Not too bad
I was not expecting much with this tea but I was quite surprised. It definitely made the spicy yunnan profile with later steepings becoming sweeter raisin like so nothing too new and exciting but the body was pleasing. The leaves were full majority of them were unbroken also each steeping had little to no tea scum bubbles which was a nice for hongcha. I was surprised by the mouth filling body and silky smooth feeling going down. If the price dropped significantly I would buy a bunch of this and make it my go to yunnan for sure but I have trouble shelling out $5/oz when yunnan sourcing will give me the same for 3.5 oz. While it is not 3.5x better than any yunnan sourcing teas I do like this tea and will gladly enjoy the rest of the sample I have.
Typical yunnan flavor profile but a nice body and mouthfeel but too expensive for my wallet.
Flavors: Cocoa, Marshmallow, Raisins, Spicy
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Jiāng – I have the same sentiment about this tea. The Verdant offering is really quite good, but not 3.5x better than others I’ve had. I do keep some of this on hand for a special treat, but it’s not an every day tea.
I feel this way about a lot of verdant teas and I understand verdant has to pay for HR and a retail building on top of their online site so it’s expected their prices would not be competitive. In a perfect world I would make verdant my daily drinker company and maybe something like jing tea shop my reserve splurge shop but not quite at prefect finances at the moment so I will continue to drink budget minded. Shame though this tea does have nice body/thickness and a unique sweetness the more I think this tea the more I like it.
Jiāng – I have the same sentiment about this tea. The Verdant offering is really quite good, but not 3.5x better than others I’ve had. I do keep some of this on hand for a special treat, but it’s not an every day tea.
I feel this way about a lot of verdant teas and I understand verdant has to pay for HR and a retail building on top of their online site so it’s expected their prices would not be competitive. In a perfect world I would make verdant my daily drinker company and maybe something like jing tea shop my reserve splurge shop but not quite at prefect finances at the moment so I will continue to drink budget minded. Shame though this tea does have nice body/thickness and a unique sweetness the more I think this tea the more I like it.