Friday, July 8, 2016

A great new green tea from Teavivre

Taking another break from fruity iced teas, I decided to try one of the new samples I recently received from Teavivre, their Nonpareil Te Gong Huang Shan Mao Feng Green Tea

As soon as I opened the package, I realized I was smelling a very fresh tea with an aroma that reminded me of boiled vegetables. And I loved being able to see the fine little hairs on the tea leaves!

Tea is so full of pleasures. You get to admire the dry leaf, then you get to admire how beautifully it's transformed by the mere addition of some boiling water. And in this case, I then got the pleasure of savoring the rich, thick quality of this green tea, a smooth tea with what I call a buttery taste. I can't believe I once thought I didn't care for green tea, because a good green tea (or any good tea, really) is one of life's great luxuries, and this may well be my favorite green tea of the year so far!



9 comments:

  1. Your excellent photography really makes the brewing and tasting come alive for your blog readers. Nice post!

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    1. Thanks so much, Linda! I appreciate the kind words! :)

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  2. Now THAT is what I call full leaf tea! And the photos are wonderful!
    Ruth

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  3. Wow, what a name that tea has! I enjoyed seeing the transformation of the leaves as you brewed them.

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    1. Thanks, Joy! (And don't ask me to remember that tea's name, ha!)

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  4. Nice to hear! I tend to avoid greens even though I know there are good ones out there.

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  5. Such a beautiful tea! the name, well slightly complicated! So happy to hear you are coming over to the green team! I new it would happen one day!

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  6. Glad you found a new green tea to enjoy. Your photos above are excellent.

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