Green Tea Articles

Gyokuro cha musume nio teas tea adventures

Gyokuro Cha Musume Tea Tasting (Nio Teas)

Nio Teas’ Gyokuro Cha Musume is an almost perfect tea with an umami flavour profile. You can also taste some hazelnut and a subtle sweetness.

Green Tea Kilimanjaro Tea Tasting (Tropical Treasures Ltd.)

Tropical Treasures’ Green Tea Kilimanjaro is a tea that has pleasant flavours deep beneath the surface. It’s perfect to forget everything for a while.

gopaldhara sencha curious tea tea adventures

Darjeeling Gopaldhara Sencha Tea Tasting (Curious Tea)

The Darjeeling Gopaldhara Sencha is a green tea from Mirik Valley in Darjeeling. Its smoky character with notes of tobacco make this an unusual green tea.

Yakushima Sencha Nio Teas Tea Adventures

Yakushima Sencha Tea Tasting (Nio Teas)

Yakushima sencha is a Japanese green tea that promises to be sweet. It’s a typical Japanese green that tastes like a fresh breeze on a hot Summer’s day.

Long Jing West Lake vs. Long Jing Ming Qian

Horizontal session of two Long Jing teas: Long Jing West Lake and Long Jing Ming Qian. Two samples of the same tea that come from different locations.

Tropical Treasures Ltd #1

Today’s session was about African teas. I got some samples from Specialty Tea Ltd and drank some Kilimanjaro black and Usambara green tea.

Qing Xin Gan Zi curious tea tea adventures

Qing Xin Gan Zi Tea Tasting (Curious Tea)

A subtle Taiwanese green tea made from the Qing Xin Gan Zi cultivar. This results in an interesting combination of sweetness, roasted nuts and green flavours.