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“My toes were cold so I made miso soup for lunch, which made my toes colder because I ran outside barefoot to pick greens and chives for the soup. With miso soup, I always try to have green tea,...” Read full tasting note
“Starting with a 5-second rinse and a 45-second steep. Slowly making my way through all of my open green teas. I don’t turn to green tea often, so they tend to accumulate while my favorite black...” Read full tasting note
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My toes were cold so I made miso soup for lunch, which made my toes colder because I ran outside barefoot to pick greens and chives for the soup. With miso soup, I always try to have green tea, although if it is a red miso I will do oolong.
I was feeling ashamed of myself for opening so many new teas (and for buying new teas) so I decided to finish this sample of Pearls of Jade. It is a green tea but based on appearance I would thought it was an oolong.
Sometimes I fail pretty spectacularly at multi-tasking. I was trying to make the soup, make the tea, and prepare omelettes with turmeric and thyme for the dogs at the same time, and without thinking I dumped the remains of the sample into my Kamjove. (Sam is having allergy issues again. Thus the turmeric.)
Fortunately, I did steep for the right amount of time at the right temperature. I didn’t even think about how much leaf I used until after the meal.
During the meal, the first sip was KAPOW cinnamon. I wondered if I had made a Christmas tea in this basket but I could swear I haven’t. It was really good. It was after the soup was gone that I noticed the tea was super strong. And then I realized I had used almost enough for a whole pot in a little Kamjove. Good thing I had resteeped and combined or this could have been too much.
As it is, I have a nicely brisk green tea that is making me feel a little more energized. My tongue is tingly, there is a little sharpness to the last bit of tea, but nothing unpleasant. I think if I had leafed it correctly it would far less brisk. I am getting some lovely floral aromas from the cup.
This tea is at minimum three years old and probably older, so I would say it must have at quality to hold up so well. But I expect that from Silk Road.
Starting with a 5-second rinse and a 45-second steep. Slowly making my way through all of my open green teas. I don’t turn to green tea often, so they tend to accumulate while my favorite black teas get picked time and time again. Turning to Oh, How Civilized yet again for tips on making a good cup. I normally steep longer so maybe that’s why my green teas typically turn out bitter.
Nice, informative page. Thank you for sharing it!
I use a lot less leaf than most (a mere 2g for a 12 oz cup) and never steep longer than 2 minutes. Works well for me. I find if you just dump a “perfect spoon” in, it always tastes super bitter to me.
I’ll try that, thank you! I have SO MANY green teas, mostly from subscriptions, that I just can’t seem to get through.
