Chinese green tea recommendations

[Kunkali]

So I'm very familiar with the different Japanese greens and Chinese whites, but I know next to nothing about the types of Chinese green teas. Which ones are your favorites/recommendations and what flavor characteristics do they have. Recommending good tea vendors for your favorites would be greatly appreciated also.

[TwoPynts]

http://www.teaspring.com/green-tea.asp

Here's a good selection green teas. Reading through Adagio's offerings is a good start too, as are the tea classes. I personally am fond of the mid-range gunpowder green.

[Cyphre]

really just buy one of every type from teaspring. 25 grams will give you enough to try it a couple of times and then you can figure out your favorites. I know a lot of people tend to like Long Jing or Bi Luo Chun. My girlfriend loves the Te Ji Pearl Jasmine.

[Oni]

This is why Teaspring is awesome, it has really high grade teas in the green tea section, and you can order almost from all of those a 25 gram sample, except the prepacked ones like Cha Wang grades from certain teas, I would buy all the middle grades from those teas that had an attractive description, and you will have a lot of green teas to explore, and you didn`t spend a fortune on those 100 gram packs.

[Kunkali]

Thanks for the replies...any recommendations on proper brewing of jasmine pearl (non oolong)? Particularly subsequent infusions.

[britt]

Thanks for the replies...any recommendations on proper brewing of jasmine pearl (non oolong)? Particularly subsequent infusions.

You didn't specify a price range, but Jing Tea Shop has some very good green teas. However, the ones I buy from them are rather expensive. Some of them are available in 25 gram samples.

http://www.jingteashop.com/pd-jing-tea- ... a-tphk.cfm

http://www.jingteashop.com/pd-jing-tea- ... sljaaa.cfm

http://www.jingteashop.com/pd-jing-tea- ... a-ajbc.cfm

I use cooler water for just about all of the higher-quality Chinese green teas, around 160 degrees F. I would start off with the water temp no higher than 175 F and would first brew any unfamiliar green teas with less, rather than more, leaf until you see what its qualities are. From there, adjust up or down as necessary. I would also recommend porcelain, not unglazed clay, for green tea.

[Kunkali]

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