Thank you to Teavivre for sending a sample of this my way…
I thought this was very enjoyable, perhaps my favorite of the plain greens I have tried from the company. I stepped mine at 2 minutes around 180 F and used approximately 1 tsb of leaf for 12 oz of water.
The long and slender leaf really look very green after steeping and smell sweet and vegetal.
My cup is a light olive color and has delightful sweet and chestnut notes along with some slight vegetal ones. A bit artichoke-y, a bit spicy but not bitter at all. To me it seems more robust and flavorful than the dragonwell. It seems very “nourishing” and refreshing. I’ll definitely be tempted to pick some of this up when my sample runs out.
Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C
2 min, 0 sec
Sounds interesteing! I already need to order more tea from them, maybe I should give this one a try!
I’ve had a few mao jians and usually end up liking them.