This is a very interesting tea! I got a 10g sample of it from Norbu. The tea uses jin xuan (milk oolong) source materials but is processed like a green tea. I wonder if this is how that other tea from the Bird Pick is processed too? Anyway, the leaves here are a bit longer and wiry and not rolled. There are some stems in the tea but that’s the way the Taiwanese drink it, I have heard.
I steeped this for about 3 minutes at 180F. This tea has a very creamy and fresh green flavor. I am also picking up on a bit of a floral quality here. It’s nice and gentle and pretty delicious! Breakfast this morning is a bowl of bananas and raspberries and this is a nice accompaniment. It’s not as buttery as the Bird Pick tea but I am finding it very pleasant. I think this would be a very popular tea if more people tried it – give it a shot! The samples from Norbu are a bargain.
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It’s been a long time since I have had any Norbu Teas in my stash! Reading all of your tasting notes makes me ponder an order :)
I am enjoying my teas from them, a lot!
I especially used to like their oolongs and some pu-erhs – they really shine in those teas!
Do you remember which pu-erhs you liked? I have the ye sheng wild tea log but haven’t tried it yet.
I can’t remember them all but I do recall the Lao Mansa Sheng Pu Erh – it was when I was first getting into pu erhs and it was mellower one to handle at the time. I think my Norbu Pu Erh experiences were about 2 years ago :)
ohhh a mellow pu erh. I shall have to look that up for my journey into pu erh. :D
I will try Norbu…….eventually! I’m trying to reduce my current stash a little.
It’s been a long time since I have had any Norbu Teas in my stash! Reading all of your tasting notes makes me ponder an order :)
I am enjoying my teas from them, a lot!
I especially used to like their oolongs and some pu-erhs – they really shine in those teas!
Do you remember which pu-erhs you liked? I have the ye sheng wild tea log but haven’t tried it yet.
I can’t remember them all but I do recall the Lao Mansa Sheng Pu Erh – it was when I was first getting into pu erhs and it was mellower one to handle at the time. I think my Norbu Pu Erh experiences were about 2 years ago :)
ohhh a mellow pu erh. I shall have to look that up for my journey into pu erh. :D
I will try Norbu…….eventually! I’m trying to reduce my current stash a little.