I've been meaning to review this tea for awhile, and I'm happy to finally have a few minutes to write down my thoughts on it. I received a few samples to brew from The Devotea USA and this one intrigued me most. This is a Taiwanese green tea, and I admit it isn't something I'd had before. I was happy to taste something that's new-to-me and rather enjoyable. I've had many oolongs from Taiwan, but this is the first green.
The dry leaves are rolled like an oolong and have a grassy, slightly floral aroma with a buttery finish. The butter had me imagining a nice big bowl of popcorn to accompany the tea! I think I have to try that pairing out in the near future. The steeped tea is grassy, with a strong cooked green vegetable flavor but it's also sweet and a little floral. It has a nice creamy texture. I imagine it would be the result if a light oolong and sencha had a baby. This tea has a lot of flavor for a light green tea, it's very easy to drink and I found myself quite relaxed after a couple of steepings. After letting the 2nd steep cool down (ok, so perhaps it cooled down because I got distracted for awhile) it was refreshing and had an interesting barley-like note.
This tea is quite interesting, and would make a nice gift for someone that loves oolong and green teas but hasn't had much experience Taiwanese greens. It's a tea I could see myself drinking at any time of day since it's light but nuanced. I'll probably try cold brewing it, which I could probably do this weekend, giving this crazy warm December we've had thus far!
Thank you to The Devotea USA for the samples!
The name translates to Golden Mountain Timely Rain, named for where it is grown and the time of year it is picked, at the spring rains. powder green tea perth
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