Bi Luo Chun Green Tea (Pi Lo Chun)

Tea type
Green Tea
Ingredients
Green Tea
Flavors
Asparagus, Butter, Floral, Grass, Green Beans, Kale, Lilac, Melon, Narcissus, Nuts, Salty, Sweet Corn, Thick, Vegetal, Beany, Peas, Apricot, Astringent, Corn Husk, Creamy, Grain, Oats, Smooth, Soybean, Sweet, Artichoke, Citrus, Spices, Tea, Umami, Spinach, Bok Choy, Carrot, Roasted, Toasted Rice, Vegetable Broth, Fruity, Seaweed, Honeydew, Sweet, Warm Grass, Flowers, Pepper, Vegetables, Bitter, Green, Mineral, Rainforest, Kettle Corn, Cut Grass, Fruit Tree Flowers, Tangy, Lychee, Hay, Garden Peas
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Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Average preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 45 sec 5 g 12 oz / 358 ml

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  • “Bi Luo Chun how I love you. This review is for the spring 2014 production. When I first met this tea from Teavivre it was in January 2012, so it must have been a 2011 tea. I was blown away. This...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I found this sample while rooting through my tea. I have no idea how old it is and there is no date on it. I know it is much newer than the Bi Luo Chun I reviewed in the past and it seems...” Read full tasting note
  • “Having this tea this afternoon, brewed in my gaiwan in short steeps and combined into one cup. I have to say, this cup smelled really really melon-y. Almost cantaloupe, but moresoe honeydew. It’s...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Many thanks to Angel and Teavivre for this generous sample! I was really apprehensive about this sample because I am not the biggest fan of greens, especially straight greens, but this was really...” Read full tasting note
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Origin: Dongting Mountain, Jiangsu, China

Ingredients: Compact rolled up buds with white tips

Taste: A fruity, bold aroma and taste

Brew: 1-2 teaspoons for 8oz of water. Brew at 176 ºF (80 ºC) for 1 minutes (exact time depends on your taste – a longer time will give the tea a stronger taste and color)

Health Benefits: Being a non-fermented green tea, Bi Luo Chun has high levels of antioxidants and other natural chemicals that give green teasRead more

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Unfortunate sipdown! I really enjoyed this tea. May need to order it at some point with Huang Shan Mao Feng, another one I really like. I actually just bumped the rating up on this one a little bit because it came out even better than last time. Tangy, sweet and savory both depending on whether this is your first sip or your last. It is very flavorful- almost fruty at first- and it was straight-up refreshing this morning. Also, these airy, fluffy, deeply colored leaves are so attractive. They remind me some of how cute WP’s Golden Snail leaves are.

After all the black/pu-erh steeping yesterday, I think I had way too much caffeine. Today I wanted something just like this with low caffeine. So thank you, Bi Luo Chun for helping me out. I re-steeped this one 3 times and it held up fine btw. And now I am going to go knead my made-from-scratch bread dough so I can bake a few loaves before the start of the week. There is nothing like fresh homemade bread and a good cup of tea. Happy Sunday!

Flavors: Fruity, Sweet, Tangy, Vegetal

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
Nightshifter 10 years ago

This one isn’t updating with the edit, but I used a heaping 1.5tsp (probably closer to 1.75tsp) per 8oz bottled spring water.

Anlina 10 years ago

Oh home made bread! It’s a favourite thing of mine to eat, but I haven’t baked much bread myself and the few loaves I’ve done have always been more dense than I planned.

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Sometimes when first smelling or tasting a new tea it feels like something of an interaction: its scent or taste ‘greets’ you with something so pleasant that you are moved to respond with a self-surprised “hello!” So it happened to me this morning with this tea.

First the dry leaves’ ripe apricot scent drew me in, intrigued and hopeful that the flavor would bear out this promise; I was kind of excited. And then more so to find that when brewed that apricot flavor remained, although now more toward sweet stewed apricots. Whoop! And complemented by a true lychee flavor. There is also a slightly complex brothy savoriness to it which offers a good comfort factor.

I steeped it at the maximum time suggested, which is 6 minutes. I would recommend that for this tea because it became so nicely full-flavored without any edge. Likely as a result of this, the second steeping had little flavor.

