June Tea Tastings
4th: Shi Feng Long Jing & Ming Qian Anji Bai Cha. This month we are focusing on our new 2010 crops, all of which are particularly tasty. We start with two of our favorite green teas. Come learn why Shi Feng, or Lion’s Peak, makes such a uniquely delicious Dragonwell tea, and why Anji Bai Cha, while literally called “white tea,” is in fact a green tea.
11th: Imperial Bi Luo Chun & Jun Shan Yin Zhen. There is nothing quite like opening the bags of freshly picked green teas and savoring their fragrance. This year’s Bi Luo Chun really surprised me with its robust, fruity fragrance. We will compare that with the best of the yellows, Jun Shan Yin Zhen.
18th: Gu Zhu Zi Sun (Purple Bamboo) & Imperial Xin Yang Mao Jian. Purple Bamboo has been a tribute tea for centuries and was first mentioned by Lu Yu in his “Classic of Tea.” And for good reason, as it has an exquisite taste. Mao Jian is one of the more unique green teas, partly due to the fact that it is grown in a much more northerly area than most other greens.
25th: Meng Ding Huang Ya & Meng Ding Cui Zhu. Next are two teas grown in the Meng Ding region of Sichuan, where tea was first cultivated 2000 years ago. One, the Huang Ya, is a yellow tea with a rich mouth feel and herbaceous flavor. The other, Cui Zhu or Green Bamboo, has a flavor that is best described as bright green.
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