Mar 11
Troy’s Teaview Snapshot
 | "This is a far more robust white tea, that still manages not to break the basic tenants of what defines white tea. Its richly, but not overbearingly, green."
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Ok, so to start with, the leaves themselves are an interesting mix of colors and textures that are common in many of the newer, and better, white teas. Good white tea leaves, at least as near as I can tell, should generally resemble leaf litter. Leaf litter, the bane of the geometrically-obsessed, and meticulous, French gardener, none the less shows the purity and unprocessed nature of good white teas. Palming some of the leaves shows a mix of dark and light leaves, in various states of fragmentation and variously rolled. From little black curls, to tight-furry white spears, to full flat leaves that could have just been brushed from your driveway.
This is a far more robust white tea, that still manages not to break the basic tenants of what defines white tea. Its richly, but not overbearingly, green. By Green I mean that ineffable core flavor that seems to follow from one green vegetable to another.. except for kiwano, which manages to be green and yet taste nothing of it. Bit hypocritical if you ask me. Still this tea is gentile enough on the palate that you could have it with light fruits or vegetables as a mild lunch.
— To purchase TeaGschwendner China Pai Mu Tan, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.
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