Review topics: ["taste","quality","price","tea","aftertaste","bitterness","temperatures","notes","experience","steeps","balance"].
Reviews
I prefer green teas, so
"I prefer green teas, so I tried it for the price but was displeased with the taste. I'll continue to explore your green tea varieties. My current favorite is Imperial Dragon Well."
— Dennis E. (3/5)
Really good green tea
"When you smell the dry leaves, a crisp wave of umami hits you. It feels very fresh. After brewing, the leaves smell beautifully nutty and meaty. The tea itself is understated but complex in the first steep and increases in intensity on 2nd and 3rd steep. It's umami, peanuts and the aftertaste is slightly fruity and fresh. Slightest bitterness with 80 degrees celsius, enjoyable to me. You could go lower. The mouthfeel gets quite thick and a little bit astringent on 2nd and 3rd steep. This is one of the longest lasting green teas I got to know so far, it gives many infusions and I brewed 20 to 25 seconds the first 3 steeps. All in all, good price, good quality, recommended."
— Dominik (4/5)
7/10 green tea
"I got this as a freebie with one of my recent orders. (thanks Scott) It's a decent green tea, but wouldn't buy it, as it gets bitter even if brewed at 80 degrees Celsius for short iterations. Managed to get around 7 steeps out of it, with a sweet aftertaste until 4th, and then very bitter for the remaining ones. Drank it 3 times in the past month. Changed here and there the leaf quantity/temperature/steeping times. Imho, dry leaf: cocoa / chocolate notes, vanilla, hay. Soup: starts a bit bitter, which is a bit weird when brewed at 80 C for 15 seconds and the astringency evolves as it goes by. Fruity notes, corn, but less flavored compared to other greens in my stash. Sweet in the first part, but not sweeter compared to other greens. Maybe a bit minty and overall flat. No particular body sensation. Quite cloudy soup given some residual dust in the package, which usually is not common with YS. . . Given its astringency, I don't see it as a summer tea. Next time I'll brew it 55 C as a Japanese green :) Back to my pu'ers."
— Andrei (3/5)
A Solid Tea, But Not My Favorite
"Not a bad green tea with floral notes, though it develops a slight bitterness in the final infusions… That said, it won’t be my favorite tea — I’ve had much better green teas — but I still recommend everyone give it a try."
— suttogo (4/5)
Light, soothing green tea
"This quality green tea is very light and delicate. It is delicious brewed both western and gong fu style at temperatures of 175 to 185 F. The broth is pale yellow. While it has a slight umami background, the floral and light vegetal flavors are more dominant. While I sometimes love a hearty green tea, I prefer this lighter tea on a quiet afternoon because the flavors are more in balance and it's very soothing."
— James W. (5/5)
Not bad
"I got sent this as a freebie in my order. This tea has an excellent nutty, umami green tea flavor to it. You have to be careful brewing it though. It can get bitter if you steep too long or too hot. However, I manage to get quite a few brews (gong fu) with this compared to other green teas."
— William (5/5)
Great.
"Great."
— Konstantinas D. (5/5)
Decent with a slightly sugary
"Decent with a slightly sugary flavor. Gives me some good (albeit mildly jittery) energy consistently."
— Adam R. (4/5)
Nice refreshing green tea
"The dry leaves smelled like kale cream, blanched spinach, and steamed asparagus. The wet leaves smelled like corn, steamed Brussels sprouts and toasted pumpkin seeds. The tea soup was pale melon-green; it was soft, light, and brothy. The tea tastes like mushroom soup, sweet and savoury with a hint of green melons and nuts"
— Aron F. (4/5)
100% Great tea.
"I definitely don't have much experience with green teas. But at this moment, this is the best green tea I have tried."
— Denis (5/5)
