This is a very savory.
Hard to detect any sweetness as it is overwhelmed by the savoriness of this tea.
Reminds me of baked beans or something similar.
I’d imagine this tea to best be drunk during a meal.
The tea has tiny little balls of fur here and here, which I was told was an indication of a high quality tea. I was told that they form when the tea is pan fried, and the hairs from the tea naturally clump together into these tiny balls, also indicating that the leaves used were young as they have more hair than older leaves.
Still, this tea is not for me.
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“I was told that they form when the tea is pan fried, and the hairs from the tea naturally clump together into these tiny balls, also indicating that the leaves used were young as they have more hair than older leaves.” From what I have read, yes, the presence of the white ‘fuzz’ is good; one Long Jing I recently purchased has it, and it is clearly a high quality tea.
Too bad you didn’t like this tea; personally, I really like Long Jing. Perhaps if you experiment with the brewing parameters you may get different results (green tea can easily get bitter if brewed too long, sometimes even if brewed for more than a minute).
Don’t get me wrong. I really like Long Jing tea myself as well, but just not this particular one. I didn’t brew it bitter. It is too savory and not as sweet and refreshing as the Long Jing tea’s that I do like.
Got it. I think I know what you mean by savory; it does seem like the earlier harvested green teas are typically lighter in flavor, but fresher and more complex, if that is what you are referring to, as in, if that is what you were expecting. I prefer that as well (over bolder flavors that tend to mask more delicate flavors).
“I was told that they form when the tea is pan fried, and the hairs from the tea naturally clump together into these tiny balls, also indicating that the leaves used were young as they have more hair than older leaves.” From what I have read, yes, the presence of the white ‘fuzz’ is good; one Long Jing I recently purchased has it, and it is clearly a high quality tea.
Too bad you didn’t like this tea; personally, I really like Long Jing. Perhaps if you experiment with the brewing parameters you may get different results (green tea can easily get bitter if brewed too long, sometimes even if brewed for more than a minute).
Don’t get me wrong. I really like Long Jing tea myself as well, but just not this particular one. I didn’t brew it bitter. It is too savory and not as sweet and refreshing as the Long Jing tea’s that I do like.
Got it. I think I know what you mean by savory; it does seem like the earlier harvested green teas are typically lighter in flavor, but fresher and more complex, if that is what you are referring to, as in, if that is what you were expecting. I prefer that as well (over bolder flavors that tend to mask more delicate flavors).