(The last Lunar New Year tea…)
Ok, before I launch into my typical green tea critical-ness – let me just say that I think the name of this tea was a stroke of genius from the DT team! “Daily Drinker” and “Every Day” teas are something that we throw around all the time in the ‘Tea Community’ as terms to refer to tea so I think this is a really nice call out to some of the tea drinkers who are maybe a bit more seasoned when it comes to tea drinking – especially to manage expectations in terms of what the tea is going to taste like.
At the same time, there’s a large portion of customers who come to DT looking for Straight Green Tea who don’t know all the different styles/varietals and just want something simple and approachable and that’s exactly what this name conveys! It’s far less intimidating for those tea drinkers than looking up at the tea wall and seeing something like “Gyokuro Yamashiro”. So, I think it works REALLY WELL as a name for both of those different ‘types’ of tea drinkers…
As for the tea itself!? Well, I do think it’s a really nice production of green tea – I’m just not a huge green tea person and so it’s really not for me at all. I should definitely try it again though just to give it a super fair shake since I basically had already decided what I was going to think of it before even having my first sip of it. Oops. It’s crisp and fresh though, and really vegetal. Not bitter/astringent though! Just smooth and clean. I think I could like it, if I drank it in the right mood/mindset. I’m just not going to buy any in the hope that happens, though…
I think I’m at a point where I’ve found a couple straight greens for DT that I liked and for the time being I’m just REALLY content with drinking those ones exclusively and not putting much energy in exploring any of DTs other greens for the time being.
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Haha, I totally agree with your assessment. I like (fresh, vegetal, etc.) greens, so I like this tea, and the choice of name + tea is clever for marketing. The tea seems forgiving (unlike gyokuro yamashiro, IIRC!), and highlights the qualities of fresh green teas – that many consumers likely haven’t tasted.
Haha, I totally agree with your assessment. I like (fresh, vegetal, etc.) greens, so I like this tea, and the choice of name + tea is clever for marketing. The tea seems forgiving (unlike gyokuro yamashiro, IIRC!), and highlights the qualities of fresh green teas – that many consumers likely haven’t tasted.