Thank you, Angel, this was a wonderful sample.

BTW, I used the “What flavors and scents do you notice” dropdown for the first time with this tea, and looking through, have to say: “Roasted chicken” is a choice?!!! Come on, how funny is that.

Flavors: Apricot, Cut Grass, Green Beans, Lychee, Smooth, Vegetable Broth

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I always start singing songs about Bi Luo Chun before I prepare it, right now I have “B B B Bi Luo Chun Bi Luo Chun, S S S Stronger than some stronger than some, C C C Curly green leaves curly green leaves”. It’s only 10:30am so it is possible I haven’t woken fully yet ergo morning songs are very simple.

Oh and just a quick note, some may remember that I require a dental operation to remove a tooth which means removing part of my gum and sanding down my jaw bone to do so….well I had a call yesterday and it’s arranged for the end of the month. Lucky me…

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So Bi Luo Chun (sings song) is one my favourite greens but I have yet to try it from Teavivre. The leaves are very light and fluffy with green and silver curls/squiggles that have a sweet yet peppery peony scent.

Water : 176℉ / 80℃
Use 7 Grams Tea
4 steeps : rinse,30s,50s,80s,100s
Gongfu Teapot – 170ml
Rinsing time is around 5 seconds

First Steep – 30 seconds
Tea is yellow in colour with a sweet floral scent. Flavour is sweet and floral with some grassy tones and mild astringency. Also a little dry in the after taste. Floral wise it’s like jasmine but milder.

Second Steep – 50 seconds
It hasn’t increased in strength much but there an added light peppery flavour amongst it’s sweet jasmine and honeysuckle floral tones. Still with that touch of astringency and dryness.

Third Steep – 80 seconds
Very sweet and floral still, it lingers in the after taste wonderfully. Jasmine, honeysuckle, peony and lily are the floral tones I can detect. The astringency is more mild at this stage though the after taste remains dry.

Fourth Steep – 100 seconds
Delicate but sweet and still very floral.

It remained consistent throughout and had wonderful sweet floral notes with just a hint of pepper and astringency. Very mild compared to some of the cheaper varieties I have tried but the flavour was far from disappointing. May have to order some of this in place of another Chinese green when I run out.

Flavors: Flowers

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Jennkay 11 years ago

I love that you sing about your tea!

TeaExplorer 11 years ago

I really like that song! When is your Greatest Hits album gonna’ drop?

KittyLovesTea 11 years ago

I’d have great song titles such as: Matcha Men, Wuyi Rock Explosion, Oolong To Tipperary? and Silver Tip Blues. :D

TeaExplorer 11 years ago

LOL :) Brilliant!

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The third and last of my Teavivre spring preorders, and this one is less vegetal, even with a touch of toast. A bit less flavorful than the other two (Hou Kui and Long Jing), but as my cup cooled, I started to taste some creamy florals with almond, so that’s an automatic home run in my book.

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The very last of the sample :( Sorry to see it go — fuzzy teas are the cutest! I left this tea to cool quite a bit by accident, but at the slightly-above-lukewarm temperature I was able to taste some of the fruity notes I hadn’t previously detected in it. A lovely green tea.

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This is very lovely from Angel from Teavivre to have sent me this pack of samples.
Bi Luo Chun Green tea is one of this samples.
The dry leaves are funny, very curly and looks almost like moss. It is two-couloured.
The scent is very vegetal, grassy.
Taste is different, grassy but cerealy as well. A touch of nut too.

To me this is a easy green which can be used while a diner or lunch with some asian food (and even non asian food !) because the taste is light and delicate and probably doesn’t interfere in the food taste itself.

Thank you Angel because you really help me to discover plain greens for the best.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 4 min, 30 sec
TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

Greens are my favourite with food :-)

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Oh goodness! I adore this tea. The dry leaves look like soft little pillows. Adorable. The infused tea is delicious. The taste is very slightly like steamed veggies. There is also a salty buttery note and a fruity finish. I feel like I am explaining this tea so poorly because the description sounds weird, but the taste is amazing. I’ve never tasted anything like it before, but I am loving it. It also resteeps incredibly well. With the second steep there was more fruit. With the third and fourth steeps there was a nice mix of salted butter and fruit. Good stuff!

