YSLLC Green tea
Yunnan Sourcing seems to have some pretty decent looking green teas and very tempting prices. Has anyone tried any of them? MY main concern would be loss of quality in transit from china to my house.
Oct 12th, '08, 22:59
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I have tried around 5 of Scott's green teas. They were all very attractive dry leaves and generally rich in flavor. Regardless of the proclaimed style or title the leaves are rather large, which makes me think that they are all produced in or around Yunnan, as opposed to their traditional regions. This doesn't mean that they are sub-par, in fact I would say that they are rather good, but they all tend to taste like Yunnan tea...
In short:
Quality of leaf - 8
Aroma - 8
Flavor - 6 (smooth and rich, but not traditional)
I would purchase some again. Yet, personally, I like a bit of variety in my flavor profiles, so I wouldn't order ALL of my green tea from YSLLC.
In short:
Quality of leaf - 8
Aroma - 8
Flavor - 6 (smooth and rich, but not traditional)
I would purchase some again. Yet, personally, I like a bit of variety in my flavor profiles, so I wouldn't order ALL of my green tea from YSLLC.
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They are excellent for that purpose. I love Yunnan greens and look forward to Scott's fresh spring crop each year. The 2008 spring mao feng was fantastic this year (same as yours, Sal?), but the cui ming was my favorite. The zhu ye qing... not so much.PolyhymnianMuse wrote:Yea, I was looking at them more as a tea you would throw a bunch in a cup and just keep drinking and refilling. A good everyday green tea.
As long as you get the recent harvest and air ship, there's no loss of quality, though as good as this year's crop was, it couldn't compare to being in Yunnan and tasting them in the days after harvest last year.
I have tried:
Jasmine pearl green - excellent - i love this one
Bi luo chun - quite good - very subtle flavor nice for a change of pace
Cui ming - quite good - subtle flavor - bolder than biluochun - nice for morning
Bamboo shoots green - very good - great everyday green
Green needle - good - difficult to brew - tends to be a bit bitter
Jasmine pearl green - excellent - i love this one
Bi luo chun - quite good - very subtle flavor nice for a change of pace
Cui ming - quite good - subtle flavor - bolder than biluochun - nice for morning
Bamboo shoots green - very good - great everyday green
Green needle - good - difficult to brew - tends to be a bit bitter
What have you liked in terms of green teas from DTH?devites wrote:I got the Bi Luo Chun about a month ago and I have nothing to compare it to, but I thought the leaves looked good and the taste was ok (again i have no reference). I personally would go with Dragon Tea House, the shipping blows either way, but I think Yunnan Sourcing are experts at Puerh not Green.
Thanks everyone too for your thoughts on YSLLC, I will be giving some of the greens from Scott a try.
Bump...PolyhymnianMuse wrote:What have you liked in terms of green teas from DTH?devites wrote:I got the Bi Luo Chun about a month ago and I have nothing to compare it to, but I thought the leaves looked good and the taste was ok (again i have no reference). I personally would go with Dragon Tea House, the shipping blows either way, but I think Yunnan Sourcing are experts at Puerh not Green.
I'm just curious what greens from DTH are good offerings and how do the teas from DTH compare with YSLLC