Life In Teacup Loose Leaf Green Tea 'Zhu Ye Qing (Bamboo Leaf Green)'

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Tea Information:
Tea: Zhu Ye Qing (Bamboo Leaf Green)
Type: Green Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: unknown
Reseller: Life In Teacup
Purchase: Here
Description: ?
Ingredients: ?
Production Year: 2009
Production Season: Spring
Production Region: Sichuan Province
Style: Chao Qing (stir-fry to kill enzyme)

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Additives: none
Water: 12 ounces
Steep Time: no idea
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: grassy
Steeped Tea Smell: grassy
Flavor: sweet, watery, vegetal, but smooth
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: bitter, vegetal that lingers
Liquor: transparent with a green tint

I got this as part of a sample set from Life in Teacup.

Tried following directions (http://www.lifeinteacup.com/brewing-tea) and waited until most leaves sank. I used boiling water that had sat for a bit.

I really guess I am not too much of a green person :(

Post-Steep Additives: none

Rating: 2/4 leaves


Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

Life In Teacup Loose Leaf Green Tea 'Zhu Ye Qing (Bamboo Leaf Green)'

Tea Information:
Tea: Zhu Ye Qing (Bamboo Leaf Green)
Type: Green Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: unknown
Reseller: Life In Teacup
Purchase: Here
Description: ?
Ingredients: ?
Production Year: 2009
Production Season: Spring
Production Region: Sichuan Province
Style: Chao Qing (stir-fry to kill enzyme)

Steep Information:
Amount: 5.1g (it was too hard to spoon measure)
Additives: none
Water: 1 teapot (2c) full filtered boiling, then let sit to 165 degrees
Steep Time: a little over 2 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: grassy
Steeped Tea Smell: grassy
Flavor: watery, vegetal, but smooth, maybe a little nutty?
Body: Light
Aftertaste: bitter, vegetal that lingers
Liquor: transparent with a green tint

I got this as part of a sample set from Life in Teacup.

I failed to follow directions and left the lid on (http://www.lifeinteacup.com/brewing-tea) the water was too cool, and perhaps I should have steeped a bit longer *sigh*. I am not even sure if i used too little to too many tea leaves.

Overall it was the weakness of the flavor and the bitter aftertaste that are turning me off. At first you sniff and there is the hint of grass. The you sip and you get smooth water...then grass/vegetal...and if you look hard enough this slight nut flavor comes out. Then you swallow, and you get this bitterness coating your tongue. The bitterness fades and you entire tongue seems to have a sheen of vegetation on it, it's a fuzzy feeling.

Post-Steep Additives: none

Resteep: TBD

Rating: 1/3