Hey all, does Season of harvest matter to you?

yes, I am a Darjeeling (and Nepali) tea lover, and love FF, and 2nd Flushes.
Also love sencha, prefer an early or first flush.

I now and then drink oolongs, and prefer autumn oolongs over spring ones….

I am mostly a pu’er drinker as well, but the same does apply to other teas as well!

In different seasons the tea grows under very different conditions, and it does show. I don’t think it’s necessarily a ‘this is better than that’ kind of deal, and it relies heavily upon personal preference.

I love my winter oolongs! :D

There is a close relationship between the effect of tea and seasonal variations, different seasons of different varieties of tea drinking, the more beneficial to the body.
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While I won’t necessarily ask if the information isn’t provided, the more info the better. Season and flush can have a big impact on the flavour, and for me, part of the tea experience is understanding what I’m drinking.

Great points.

Is autumn Oolong also cheaper than Spring?

I tend to favor spring pu-erh, though I’m still exploring. In Darjeeling, I like both 1st and 2nd flush, depending on my mood, but definitely want to know what I’m drinking. I’ve been less impressed with Autumn Darjeeling, and probably wouldn’t buy them. Other teas I haven’t really followed, though I’m not a green tea drinker.

it matters to me sometimes, i prefer autumn and winter teas

While season and harvest matter in theory. In practice if you hand me two teas and don’t tell me which is which, I probably can’t tell them apart. I’m not well versed enough in tea to tell harvest from the taste of the tea.

It’s a night and day difference for Darjeelings. I prefer 1st flush Darjeelings.

For High Mountain Taiwanese Oolongs, I prefer Winter. The Da Yu Ling, Winter, is always out of this world.

I know at least for my favourite green tea Rizhao. The first Spring harvests are considered to be the most valuable, seconded by the autumn, then the winter ( under greenhouse and lower yield hence the cost). The summer harvest is considered to be the lowest quality. I prefer the fruitiness of the first spring harvest with less of the heavier veg tones if the later spring harvests.