I feel like such a newbie today. This is the last of the spring samples from Teavivre to review. I think this is the third year I have sampled this. I should know what I am doing. Apparently that is not the case. I way under leafed. It is still very good but its just green tea. You know what I mean? All the wonderful characteristics that I know are here never have the chance to shine. It happens. I have one packet of this left, and I will prepare this gong fu (with skill) next time. I can tell you from last year this is an amazing tea.
I passed half of my samples on to a friend at church. She says she loves green tea. Upon questioning her, she drinks bagged tea from the grocery store. That means she has no idea how amazing green tea really tastes. I wrote out a page of simple instructions for her (that today I should have read). I told her if she puts the leaf any where near the microwave it will cry out to me and I will be forced to smack her fingers. I haven’t heard them cry out so I guess she is safe. Can’t wait to hear back from her.
Clicking recommend even though I messed it up.
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As an alternative to gong fu, another traditional way to drink Chinese green tea is to steep the leaves in a tall clear glass and blow the leaves out of the way when you are ready to drink. If it’s a truly good green tea, it should not get bitter, only more flavorful with time. It’s also nice to watch the leaves dance in the glass.
I have never tried the glass method. I am not sure how I would like it as I tend to drink all my teas just warm to room temperature. Really hot tea has no flavor to me. I’m weird, I know.
I almost always use a clear vessel as to me the dance is one of the important aspects of enjoying tea.
As an alternative to gong fu, another traditional way to drink Chinese green tea is to steep the leaves in a tall clear glass and blow the leaves out of the way when you are ready to drink. If it’s a truly good green tea, it should not get bitter, only more flavorful with time. It’s also nice to watch the leaves dance in the glass.
I have never tried the glass method. I am not sure how I would like it as I tend to drink all my teas just warm to room temperature. Really hot tea has no flavor to me. I’m weird, I know.
I almost always use a clear vessel as to me the dance is one of the important aspects of enjoying tea.