: strong, vegetal, canned peas, broccoli, hints of dried raw egg;
Liquor: Pale yellow with a faint green tinge, aroma is soft, elusive, almost non-existent;
Mouthfeel: creamy, moderately thick, mild peppery tingle, with a lingering sweetness & astringency;
Taste: subtle vegetal hints, mildly floral hints of orchid and osmanthus.

#todaystea – Spring, 2019; var. ; Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province; one bud and leaf, green tea process;

Infusion: 3g in 180ml for 20 sec@85 deg. C
Dry Leaf Aroma: aromatic, fragrant, cotton candy, eggy;
Wet Leaf Aroma: vegetal, overcooked green beans;
Liquor: Pale yellow color, mild vegetal, and faint scrambled egg aroma;
Mouthfeel: luscious, creamy, viscous, and mild peppery tingle, with a lingering slightly astringency;
Taste: subtle vegetal hints with a slow to arise lingering sweetness, & perhaps some retronasal hints of orchid.

#todaystea – Spring, 2019; var. #43; Shifeng, West Lake, Hangzhou; 1leaf &1bud, green tea process; 200-300 meters; Shifeng Longjing grows in white sand soil.

Infusion: 3g in 150ml for 10sec@85deg. C

Dry leaf aroma: sweet, malty, candy/caramel, boiled lollies
Wet leaf: canned green peas, cooked green leaf veg;
Liquor: Pale yellow with almost no noticeable aroma;
Mouthfeel: thin, creamy, buttery;
Taste: slightly herbal/grassy, nutty, a soft peppery or mint-like bite in the finish, & a gently sweet, lingering aftertaste.

#TodaysTea: Spring, 2017; var. ; Yu Hua Tai, Rain Flower Terrace, #Nanjing, Jiangsu; 1 bud 1 leaf, manual processing into pine needle shape; Tea Gift or Tribute Tea.

The aroma of the wet leaves is mild, green-ish, like a florist shop. The aroma of the liquor is delicate, almost unnoticeable. The taste is pleasant, light, fresh, with a syrupy mouthfeel, and slightly astringent finish, with a semi-sweet, almost fennel like after taste.

This is a special tea. Specific to Nanjing where the CCP in 1950, allowed the residents of Nanjing to make this tea as a memorial to those that died in the #Nanjingmassacre. It was originally reserved as a #tribute Tea for gifting to high level officials and company leaders. Today it is a little more readily accessible.

#TodaysTea: #Longjing “#DragonWell” Green Tea. Spring, 2020; var. ; Jiaxing, Zhejiang; 1 leaf, 1 bud, pan roasted.

3g. 10sec infusions @85deg. C

Both dry and wet leaves have a Nutty, buttery, slightly herbal/grassy aroma. The pale yellow tea liquor has a creamy mouthfeel, a soft, peppery or mint-like bite in the finish, and a gently sweet, lingering aftertaste.