I was really excited to try this mao xie, but honestly I was pretty disappointed by it. I have the autumn 2015 harvest, which went out of stock about right when I bought this.
At first, it’s very apple skinny, sorta milky, but there’s a bit of acidity too. Vanilla, edamame, there’s a lot of roasty heartburny acidity, (this is the bit that disappointed me) lemongrass, regular grass, metallics, light astringency, spinach, wet rocks.
It reminds me of when you’re licking gravel and then it gives you heartburn, you know?
Tea headache. Do you guys get tea headaches from certain teas?
This tea gives me one of the worst headaches. I’m slightly dizzy.
The roasty acid rockiness becomes overpowering in the middle of the session. It basically becomes this taste, and then slowly fades out, gaining a tiny bit of sweetness in later steeps.
Head still hurts :(
Flavors: Apple, Apple Candy, Apple Skins, Cream, Creamy, Grass, Lemongrass, Metallic, Roasted, Soybean, Spinach, Vanilla, Wet Rocks
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Hmm, I don’t get headaches from specific teas, only when I drink a ton, that is, when I overwater myself haha.
Oh :c I didn’t overwater myself! I don’t think.. I hadn’t drank anything all day and then I had 2 sessions in like 4 hours so.. Maybe lol
Maybe you are just sensitive to a particular type of tea based on its caffeine level. Who knows!
Mackie, your experience with this tea is troubling to me. I loved this one, but I can also tell you from experience that I found this tea to be really fussy. I tried five different preparations, and of the five, two were great, one was very good, and the other two were just flat out bad. I found that to get the best results out of this tea, it is necessary to increase the amount used ever so slightly (I used approximately 6 grams of tea for approximately 4 fluid ounces of water) and really pay attention to the brewing temperature and the steep time. At least, that is what worked for me. I also agree with Fjellrev in that you may be particularly sensitive to this type of tea based on its caffeine content. I, too, get caffeine headaches from time to time. I have to really watch myself when I drink Sri Lankan black teas because they tend to absolutely kill me.
Are there like different types of caffeine? Cause I can drink lots of coffee and its not a problem at all, and eastky, that makes me a bit hopeful; I’ll experiment a bit, I’ve still got a few sessions’ worth, I’ll let you guys know if I get anything different :)
Hey guys okay so I’ll admit that while experimenting with it, and giving it a bit of a refresh roast, today I managed to get rid of most of the acid taste, (and no headache this time!) but even without it, I don’t feel that this tea is anywhere near my standards, the tea’s uncomfortably drying and is not sweet. I don’t know. Anyways, I’m going to bring the rating up a bit.
Hmm, I don’t get headaches from specific teas, only when I drink a ton, that is, when I overwater myself haha.
Oh :c I didn’t overwater myself! I don’t think.. I hadn’t drank anything all day and then I had 2 sessions in like 4 hours so.. Maybe lol
Maybe you are just sensitive to a particular type of tea based on its caffeine level. Who knows!
Mackie, your experience with this tea is troubling to me. I loved this one, but I can also tell you from experience that I found this tea to be really fussy. I tried five different preparations, and of the five, two were great, one was very good, and the other two were just flat out bad. I found that to get the best results out of this tea, it is necessary to increase the amount used ever so slightly (I used approximately 6 grams of tea for approximately 4 fluid ounces of water) and really pay attention to the brewing temperature and the steep time. At least, that is what worked for me. I also agree with Fjellrev in that you may be particularly sensitive to this type of tea based on its caffeine content. I, too, get caffeine headaches from time to time. I have to really watch myself when I drink Sri Lankan black teas because they tend to absolutely kill me.
Are there like different types of caffeine? Cause I can drink lots of coffee and its not a problem at all, and eastky, that makes me a bit hopeful; I’ll experiment a bit, I’ve still got a few sessions’ worth, I’ll let you guys know if I get anything different :)
Hey guys okay so I’ll admit that while experimenting with it, and giving it a bit of a refresh roast, today I managed to get rid of most of the acid taste, (and no headache this time!) but even without it, I don’t feel that this tea is anywhere near my standards, the tea’s uncomfortably drying and is not sweet. I don’t know. Anyways, I’m going to bring the rating up a bit.