85 Tasting Notes
5 mountains 2 pools. this light but memorable tea will stick with me for a while. one reason is that I kept forgetting the name while doing a taste test. I remembered the nickname but not Mao Jian. another reason I will remember is because it is delicious. not quite up to my dian lu standards but still pretty damn good
Preparation
Quite a strange tea this is. the leaves are broad (it is made from assamica leaves) the color of the tea for the first infusion was almost a limeamber. the first taste was reminiscent of cheerios (just plain ones) flavor was subtle but lingered creating a fuller body overall. not bad, I’ll have to get some more and have it gong fu and see if I can take her 6-7 infusions deep.
Preparation
I haven’t had this in a loooong time, don’t know why, maybe because most of my friends didn’t like it and I often go to tea with them. I should get it more frequently though as it has always been one of my favorites. make sure you brew in a vessel that allows the rice to be poured into the cup so you can eat the tea-infused rice!
Man oh man, I had this at Dobra Cajovna in Praha. Not the mother store but the one with hookah. Let me tell you that this is such a magnificent tea. I enjoy most tea quite a bit but this was extra special. Almost euphoric in my enjoyment of this tea, I await the next time I can consume. I might just have to order some.