Thank you Angel and Teavivre for the chance to sample this tea. Between this tea and the Dragonwell you have made a green tea lover out of me!

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 6 OZ / 177 ML
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Stephanie 11 years ago

Sounds good! :D

Cheri 11 years ago

This does sound yummy.

Hesper June 11 years ago

Soft little pillows? Cute!

ifjuly 11 years ago

i love bi luo chun, yum!

Veronica 11 years ago

It is a great tea. My next order with Teavivre is going to be huge!

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Green tea steeping… successful! I made a cup of this while watching Castle.

This smells so good. The scent is a bit fruity, which I really like. It has a nice, mellow green and fruity flavour. Thanks to Teavivre for letting me try this sample.
If it wasn’t so late here, I’d have another cup.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 30 sec
Veronica 11 years ago

I love the way Castle doesn’t take itself too seriously. There are some really intense and dramatic shows, and then there’s last night with Esposito wearing an afro. :)

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Happy May Day! Or Beltaine if that is your Holiday of choice, regardless, ‘tis the first of May and the weather is wonderful. Though I celebrated a day early and did not go out frolicking in the morning dew like I should have today. I did my nature-ing yesterday, over-did it a bit, so today I just lounged in my comfy clothes tasting teas and reading fellow tea-blogger’s posts. Alas, I have only scratched the surface, having lagged behind on my reading.

Today is the final day of my little Teavivre Spring 2015 Green Tea feature, and I am wrapping it up with the delightfully fuzzy and curly Bi Luo Chun (Pi Lo Chun) Green Tea. This Green Snail Spring was harvested on April 8th, 2015 on Dong Ting Mountain in Jiangsu Province. The plantation this tea is grown on is peppered with fruit trees, in theory imparting the tea with a fruity aroma and taste, and maybe the fruit tastes more like tea? The aroma of the curly leaves is indeed a bit fruity, with notes of lychee, but there are also notes of water chestnuts, sesame seeds, tomato leaves, and a finish of gentle lettuce notes. Subtle sweetness with hints of vegetal and nuttiness, a mild aroma overall.

Brewing the tiny leaves, really they are quite delicate and fluffy, I am afraid a strong breeze will carry them away! The aroma of the soggy (and less fluffy) leaves is a blend of tomatoes, lima beans, okra, and with an undertone of sesame seeds and lychee. The liquid is very faint, not a ton of aroma notes wafting up with the steam, just gentle notes of lychee and honey, and a tiny touch of sesame.

First steeping! My favorite part of drinking fuzzy teas is of course the trichomes, I love those ticklish fuzzies on my tongue, such a delightfully fun feeling. Some people insist on always straining out the fuzz, but I never will. The taste is super mild, but with very strong notes, specifically notes of lychee and sesame at the first, moving on to okra and snap peas, and a gentle finish of sesame seeds at the finish that lingers on for a bit.

For the second steep the aroma is still pretty mild, with notes of snap peas and lychees with a gentle not of sesame again. The taste starts off with sweet peas and lychees and then pretty quickly switches to the savory with notes of tomato and green beans. Lastly the tea finishes off with a lingering note of okra and snap peas. I steeped for a third time, but it was much diminished, which was tragic, just finishing notes of okra and snap peas. Bi Luo Chun is a very mild tea, one that is perfect for drinking on a warm day, which is a thing with all of the spring greens I covered this week, they are iconic for this time of year not just because it is when they are harvested but because they match the season so well!

For blog and photo: http://ramblingbutterflythoughts.blogspot.com/2015/05/teavivre-bi-luo-chun-green-tea-pi-lo.html

ashmanra 10 years ago

Love this tea!

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Sipdown!

I can’t thank Angel enough for giving me such a generous sample of this tea to try. I loved it. This is a definite contender for restocking (once I go through a bunch more of my cupboard).

I’ve found that slightly overleafing works well for this tea, as it’s so fluffy and fuzzy. And again, the second steep of this is my favourite – it’s so sweet.

Thanks again, Angel!

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