“Sipdown, 187. This sample comes to me thanks to Ellen! I decided a wanted a simple green tea for the late afternoon. I totally winged it with the steeping parameters on this one; since I had...” Read full tasting note
“I like this tea a lot. I don’t love this tea. I see this tea as a very high quality green tea with a subtle flavor to it. To me the flavor seemed almost nutty, but it was very hard to notice. ...” Read full tasting note
“I think I’ve had this tea for over 2 years now. Definitely less fresh than it was before. =/ But still nice. All those years in my unair-conditioned dorm room probably weren’t so nice to it...” Read full tasting note
“The tea makes the lightest brew that I have ever seen! It has a very subtle, sweet taste that is delicious for those who have an advanced palette, but I wouldn’t recommend this for those who are...” Read full tasting note
In the high elevations, sweet, slender early spring buds are plucked when they are covered with soft, fluffy down. These tiny buds are made into a refreshing tea that has a delicious, lingering sweetness. This very appealing quality has earned this tea the name, Gan Lu, or sweet dew.
Mengding Mountain Gan Lu is cultivated in the vicinity of the tea garden at Gan Lu Si Temple, where Wu LiZhen is reported to have planted the first tea bushes around 53 BC. This tea was enjoyed by Song dynasty Emperor Xiaozong ( r. 1162-1189), who gave Wu LiZhen the title Master of Sweet Dew.
Steep 2-3 infusions at 2 minutes each.
Water temperature should be 160° – 170° F
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