“Distinctly herbal, vegetable broth, a little spicy, some lime, some oolongish florality. I’m not usually a big fan of non-Japanese green teas, but this one is excellent. Very distinctive, very...” Read full tasting note
“One of the earliest teas from this year is this fabulous Taiwanese green tea. It wonderfully blends the profiles of green Baozhong oolongs and Laoshan green teas. The dry leaf aroma is crisp with...” Read full tasting note
First 2024 green tea comes to us from Taiwan! Taste the freshness.
San Xia, northern Taiwan, is famous from producing Biluochun green tea, which they are Taiwanese interpretation of famous Biluochun from Jiangsu, mainland China.
This Biluochun comes from natural garden and it was processed using only traditional methods and the amount available is really limited.
Dry leaves smells strongly flowery and “juicy”, little bit herbal – they are strong with fair amount of young leaves and buds.
Taste is fullbodied with notes of orchid, grass and vegetal freshness. When brew in lower temperatures tea shows nice umami.
Bitterness is here but it’s balanced and makes this tea stronger and more interesting.
Origin: San Xia, New Taipei, Taiwan
Harvest: end of February 2024
Tea cultivar: Qing Xin
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