2008 Chinese green tea

[Cinnamon Kitty]

These are some shincha green teas that are already available for purchase that I have found while browsing through various vendors. There are probably more out there, but here is the list so far.

TeaSpring

Kai Hua Long Ding
Emperor Long Jing
Lion Xi Hu Long Jing
Long Jing
Meng Ding Gan Lu
Wu Yi Qu Hao
Xu Fu Long Ya
Yang Yan Gou Qing
Zhu Ye Qing

Jing Tea Shop

Early Spring Premium Bi Luo Chun - First pick
Premium Zhe Jiang Mao Jian - First pick
Premium Meng Ding Gan Lu - First pick
Mei Jia Wu Long Jing - First pick
Early Spring Premium Shi Feng Long Jing

Dragon Tea House (Ebay)

Meng Shan Yun Wu

Yunnan Sourcing LLC (Ebay)

Bi Luo Chun
Early Spring Cui Ming
Organic Jasmine Pearl Green Tea

EDIT by Chip: CK will run a topic on Chinese greens much like Scruff for Japanese Shincha. Post 2008 releases here and CK will add them to this post...one place for all the links.

[Chip]

Nice work!
It might be preferable to start a new topic for chinese greens?

Good idea...anyone want to host that like Scruff is for Japanese.

I think what Scruff wants to do here is have all the links ultimately in his prelim post which will be super convenient.

If someone wants to take that on for Chinese greens, that would be great.

[Ed]

Cinnamon has gone all Chinese on us

[Cinnamon Kitty]

Cinnamon has gone all Chinese on us

I have a huge bookmarked list of online tea vendors and was going through them all to see who had what for shincha in hopes of finding some nice fresh sencha. That pretty much failed so far since the Japanese green tea vendors did not have 2008 senchas or expected dates up yet for when they would be out except for the ones already listed. All I managed to find was Chinese green teas. To be honest, the only Chinese green teas that I have tried have been Adagio sample tins and a Dragonwell at the Teaosk in the mall, but I figured those who enjoy Chinese greens might like what I did find.

[Chip]

CK, would you be willing to host the Chinese "shincha" section. I can simply split this topic having your post first with all the links so you would not have to do them over again.

Please let me know...thanx.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

CK, would you be willing to host the Chinese "shincha" section. I can simply split this topic having your post first with all the links so you would not have to do them over again.

Please let me know...thanx.

Since I started it, sure. I don't know all the Chinese tea vendors, but I will find what I can on it. I can just edit my post and copy it to a new one if you want me to.

[Sydney]

I've got 7 first flush Chinese greens on the way, and I can't wait to start sipping.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I've got 7 first flush Chinese greens on the way, and I can't wait to start sipping.

What did you get and from where?

[Salsero]

I have tasted three new greens from TeaSpring and would be willing to post some simple notes about my experience with them. I had all three teas last spring as well. They are

• Xu Fu Long Ya
  Emperor Long Jing
  Meng Ding Gan Lu

While I very much enjoyed all three of these teas, none of them are among my favorite greens. More of my favs come later in the spring, but I probably won't be ordering more Chinese greens till the first crop is over because I've accidentally become very involved in oolongs for the moment -- and Sencha. I am also coming to think that maybe the earliest flush of Chinese greens produces tea that is lighter in flavor than what I most like.

[Sydney]

I've got 7 first flush Chinese greens on the way, and I can't wait to start sipping.

What did you get and from where?

I ordered 25-50 grams each of every first flush green or yellow they had.

[inspectoring]

just curious...did you have a chance to taste any of the teas you listed?

[Sydney]

I've been sucking down (from Teaspring) Lion Long Jing and Meng Ding Huang Ya. The rest of 'em are in cold storage.