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“This is tea from one of those golden pouches Bruu adds to their tea subscription. As in general I´m more of a black tea lover, I hadn´t tried this tea before, but I must say that I really like this...” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu Sipdown (890)! Got up early enough this morning to sneak in a short tea session and sipdown of some Mao Jian. It was nice to clear some green tea out of my tea stash (as that’s my least...” Read full tasting note
Mao Jian is a sweet and floral green. There is an honesty in its flavour, reflecting the stress the tea bush goes through, due to the winter snows and altitude. As a result of the climate and temperatures the tea bush is exposed to, the season for the perfect Mao Jian tea is short, with the perfect crop coming from early spring.
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This is tea from one of those golden pouches Bruu adds to their tea subscription. As in general I´m more of a black tea lover, I hadn´t tried this tea before, but I must say that I really like this green tea : needle-like appearance in loose tea, with an almost floral aroma (not grassy at all!), and when brewed, very light in colour and almost sweet in mouth. Floral again in finish. Nice.
How does Bruu describe the tea? I copy everything :
What it is? Mao Jian, is a sweet and floral green. There is an honesty in its flavour, reflecting the stress the tea bush goes through, due to the winter snows and altitude. As a result of the climate and temperatures the tea bush is exposed to, the season for the perfect Mao Jian tea is short, with the perfect crop coming from early spring.
Why we love it? Needle-like in appearance, and made from only the buds, Mao Jian leaves are commonly known as ‘hairy tips’ due to their appearance, the downy hairs (Mao) are what gives the tea its name.
Where it’s from? Hunan, Xinyang, China. Bai Yun mountains. 750m above sea level.
How our drink hits the senses? This Mao Jian is super fresh and packed full of flavour. Produced by smallholders in the Bai Yun mountains, you can almost taste the Chinese air!
The taste journey : It is a light, sweet cup, with a gentle floral aroma and a sappy freshness.
Flavors: Floral, Green, Sweet
Gongfu Sipdown (890)!
Got up early enough this morning to sneak in a short tea session and sipdown of some Mao Jian. It was nice to clear some green tea out of my tea stash (as that’s my least consumed catagory of tea), but it steeped up pretty nice too. Vegetal/grassy in a way I don’t always love, but upfront sweetness too that makes a world of difference…
This (the pandemic) is also probably the first time I have ever been able to maintain getting up early in the morning (usually between 7AM and 7:30AM) for an extended period of time without feeling shitty every morning. What’s even crazier about that, to me, is that I don’t actually have to get up in the morning right now until maybe 8:30AM and past me would have milked that FULLY and slept in as long as possible every day. In fact even when I was working 9 to 5 daily (pre-pandemic) instead of 10 to 3 like I am right now, I still only got up at about 7:45 each morning – so I’m getting up EARLIER now!?
It doesn’t make sense to me, but it’s actually been incredibly nice…
Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5i-OpgvN2/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nuab8Z5iwg
