China Green Tips

Made from leaves that have not been oxidized.
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China Green Tips

by JM » Mar 30th, '08, 19:06

A few days ago I picked up a sampler pack from Tazo and really enjoyed the China Green Tips tea. I found it more earthy and oaky then any other green tea I've tried, anyone else drinking China Green Tips?
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by augie » Mar 30th, '08, 22:24

I have. It's the only drinkable Tazo tea, IMO. I used to drink it at work when I didn't want to mess with loose tea. Many of Tazo's tea is flavored with peach, mint, vanilla, mountain sunshine, etc. . . I'm just not into the flavored stuff. Green Tips is the only tea I can get on the road when I stop at Sbux.

What else was in the sample pack?

I bought a sample of iced teas from Tazo last summer. It was just dreadful. 3 of 4 of them had mint. :P
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by devites » Mar 31st, '08, 19:30

I would love to work for Tazo, and get them some decent tea suppliers. I agree it is the only drinkable green tea that they offer.
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by chupenglong » Apr 2nd, '08, 05:45

would the pure green tea or adding some flor in it is the best? :) The green tea is a little bit, would you like it ? I like the green tea aroma, but some taste very bit
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by JM » Apr 2nd, '08, 20:15

chupenglong wrote:would the pure green tea or adding some flor in it is the best? :) The green tea is a little bit, would you like it ? I like the green tea aroma, but some taste very bit
What's "flor?"
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by motokochan » Apr 2nd, '08, 22:59

chupenglong wrote: I like the green tea aroma, but some taste very bit
If you mean bitter, that usually is because you are:

Using water that is too hot
or
Steeping too long
or
both

Although some greens are particularly difficult, try starting at water below a boil (170F to 180F - 76C to 82C) and steep for 3 minutes, no longer. If it is still too bitter, try reducing steep time or the temperature.

Also, make sure you are using enough leaves. I usually measure by relative volume, and you usually want about 1 standard teaspoon per 8 ounces of water.
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by JM » Aug 2nd, '08, 13:36

I'm still drinking this tea, anyone know what kind of green it is or know where in China it's from?
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by Pentox » Aug 2nd, '08, 16:44

oddly enough china green tips tastes more like sencha to me.
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by Riene » Aug 2nd, '08, 23:15

I drink Tazo's China Green Tips on occasion, and also the Organic Green. They are (so far) the only greens I've tried.
Although my neighbors are all barbarians,
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by BryanP » Aug 2nd, '08, 23:26

Pentox wrote:oddly enough china green tips tastes more like sencha to me.
Yes. I actually have a box of this stuff and it's not too bad if you want cheap tea.

Brewed at 175F, 8 oz using a first steep of 3 minutes, it is very light with no sign of bitterness (as noted above).

However, it is too light for my taste compared to even regular sencha. It has a taste of low-grade daily sencha, but hey, it's cheap.

Definitely not something if you want more of a grassy taste.

I think I could get that taste of my daily sencha if I brewed it using 5-6 oz. I'll try later.
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by BryanP » Aug 2nd, '08, 23:26

Riene wrote:I drink Tazo's China Green Tips on occasion, and also the Organic Green. They are (so far) the only greens I've tried.
Try non-organic green tea if you want flavor. Organic green teas tend to taste more watered down compared to non-organics. Not ALL organic greens teas are like what I just described, but most are.
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by BryanP » Aug 3rd, '08, 16:28

Ok, didn't really make a difference @ 6 oz @ 165F. Steeped it for 4 minutes.

Drinkable though; especially compared to other "popular brand" bagged teas (or even other Tazo bags in this case).
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