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scientistsinistralA break from the scheduled tea haul sipdowns; I drunk this yesterday evening because next on my Yumchaa list was the Russian Caravan and I was not about to put caffeine from two black teas and a thoroughly oxidised oolong in my body at 9:30pm. Green still has some, but I'll probably still be able to sleep afterwards.
This is a French brand, so I didn't actually buy this one and wouldn't have got my hands on it if I didn't want to pay international shipping (which I don't, but is a shame because some of their other teas do look really nice), but my dad got a this tin from a TK Maxx (TJ Maxx to those in the US and possibly elsewhere) and I wanted to try it so I did.
The tins are lovely - looking online it doesn't seem that Thes de la Pagode do them for all their blends, but they're shaped like lovely little pagodas. Some of them are square, but some of them are round and have little tassels and they're so cute.
Despite being called Gunpowder Green, this is actually described as a 'golden' tea, which... doesn't seem to have a standard definition as far as I can tell.
As in the name, it was rolled into little pellets of tea that then unfolded in my strainer. The pellets were larger than the other gunpowders I have, which might just be because the leaves were originally bigger or less broken and there's only so small you can get them.
The tea is also from Zhejiang Province in China.
Although having said earlier that I don't know what 'golden' tea is, it does look very golden in the cup.
Temperature control kettle was used this time! The company recommend 85°C, but our kettle only does increments of 10°C apart from 95°C, so 80°C it was. One heaped tablespoon for three minutes, as per recommendations on the tin.
Not a strong scent from the cup, really. What I am getting smells leafy, more of a fresh green.
Hot Brew
Verdict: Definitely a green, tastes like one. Not a full bodied taste, but not weak either - enough that I'm satisfied with the strength (I am learning that I do not like weak tea. But I also do not like too strong tea, so it is a tightrope walk.)
I might be biased by how they describe it, but they describe it as a fresh and sweet taste and I get both of those; they're quite subtle and come after the initial warmth, but they linger on the tongue once the tea has gone down and I like that.
Lessons Learned: I do like pure greens when they're hot. This bodes well for the several packs of pure greens I have in my tea boxes.
Would I drink it again? Yup. My dad has a couple of others in the cupboard that I might also try, but yeah, would happily sip down on this one.
This is a French brand, so I didn't actually buy this one and wouldn't have got my hands on it if I didn't want to pay international shipping (which I don't, but is a shame because some of their other teas do look really nice), but my dad got a this tin from a TK Maxx (TJ Maxx to those in the US and possibly elsewhere) and I wanted to try it so I did.
The tins are lovely - looking online it doesn't seem that Thes de la Pagode do them for all their blends, but they're shaped like lovely little pagodas. Some of them are square, but some of them are round and have little tassels and they're so cute.
Despite being called Gunpowder Green, this is actually described as a 'golden' tea, which... doesn't seem to have a standard definition as far as I can tell.
As in the name, it was rolled into little pellets of tea that then unfolded in my strainer. The pellets were larger than the other gunpowders I have, which might just be because the leaves were originally bigger or less broken and there's only so small you can get them.
The tea is also from Zhejiang Province in China.
Although having said earlier that I don't know what 'golden' tea is, it does look very golden in the cup.
Temperature control kettle was used this time! The company recommend 85°C, but our kettle only does increments of 10°C apart from 95°C, so 80°C it was. One heaped tablespoon for three minutes, as per recommendations on the tin.
Not a strong scent from the cup, really. What I am getting smells leafy, more of a fresh green.
Hot Brew
Verdict: Definitely a green, tastes like one. Not a full bodied taste, but not weak either - enough that I'm satisfied with the strength (I am learning that I do not like weak tea. But I also do not like too strong tea, so it is a tightrope walk.)
I might be biased by how they describe it, but they describe it as a fresh and sweet taste and I get both of those; they're quite subtle and come after the initial warmth, but they linger on the tongue once the tea has gone down and I like that.
Lessons Learned: I do like pure greens when they're hot. This bodes well for the several packs of pure greens I have in my tea boxes.
Would I drink it again? Yup. My dad has a couple of others in the cupboard that I might also try, but yeah, would happily sip down on this one.
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