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LuckyMe drank First Flush "Competition Grade" Laoshan Green Tea by Yunnan Sourcing

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Spring 2022.

Just when I thought I might be getting tired of Laoshan tea, this year’s production comes along to remind me why I loved this tea in the first place. First flush greens can often be a little bland but this one is robust with layers of flavor.

A wonderful aroma of fresh grass, oats, flowers, and boiled milk greets the nose. The flavor is exquisite with its melon sweetness and notes of soft fennel, basil, and soymilk. A hint of toasted grain in the background adds a nice warmth to the cup.

Cold brewing amplifies the sweetness and really brings out the fresh, vegetative notes.

Flavors: Basil, Fennel, Flowers, Grain, Grass, Melon, Milk, Oats, Soybean

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180 °F / 82 °C

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gmathis
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Lovely description—-immediately made me want to go dig for some in the kitchen. (Why, I don’t know…I don’t have any on hand!)

LuckyMe
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@gmathis, me too…just ran out the other day :-(

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gmathis
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Lovely description—-immediately made me want to go dig for some in the kitchen. (Why, I don’t know…I don’t have any on hand!)

LuckyMe
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@gmathis, me too…just ran out the other day :-(

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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