Review topics: ["taste","smell","aroma","tea","texture","astringency","earthiness","background","aspect"].
Reviews
Unique & Complex
"I find Long Mei to be the most unique among Yunnan green teas here at YS. Its taste and aroma are quite complex and balanced with no one flavor aspect taking center stage, making it one that needs a few sessions to really get to know. And yet it is bold, tasty and satisfying. I get a little nuttiness, a little fruitiness, some floral umami aspect, a mysterious rich earthiness and pungent yet gentle astringency. The leaves give generously over many steeps gong fu style."
— Ryan P. (5/5)
One of the Finest Green Teas I’ve Tasted
"This is a fantastic tea, one of the best green teas I’ve ever had! Using 70 °C water and a 45-second infusion, it easily lasts through 7–8 steeps. The flavor stays consistent up to the sixth infusion, and with slightly longer steeping and 80 °C water, a bit of bitterness appears around the eighth and ninth, but it’s still very enjoyable. Both the dry leaves and the brewed tea have a strong, very appealing floral-fruity aroma. The taste of the tea is also characterized by this floral-fruity note, with a slight sweetness and a subtle, hard-to-pin-down nutty background that is not intense. This green tea is completely free of any bitterness or grassy flavor. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys this flavor profile!"
— suttogo (5/5)
This is an interesting tea
"This is an interesting tea depending upon how you brew it, it's nice light , rich and you can really tailor it to what kind of flavor you want it. A very flexible tea , I really recommend everybody giving this a try and just don't don't fall into the same old style of brewing it and experiment with it because it really has a lot to offer"
— Denise B. (5/5)
Favorite green
"I keep trying new green teas but this is always my favorite. It brews up with a wonderful fruity apricot scent, along with touches of grass, and a bright umami background note. On the palate it’s similar, light, fresh and fruity over that warm broth middle. After swallowing the apricot flavor lingers for a while. The tea is structured but not bitter, it’s clean and crisp but has a touch of body. Very pretty, always satisfying."
— Adam T. (5/5)
Tea
"Great selection of teas at a reasonable price."
— Richard A. (5/5)
Excellent for the hot season
"Excellent for the hot season with it's fresh, fruity aroma! My special thanks to the people, who grow this wonderful tea!"
— Kalin M. (5/5)
A Good Green Tea
"I really like it. Has some nutty flavor and something else... almost citrus maybe. Not good at making up words for stuff, but it is good. Not a lot of astringency or bitterness. Of of the ones I sampled there are a couple I can drink it every day and this is one of them."
— Randal (5/5)
Long Mei Yunnan Green Tea of Zhenyuan is excellent
"Every tea from Yunnan Sourcing has been incredibly delicious; So smooth, easy to brew, perfect amount of energy. Long Mei Yunnan Green Tea of Zhenyuan is excellent. Previous experiences with green tea had left me thinking they weren't for me...I've been able to purchase lots of teas because the pricing is amazing. Thank you, Yunnan Sourcing."
— Wendy K. (5/5)
Light taste, very refreshing for
"Light taste, very refreshing for me and sweet smell. I can only recommend!"
— Ivona M. (5/5)
2019 Long Mei Yunnan Green Tea of Zhenyuan
"The dry leaf has a smell of sweet corn being cooked on a stove. A hint of butter feels the nose. When it comes to the wet leaf a Umami smell comes out in front. It just has a smell of corn but the sweetness is gone. It's more like roasted corn. There is a green vegetable note but it's hardly noticeable. A strong creamy texture in the liquor like a soup. The smell of corn and butter actually comes out in the taste. The rich and creamless flavor stuck in the back of my throat. A light umami flavor (which seems like a oxymoron) takes away the corn taste. Over all not a bad green tea. To me there is nothing special with this tea. It's not bad, but it's not my cup of tea. With that said it's a good tea that you should try. Remember tea is all about personal taste."
— Tommylink88 (4/5)
