Yunnan "Pine Needles" Green Tea from Mengku

Name: Yunnan "Pine Needles" Green Tea from Mengku
Brand: Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
Price: 6.0 USD
Availability: InStock

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

$6.00 - $76.00

$6.00

$6.00 - $76.00

$6.00

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This lovely tea is grown in Mengku County of Lincang in a village called "Dofu Zhai" (aka Tofu Village). It's a local varietal, a hybrid of pure Assamica and Change Ye Bai Hao. The tea was picked and processed between March 4th and 7th. The tea is fried by and in a wok, rolled, wilted very very briefly and then dried by hand in a wok again. At this final stage the tea is pressed flat again to make is straight and pointy. The finished product is a silver and green needled tea that locals call "Song Zhen" (Pine Needles).

In addition to its beautiful appearance, the tea brews up a lovely bright green-yellow tea soup with hints of raw chestnut and umami. The tea is thick and lubricating to the mouth and throat (never drying or harsh). A fine Yunnan green tea that complex, delicate and satisfying to experience!

April Harvest and processing.

Overall rating: 4.6666665 / 5 from 27 reviews.

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Fruity and smooth

"This tea is exceptional. It has tropical fruit notes like mango, pineapples or peach. And it has a full body if brewed long enough. It is a pleasure to drink."

— Anthony J. (5/5)

good optics, ok taste

"nice for 1-2 brewings"

— Christos G. (4/5)

Favorite!

"Buttery and nutty with a subtle floral hint and a thick and creamy tea soup. There’s a little bit more umami than other Yunnan greens and the umami is even deeper when brewed with cooler water. Astringency makes an appearance late in the session but it’s gentle in the Yunnan green tea way. Nice cha qi buzz. Mengku Pine Needles ranks among my favorite Yunnan Green teas here at YS."

— Ryan P. (5/5)

Very good

"I am usually just a black tea type of guy, but this green tea took me by surprise. Very good, I enjoyed it a lot."

— Alexander (4/5)

"I bought this and zhu ye qing green in the same order and this is definitely my favorite of the two."

— Gabriel (5/5)

Pine needles

"Tastes good maybe a little on the dry side. I usually brew it at 175 for 30 seconds"

— Pam J. (4/5)

Amazing Value

"I absolutely love this tea and at the price point it's been, it's honestly one of the best. It's got a profile that reminds me of some puerh I've had. It's sweet and astringent in all the right ways!"

— Jason R. (5/5)

Delicious but finicky

"Tea is delicious but extremely finicky to brew if you hate astringency/bitterness like me. I usually gongfu and do flash steeps 3-10s at 175F and can get 2 steeps out of it before it starts getting bitter, losing creaminess and becoming dry. Luckily, it is cheap. Description is accurate: Chestnut roast fragrance, umami mouthfeel with some vegetal component"

— Selina (5/5)