“Oh my. I loved this tea. It is very similar to a Pi Lo Chun (in my lowly opinion), which is perhaps why I was as excited when I first smelt this brew as I was when I stumbled across T2’s Pi Lo...” Read full tasting note
The Yunnan Green is a high altitude green tea from a mountainous region bordering Burma, where the peaks reach 3000 metres.
There is so much packed into this tea – in its aroma and flavour there is nuttiness, burnt sugar and savoury notes, not to mention the characteristic Yunnanese ‘sting in the tail’. It has a full mouthfeel and all this is very well balanced.
A very ‘grown-up’ green tea!
Origin: Hui Long Zhai, China – Spring 2013.
Preparation advice:
Quantity: 5g per 200ml (a full tsp per cup)
Steeping time: 2.5 – 3 minutes
Water temperature: 80°C
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