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Spring Harvest Laoshan Green from Verdant Tea

Terri HarpLady drank Spring Harvest Laoshan Green by Verdant Tea

I used to drink a lot of green tea, especially Dragonwell and Sencha.
Then I kind of lost interest in greens for awhile. It just seemed like they oversteeped too easily and went bitter.

Today I’m in a bit of a green tea mood, and having fun alternating between several different teas for comparison, contrast, and my own salivatory entertainment. I also re-read the article on tea storage from the Verdant site, and am making a real effort to polish off all of my spring picked green and white teas.

This tea is so buttery and sweet, with a creamy texture, like a bowl of steel cut oats that were cooked in the crockpot over night and drizzled with soymilk. The leaves are so tiny, tender, slender and delicate.

2012-11-28 15:47:22 -0500

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Donna A 2012-11-28 18:52:52 -0500

This sounds familiar. I’ve been in the mood for other teas lately, but recently, having read the same thing you did, I pulled out Mrs. Li’s Shi Feng Dragonwell, also from Verdant, and was reminded that it is very nice to sip a green tea once in awhile.

Terri HarpLady 2012-11-28 19:37:04 -0500

I drank some of Mrs. Li’s today too!

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I’m so excited to have found this community! I’m a self-employed Harpist (acoustic & electric – Originals, Classical, Rock, Jazz, etc) & Singer/Songwriter. My days & nights revolve around teaching at home, playing gigs, gardening,& fixing awesome food to eat. My schedule is different everyday, but I just go with the flow, & I sip a lot of tea!

My love of Tea began with Herbals back in the 70’s. One of my favorites was a licorice blend from House of Hezekiah, an old tea shop in Kansas City. There was also a tea with mint, rose petals, chamomile, etc called Nuclear Casual Tea.
In the 80’s I gave up caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, (& a few illicit substances…), and brewed medicinal blends & tinctures to support 4 pregnancies (all children born at home). In the 90’s my love affair with green teas began when I discovered ‘The Republic of Tea’. Their beautiful teas & packaging inspired my original song, “TeaMind”, from my CD “Zen Breakfast”. If you’d like to hear the song for free, drop by my website.

In general, I drink my teas straight, but occasionally I add a pinch of Stevia & maybe some coconut or almond milk (I’m allergic to dairy, gluten, & various other things & avoid most sweets.)

I’ve explored a variety of teas:
Whites tend to be a little bland…sorry
Oolongs are wonderful, especially Orchid & Peach! (I love anything with Peaches)
Roobios – I’m not a fan in general
Puehr – a fairly new direction for me
I’m not a huge fan of flavored teas, unless that flavor is peaches or chocolate, but I do make exceptions, & I’ll try just about anything.

And Black Tea, Oh how I love thee!!
I am on a quest for the most wonderful breakfast cup! I will find you, my Love!