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“I am excited about the Insider Tea Club, and I am excited about this tea! I am using a small, 4oz, teapot for this, to allow for multiple resteeps and forces attention to each sip. I am doing this...” Read full tasting note
“When I first read the instructions for brewing this tea, I thought it was crazy. Boiling hot water for 15 seconds on green tea? Sounds like it would taste like nothing with an aftertaste of...” Read full tasting note
“This is the first of my tea-of-the-month collection to finish off. This saddens me. I adore this tea. It’s the first days of summer heat, but I’m steeping this up anyway. My last cup of Snow Dragon...” Read full tasting note
Insider Tea Club.
Direct from Taishun County, we have combed over the entire 2011 crop of teas and hand selected the best Green Teas they produced that year. Hand fried in a wok in a similar fashion to Dragon Well, Snow Dragon has an unbelievable sweet flavor that is unparalleled. As you continue to re-steep it, the savory flavors start to emerge making this a tea that provides an entire spectrum of flavor.
Golden Moon is dedicated to offering outstanding, whole-leaf teas of the greatest quality and finesse. All Golden Moon Teas are hand-plucked and meticulously crafted to enhance leaf character, aroma, color, clarity, body, complexity, and above all, flavor.
I am excited about the Insider Tea Club, and I am excited about this tea! I am using a small, 4oz, teapot for this, to allow for multiple resteeps and forces attention to each sip. I am doing this note from memory, so I look forward to documenting the next one a bit more clearly. What I remember most about this first pass was the smooth mouthfeel and the pale color. It was also slightly sweet. In fact, I wondered if the instructions were spot on due to the pale color, but really, the instructions were perfect. Here are the photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauren_pressley/6772671397/
When I first read the instructions for brewing this tea, I thought it was crazy. Boiling hot water for 15 seconds on green tea? Sounds like it would taste like nothing with an aftertaste of bitter. Boy, was I surprised.
I took a leap of faith and brewed this according to instructions, and it was delicious. The brew itself was the palest jade green, and the taste is vegetal, light, refreshing, and with just a hint of sweet. It is very smooth and not in the least bit bitter, and it tastes just as lovely even after multiple steepings (my record so far with one batch of leaves is 4; unfortunately it got knocked over into the sink!)
This is the first of my tea-of-the-month collection to finish off. This saddens me. I adore this tea.
It’s the first days of summer heat, but I’m steeping this up anyway. My last cup of Snow Dragon is sitting beside me now, filling the air with its clean, vegetal fragrance. It’s such a crisp cup of tea, and it even tastes smooth and relaxing. I get nervous brewing teas with short steep times (fifteen seconds!) but I didn’t botch it up this time. Despite the summer heat, it’s refreshing. It’s so light that I hardly notice the thin film of sweat across my brow.My tin may be empty, but this one works for multiple steeps. It’s rare that I’ll dry out leaves to steep them again later, but this one is well worth the effort.
Great pic of the tea leaves!
Wow. I agree with Scott. Great photos!