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“The story of this tea is what led me to buy it. The flavor/aroma profile is also very unique. You can check out more on that here: https://teatiff.com/2025/07/08/volition-tea/ Dry aroma: Nothing....” Read full tasting note
Produced by: Li Shao Lin
Cultivar: Qing Xin Da Mao
Processed on: April 7, 2023
Region: Yongchun, Fujian, China
Though generations of my family were deeply rooted in traditions and customs of the tea industry, for the 50 years I have been with tea, I have always been seeking more creative ways to grow and present tea. We insist on no chemical fertilizer or pesticides usage. Rather, we use sheep manure to nourish the soil, and weeding is done by hand. In fact, we pride ourselves on having an “unruly” tea garden. Qing Xin Da Mao is a tea bush originally cultivated in Taiwan and predominantly made into a wulong tea. While examining the tender leaves, their forest green pigment and thickness sparked my curiosity – what if we use this cultivar to make a green tea? That moment eventually led to this stunning tea in your cup, refreshing, savory, and long-lasting.
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The story of this tea is what led me to buy it. The flavor/aroma profile is also very unique. You can check out more on that here: https://teatiff.com/2025/07/08/volition-tea/
Dry aroma: Nothing. More on my thoughts about this below.
Dry Appearance: Trichomes all over. Silvery buds, a mix of dark green and olive green.
Wet Leaf: Mouth-watering. Greens, sweet melon, and a note of freshness that makes you float away.
Flavor: Honeydew, Vegetal. Bamboo shoots. A bit of pine and birch, Minnesota’s varieties anyway.
Mouthfeel: Soft. Like a silk comforter.
On the dry leaf: There is no odor-absorbing packet but there is biodegradable packing peanuts to keep the leaf from moving around. While I understand the reasoning behind it, I would do a few things differently. One being that the peanuts shouldn’t be directly touching the tea. While they are technically edible, they are not made in food-safe areas (unless that has changed?) I also wonder if they absorb aroma like desiccant packs do? According to what I read, some do. A nice double use to keep the tea from being contaminated by other aromas.
