Smells good, lovely white wine color, but a little lacking in the flavor department for me – it’s too light. I can tell it’s a relative of the Ti Kuan Yi teas out there, but a little more of a wall flower. (Which doesn’t bother me at all, since it’s a little more expensive!)
I can taste a slight peach overtone, but not enough to make it an outstanding feature.
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Just curious – any connection between the name of the tea and the tea itself that you know of?
….that name is not even a little bit cute. D:
I know there’s something wrong with me cuz I’d really enjoy having this in my cupboard just for the name ;)
I’ve heard two stories – one that the whole leaf looks a little like a crab, and another that the physical location this is grown is famous for hairy crabs… I don’t know that either is true.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mitten_crab
Apparently so.
I will admit that I was a little hesitant to google ‘Chinese hairy crab’. The internet has taught me many lessons in my lifetime, but the one about googling suspect search terms is amongst the most well-learned.
Just curious – any connection between the name of the tea and the tea itself that you know of?
….that name is not even a little bit cute. D:
I know there’s something wrong with me cuz I’d really enjoy having this in my cupboard just for the name ;)
I’ve heard two stories – one that the whole leaf looks a little like a crab, and another that the physical location this is grown is famous for hairy crabs… I don’t know that either is true.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mitten_crab
Apparently so.
I will admit that I was a little hesitant to google ‘Chinese hairy crab’. The internet has taught me many lessons in my lifetime, but the one about googling suspect search terms is amongst the most well-learned.