Misty Pine (aka Enshi Yu Lu) 2025
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SUMMARY
Type: Green Tea
Origin: Enshi County, Hubei, China
Vegetal, Seaweed, Grassy
Welcome to Misty Pine, where the tea is green and the mountains are, well...misty.
Most Chinese green teas are dry heated during the "sha ching" or "killing the green" step of tea processing to more or less stop the tea's oxidation, hence the green colour of the leaves. This tea however has been steamed during that step, giving it a more vegetal and seaweed-like flavour profile, similar to how Japanese green teas are made.
TASTING NOTES
A light to medium strength Green tea that has a light marine, seaweed-like aroma and flavour notes of steamed leafy greens with light, grassy undertones.
PREPARATION NOTES
Teapot steep (preferred method)
4g per 300ml of water
80 – 85 degrees Celsius
2mins per infusion (up to 2 infusions)
Gong-Fu style
4g per 150ml of water 80 – 85 degrees Celsius 10 - 20secs per infusion (up to infusions)
Cold Brew
8g per 500ml of water Cold water 7-8 hrs in the fridge
STORAGE
Proper tea storage is super important. Improper storage leads to flat, flavourless and potentially weird tasting tea. So as a rule of thumb, keep your tea leaves in an airtight container (the less air inside the better) and away from heat, light, moisture and strong odours.
