Green Gold
Spring 2024.
We first tasted this tea while visiting Wang's tea farm near Huangshan, China. The growing conditions are pristine, the brewed cup is full of excellent green tea character, and the growers are generous hosts continuing generations of perfection.
We enjoy this highly fragrant leaf for its subtle buttery sweetness and lack of any bitter, astringent flavors. The tea liquor is brilliant and golden when viewed in a large vessel, or amber in a shallow sipper. Expert picking of Green Gold gives the drinker gorgeous leaf blades to behold without the marks of oxidation or mishandling.
Brewing Green Gold in glass allows the drinker to see the leaves unfurl and transfer between the top and bottom. The little dance is sometimes called "The Agony of the Leaves."
Additional Info
Basic Brewing Instructions:
Loose green tea may be given a 10 second rinse with the same temperature water as used for brewing.
160˚-175˚ F water temperature.
Use 1 Tablespoon per 8oz. of filtered water
Recommended first steeping of 30 seconds. Add 15 seconds for each subsequent infusion up to 3 minutes. Of course, you may brew longer, if desired.
Tea brewing is meant to be a joyful exploration. There are no hard and fast rules. Experiment with the quantity of tea that you use, and steeping times. Enjoy discovering what your preferences are. They may change day to day.