These little shaped leaves are so cool! They look like they have been braided into a wheat shape. The leaves look more like white tea than green tea, as they are a very pale color, almost silvery.
I infused these in my gaiwan, and after the first two infusions, the leaves have retained their braid, so I am going to infuse again and see if these open up.
The flavor is so lovely. The tea brews to a very light golden color and it is sweet with hints of hay-like flavor and slight wheat tones. There is an ever-so-slight hint of malt in there as well. So very, very good … definitely not a typical green tea… an excellent tea to try if you think green teas are too grassy … this is more wheat-like and not so much the green-grassy taste.
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Oh wow this sounds really very good!
I love the way wheat looks blowing in the wind…the weave. I’ll bet this is beautiful in a gaiwan or glass pot.
After the 3rd & 4th infusions, the braids opened up. The flavor is a little more “green tea” like in these infusions, but it still has a very wheat-y kind of flavor too.
Oh wow this sounds really very good!
I love the way wheat looks blowing in the wind…the weave. I’ll bet this is beautiful in a gaiwan or glass pot.
After the 3rd & 4th infusions, the braids opened up. The flavor is a little more “green tea” like in these infusions, but it still has a very wheat-y kind of flavor too.