Official what GREEN are you currently drinking?

[Chip]

Jade Tips from Imen from a TCer ... very nice indeed! Reminds me a lot of Zhu Ye Qing, which is a fave 5 Chinese green.

[nickE]

Hatsumi from O-Cha. Lost some freshness but not bad. Nice, dark green color.

[Noahnoir]

Start my day with chiyu mukashi matcha from maiko,

and now, to celebrate the start of my 10days break form work, i brew a cup of 7132 from o-cha.

[sebpassion]

yutaka midori from o-cha

perfect for christening my new gyokko-kyusu

[puerhking]

Zencha Sencha the Ultimate -

Holds up to 4 steeps better than anything else I have tried. However, the flavor is a bit different. I have brewed it four times and I'm not liking it as much as their Takumi.

[Chip]

Zencha Sencha the Ultimate -

Holds up to 4 steeps better than anything else I have tried. However, the flavor is a bit different. I have brewed it four times and I'm not liking it as much as their Takumi.

How are you brewing it ... BrLarson helped me with this one. I resisted using the vendor's suggestions til he pushed me over the edge.

5:3 leaf to water ratio
140* in preheated pot
1-1.5 minutes to taste ... comes out remarkably like gyo leading me to presume it has gyo varietal included, but grown in the sun.

Further steeps, slowly increasing temps with times of 15-30 sec, 60 seconds, 90-120 seconds, etc.

[Chip]

yutaka midori from o-cha

perfect for christening my new gyokko-kyusu

+1!!!

[debunix]

Today's green was the rolled Jin Xuan Spring 2010 from Norbu.

[David R.]

Warashina Supreme from O-Cha. I have used a 1:1 ratio (68°C/90" - 70°C/30" - 75°C-60") which gave me a light tea, maybe too light. I have to try using more leaves. Brewing method on the bag suggests using an higher temp too. I guess I have a lot to play with... In the end, 50g won't be too much !

[puerhking]

Zencha Sencha the Ultimate -

Holds up to 4 steeps better than anything else I have tried. However, the flavor is a bit different. I have brewed it four times and I'm not liking it as much as their Takumi.

How are you brewing it ... BrLarson helped me with this one. I resisted using the vendor's suggestions til he pushed me over the edge.

5:3 leaf to water ratio
140* in preheated pot
1-1.5 minutes to taste ... comes out remarkably like gyo leading me to presume it has gyo varietal included, but grown in the sun.

Further steeps, slowly increasing temps with times of 15-30 sec, 60 seconds, 90-120 seconds, etc.

Thanks Chip! I will give that a try. I was brewing it at 153* 1.5g in 100ml water.

[Chip]

Zencha Sencha the Ultimate -

Holds up to 4 steeps better than anything else I have tried. However, the flavor is a bit different. I have brewed it four times and I'm not liking it as much as their Takumi.

How are you brewing it ... BrLarson helped me with this one. I resisted using the vendor's suggestions til he pushed me over the edge.

5:3 leaf to water ratio
140* in preheated pot
1-1.5 minutes to taste ... comes out remarkably like gyo leading me to presume it has gyo varietal included, but grown in the sun.

Further steeps, slowly increasing temps with times of 15-30 sec, 60 seconds, 90-120 seconds, etc.

Thanks Chip! I will give that a try. I was brewing it at 153* 1.5g in 100ml water.

Yeah, that won't cut it with this one, unless maybe a pretty long Western brewing.

Hope it comes out better!

[debunix]

Two Tai Ping Hou Kui green teas

Head to head comparison of an inexpensive version from Wing Hop Fung, and a fancier grade from Jing Tea Shop.



2 grams of leaf: Wing Hop Fung on the left, and Jing Tea Shop on the right
Jing's version has larger, more intact leaves, and the color is brighter and fresher





I used 2 grams of tea in gaiwans with about two and half ounces (75mL) of water at 160-165 degrees per infusion, and infusions times of 45 seconds, 1 minute, 1 minute, and 90 seconds.



Even though the leaves are quite long, they soften enough to fit in the gaiwans.



The Jing tea is not only lighter in color of liquor and leaf, but cleaner and lighter in flavor, with lemon notes amid the sweet pea vegetal flavors. There is a bit more spiciness in the WHF version, probably a bit of astringency coming out. This was consistent through all of the infusions, the greater refinement and higher quality of the Jing tea being obvious.



Leaves after infusions

[Chip]

Well done! Thanks for sharing this. Even though most of us without TPHK, you brought it closer to us.

[puerhking]

Zencha Sencha the Ultimate -

Holds up to 4 steeps better than anything else I have tried. However, the flavor is a bit different. I have brewed it four times and I'm not liking it as much as their Takumi.

How are you brewing it ... BrLarson helped me with this one. I resisted using the vendor's suggestions til he pushed me over the edge.

5:3 leaf to water ratio
140* in preheated pot
1-1.5 minutes to taste ... comes out remarkably like gyo leading me to presume it has gyo varietal included, but grown in the sun.

Further steeps, slowly increasing temps with times of 15-30 sec, 60 seconds, 90-120 seconds, etc.

Thanks Chip! I will give that a try. I was brewing it at 153* 1.5g in 100ml water.

Yeah, that won't cut it with this one, unless maybe a pretty long Western brewing.

Hope it comes out better!

Yes...yes it did. I like it much better now.

[Chip]

Hope it comes out better!

Yes...yes it did. I like it much better now.

... exxxxxcellent!