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Zhu Ye Qing (or Bamboo green) is among the most prestigious Chinese green teas. It is produced in E-Mei mountain area of the Si-Chuan Province, south-west of China. The plantations are over 3000 meters above the sea level and covered by thick fog/mist for most of the year. The harvest of Zhu Ye Qing starts from 3-5 days before Qing-Ming season.
Experience the rich character of Zhu Ye Qing green tea with this extremely popular high quality tea. In addition to tea and food, Zhu Ye Qing is well-known for its panda bears, which contributes to naming this tea. The name comes from the dried tea shape and bamboo forest scent that gives you an overall refreshing feeling. This certified organic handmade tea is made mostly of tea buds picked during the early spring yielding a clean bright color and rich fresh taste that fills your mouth.
Sipdown! 7-something-something. Thanks to Indigobloom for this one. Yeah… it’s odd. I’d be curious to try a fresher harvest, but… yeah this isn’t quite my cup of tea. It tastes a bit metallic, and kind of has a musty vegetal sort of flavour. Not dump-worthy, but not re-steep worthy.
ETA: 784 teas left, because I added the three Amoda ones. Sigh… one day, maybe, if I’m lucky, I’ll hit 750…
I had a cuppa this today. It was really odd. But, I have allergies/the flu or something nasty that’s opened up the gateway for a devilthing to take up residence in my throat. Sometimes it tickles me, so that I cough, and other times it just plain hurts. Ah well.
Back to the tea. Well it was certainly not what I expected. It was savoury?! like soup broth. Salty, with a bit of pepper and maybe onion or garlic. I’m sure that can’t be right, so I’ll wait on a rating.
When the cup cooled though, it tasted much more vegetal. Not anything like the “bamboo” I get in my thai food though, for what that’s worth!
0.8 tbp for 248 ml
Light crisp steamed vegetal tone. Light metallic hint. Spinach flavour on the finish and in aftertaste.
Thanks to Indigobloom for sharing with me!
A clean tasting astringent green tea that has the flavour of bamboo.
