LooseTman’s review made me realize it was time to open my batch of this Mao Feng.
Most of the time, I’ll have my green tea in a tall glass tumbler, a method I’ve learned from David Duckler at Verdant.
But today, I felt like using my little 5oz glass gaiwan, I love watching fluffy green tea through a small glass vessel, something whimsical about it.
I love green teas and have neglected them lately. I usually drink tons at this time of the year cause they are so fresh.
This tea tastes like sweet greens, spinach, asparagus. It’s very fragrant, its aroma is tantalizing.
I used 5g of tea, so I get lots of flavour here, with a certain level of astringency due to the amount of leaves maybe. It’s bright but not bitter.
This little tea has a lot to offer, strong body and character.
A nice floral mouthfeel develops with the later steeps.
The sweetness also intensifies as I’m sipping on steep #5.
This tea gave me an increasing amount of energy, I can see myself drinking lots of it in the morning.
Very good, not as enjoyable as Long Jing to me, I miss the buttery notes they provide, but it’s something I will definitely have again.
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There’s much to enjoy with this Mao Feng. What temp & time did you use?
Sorry, I should add the temp I brew at, especially for greens. (Wish those scrolling bars worked with the iPad!)
75*C, and it was probably down at 65 on the later steeps. I’m still at it, it’s getting sweeter and sweeter, very interesting. Thanks for the inspiration :-)
I brewed mine a bit hotter but am going to try your slighter cooler temperature next time to see if it is different.
I have such trouble posting reviews from my tablet now that I hardly do it anymore as it is hit or miss if it will work. Its more of a bother to get my notebook but it works so much better!
Caile, I used to always follow recommended temp but realized through the years that most greens work best for my own personal tastes at 75*C or less. I seem to always achieve more sweetness and no bitterness this way. Again, this works for me, might not for you :-)
There’s much to enjoy with this Mao Feng. What temp & time did you use?
Sorry, I should add the temp I brew at, especially for greens. (Wish those scrolling bars worked with the iPad!)
75*C, and it was probably down at 65 on the later steeps. I’m still at it, it’s getting sweeter and sweeter, very interesting. Thanks for the inspiration :-)
I brewed mine a bit hotter but am going to try your slighter cooler temperature next time to see if it is different.
I have such trouble posting reviews from my tablet now that I hardly do it anymore as it is hit or miss if it will work. Its more of a bother to get my notebook but it works so much better!
Caile, I used to always follow recommended temp but realized through the years that most greens work best for my own personal tastes at 75*C or less. I seem to always achieve more sweetness and no bitterness this way. Again, this works for me, might not for you :-)