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drank 2019 Spring Laoshan Bilochun by Verdant Tea
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Drank this one at work. Didn’t bother measuring or timing anything and just winged it for a change. This is almost a year old but it has kept well in the fridge. Slight fruity with vegetal notes of zucchini, soybeans, and aloe.

With this sip down, I’ve officially cleared out my once massive stash of Verdant green tea. I’m now down to just a few teaspoons of Japanese greens and a YS green tea that hasn’t aged well. As someone who drinks green tea daily, I’m a little nervous about running out soon. Looks like I’ll have to reach for my oolongs, whites, and blacks more frequently until new spring greens are available.

Flavors: Fruity, Vegetal

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185 °F / 85 °C
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ashmanra
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Teavivre has three greens ready to ship, and one of them is a favorite of mine – Huang Shan Lao Feng. I can hardly wait to get the fresh batch, but I am trying to sip down LOTS before ordering.

ashmanra
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*Mao Feng

LuckyMe
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Thanks, I saw a bunch of green teas on Teavivre too but was bummed to see that they’ve stopped offering samplers. 50g-100g minimum is a bit much :-(

Yunnan Sourcing has quite a few greens including Anji Bai Cha which was my favorite one last year. I might just order from them once a few more teas roll out

tea-sipper
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Yeah, I was wondering about Teavivre not having samples anymore… maybe it’s temporary because of the virus?

Kittenna
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I hope it’s temporary!

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ashmanra
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Teavivre has three greens ready to ship, and one of them is a favorite of mine – Huang Shan Lao Feng. I can hardly wait to get the fresh batch, but I am trying to sip down LOTS before ordering.

ashmanra
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*Mao Feng

LuckyMe
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Thanks, I saw a bunch of green teas on Teavivre too but was bummed to see that they’ve stopped offering samplers. 50g-100g minimum is a bit much :-(

Yunnan Sourcing has quite a few greens including Anji Bai Cha which was my favorite one last year. I might just order from them once a few more teas roll out

tea-sipper
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Yeah, I was wondering about Teavivre not having samples anymore… maybe it’s temporary because of the virus?

Kittenna
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I hope it’s temporary!

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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