Tea Review: Premium Grade Needle Green (Teabook)

Premium Grade Needle Green
Teabook
Type: Green
Origin: China, Hunan Province, Taiqing Shan
Product Description: Not provided.

Temperature: 175° F
Amount: 2 grams
Steeping Time: 2 minutes 

The dry leaves have an aroma that is green, peppery, and savory with notes of soybean and a faint hint of smoke.

The pale green infusion has an aroma of buttery macadamia nuts, green grass, and a pinch of salt.  The taste is savory and nutty with notes of sesame seed.

Three infusions with slightly longer steeping times brought out savory nuanced flavor with a hint of smoke appearing in the aroma of the second infusion and a soybean (edamame) taste developing in the third.

This was a sample of tea brought back from a recent trip to Taiqing Mountain by Teabook founder Jeffrey McIntosh and does not appear to be available at this time through the Teabook store.

This was tea was provided as part of a workshop.

Tea Review: Mao Jian (Teabook)

Mao Jian (Green Tip)
Teabook
Type: Green
Origin: China, Hunan Province, Changde
Product Description: Not provided.

Temperature: 175° F
Amount: 1.5 grams
Steeping Time: 2 minutes

The dry leaves have an aroma of green grass and aged wood.

The infusion is pale green with a savory, green, buttery and nutty aroma and taste with a long finish.

This tea produced two pleasantly green and savory infusions with a pale liquor that holds a surprising amount of flavor.

This was tea was provided as part of a workshop.

Upcoming Event: Agarwood Puerh Tasting (World of Tea Series)

Northwest Tea Festival will host a tasting of Agarwood Puerh Tea as part of the World of Tea Series on Saturday, April 16th.  

AGARWOOD PUERH TASTING

Hosted by Jeffrey McIntosh (Teabook)

Come join us on a journey to one of the most ancient and elite experiences from the East. The featured item for this event will be the renowned Agarwood Puerh Tea. This wood, in combination with tea has been used for its strong health benefits and calming effects for thousands of years. We invite you to come try this rare and unique tea first hand and engage in live conversation with tea master Jeffrey McIntosh about the agarwood and puerh.

Date:  Saturday, April 16, 2016

Time:  10:00 am -12:00 pm

Location:  Rainier Valley Cultural Center, 3515 South Alaska Street

Seattle, WA 98118

Price:  $30 

Reservations recommended.