Leafs are buds only, like the smaller kind of longjing, but darker green and not completely flattened.
It's from 2008 with an 18-month shelf-life, so likely expired, but curious if anyone's heard of it.
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Lu Yang Chun - Heard of it?
Could also be Chun Yang Lu. It's a green tea ostensibly from Yangzhou, Jiangsu province. Someone brought it back from China and gave it to me, with no other information. Can says "Yizheng [something] mountain qingxiang garden tea leaf company"
Leafs are buds only, like the smaller kind of longjing, but darker green and not completely flattened.
It's from 2008 with an 18-month shelf-life, so likely expired, but curious if anyone's heard of it.
Leafs are buds only, like the smaller kind of longjing, but darker green and not completely flattened.
It's from 2008 with an 18-month shelf-life, so likely expired, but curious if anyone's heard of it.
Dec 10th, '09, 20:17
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Re: Lu Yang Chun - Heard of it?
Ah! Try it and take a photo for us!
I heard of this tea, but never tried it, don't even know where to get it. I heard the top grade of this tea is as good as long jing, but by far less expensive. The problem is it's not very popular (too many famous and similar green teas produced in its nearby regions) and there seems to be very few stable retailers carrying this tea.
If the tea has been stored in LA without exposed to strong light or high heat, chances are it's still pretty good now, especially if it has been sealed.
I heard of this tea, but never tried it, don't even know where to get it. I heard the top grade of this tea is as good as long jing, but by far less expensive. The problem is it's not very popular (too many famous and similar green teas produced in its nearby regions) and there seems to be very few stable retailers carrying this tea.
If the tea has been stored in LA without exposed to strong light or high heat, chances are it's still pretty good now, especially if it has been sealed.
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Re: Lu Yang Chun - Heard of it?
The tea was sealed in a bag with a silica gel packet, then sealed in a can. I'll let you all know what i think.gingko wrote:If the tea has been stored in LA without exposed to strong light or high heat, chances are it's still pretty good now, especially if it has been sealed.
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How it tastes
Lu Yang Chun smells worse than it tastes. At first sniff, the tea smells of star anise and bi luo chun--not a great aroma combination. 
The taste is much lighter, a very mild nutmeg to start with a green pumpkin seed finish, including the small bitter bite these seeds sometimes have. Pleasant, not much like longjing in flavor but similar in the lightness and delicacy of its flavor. Enjoyable.
The taste is much lighter, a very mild nutmeg to start with a green pumpkin seed finish, including the small bitter bite these seeds sometimes have. Pleasant, not much like longjing in flavor but similar in the lightness and delicacy of its flavor. Enjoyable.