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Invader Zim

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Spring Harvest Laoshan Green from Verdant Tea

Invader Zim drank Spring Harvest Laoshan Green by Verdant Tea

Upon opening the bag I see a dark green tea. I get whiffs of a creamy, vegetal tea with a hint of smokiness. Brewed this up gaiwan style at 175F. The wet leaves smell sweet, vegetal and creamy.

Taste reflects the smell. There is first a sweetness that hits your tongue and a wonderful green vegetal taste with a creaminess coating your tongue. At the end of the sip is a slight saltiness with a hint of smokiness.

In later steepings I started to get hints of something else and couldn’t quite put my finger on it (or would that be my tongue?). Searching though other tasting notes I found what I was looking for…walnuts. I believe I found that in Amy Oh’s tasting note.

This tea by no means blew my mind like most Verdant teas do, but it doesn’t mean it’s not a good tea. I just find Verdants green teas to be a little less mind-blowing than their other teas.

2012-06-02 11:14:00 -0400

175 °F / 79 °C

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Autumn Hearth 2012-06-02 12:01:07 -0400

Agreed. But I personally find it hard for greens to be mind-blowing in general. They can be nice and Verdant’s are some of the nicest I’ve had, but they don’t have me bouncing up and down nor swooning.

Jim Marks 2012-06-02 13:08:51 -0400

As much as I love green tea, I find that it is very difficult for green tea to stand out from the pack.

Invader Zim 2012-06-02 13:13:53 -0400

I love green tea, but I always seem to expect more out of it even though I know I shouldn’t.

Jim Marks 2012-06-02 13:17:27 -0400

exactly

Jim Marks 2012-06-02 13:43:45 -0400

I don’t even own tea balls or baskets.

Bonnie 2012-06-02 15:59:32 -0400

Sorry Jim the comment jumped to the wrong post and I erased it. Someone else was putting Dragonwell in a teaball which I think might not make the leaves the happiest.

Invader Zim 2012-06-02 16:26:20 -0400

Woo, I was starting to reread my post thinking that I had typed about using a teaball! I can’t remember the last time I used one.

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I’m an avid tea drinker, it’s what I drink all day and why I’m here. I don’t sweeten my teas except for the occasional iced tea or cold-brewed tea. I typically brew my teas with a brew basket in a 12 oz cup. If I brew another way I will always note it.

Dislikes: black teas, milk flavored oolongs, hibiscus, red rooibos, licorice, dessert teas, mate, guayusa.

Loves: straight teas, especially Chinese green teas, sencha, jasmine, dan congs, mint, coconut.

My ratings are based mostly on the smiley faces. If a tea is of good quality but not to my taste preference I try not to rate it because I think that is unfair.

I drink a lot of the same teas and will not record every time I drink them. I log them the first time I try them and then again if I did something different and/or got different results.

I also try to keep my cupboard updated to what I actually have for those that wish to swap, although some of them are merely samples.

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