Having been forewarned by the description that this tea had a
slightly bitter taste, I prepared myself for something akin to a
slightly-oversteeped black tea-astringency. On the contrary, I found
that this tea was nothing like that.
Preparing a small, two-cup teapot of this Chun Mei, I
noticed the sweet, grassy smell that wafted up from the packaging. The
pale yellow-ish tea that resulted from the steeping yielded these same
characteristics - sweet, yet grassy. The bitterness was there, but it
was more akin to eating a slightly bitter herb, where the bitterness is
almost an afterthought. It does not at all ruin the tasting of this tea
but, rather, keeps it complex, to a degree.
Teavivre's Chun Mei is a great tea to try,
especially for those who enjoy lighter greens, such as Dragonwell. On my
personal enjoyment scale, I would rate this tea a 3.
This review was unsolicited and uncompensated.
You can read more about my Personal Enjoyment Scale, here.
Text is copyright 2016, Built from Ink and Tea.
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