Supreme Bi Luo Chun (Green Snail Spring)

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Floral, Grilled Food, Stonefruit, Vegetables, Vegetable Broth
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Average preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 30 sec 5 g 8 oz / 251 ml

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  • “3/14/16: Ok, I have tried this Western-style according to the instructions on the package 5g / 175˚F 12 oz / 2:30. I have tried brewing this in a gaiwan at 2g / 176˚F / 30s / 45s and it came out...” Read full tasting note
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For centuries this very famous aromatic light green tea was known by the name ‘Xia Sha Ren Xiang’ (Astounding Fragrance). A legend explains why. Once in the distant past, some pickers of a particularly good crop filled their baskets before they were ready to go home. Wanting to carry more leaves, they stuffed the excess inside their tunics. By another version they were stealing the tea. Warmed by body heat, the leaves began to give off a richRead more

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3/14/16: Ok, I have tried this Western-style according to the instructions on the package 5g / 175˚F 12 oz / 2:30.

I have tried brewing this in a gaiwan at 2g / 176˚F / 30s / 45s and it came out like water with a cloudy suspension in it.

This tea is incredibly difficult to brew. I think out of the 5 times I have attempted to brew it, I only tasted tea one glorious time (I think ~ 2.5g / 176˚F?) but didn’t have time to do a second steeping.

At least a third of the packet has been wasted in mediocre steepings. I may try a few more times to reproduce that one good steeping, but would never buy this again.

Rating: 52

Update 3/31/16: Brewed it at 185˚C and at last some flavour has come out––a very delicate, savoury vegetable broth in the 1st infusion. I thought this tea was supposed to be on the sweeter, fruitier side so I’m a bit confused. Mellows out to a nice subtle everyday green tea flavour in 2nd and 3rd infusions. It’s decent but there are still too many bits of broken leaf to call this a high-quality tea.

Rating: 66

Flavors: Vegetable Broth

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 2 min, 30 sec 5 g 12 OZ / 354 ML

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