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February 02, 2005
Young Hyson
Name: Young Hyson
Kathy's Rating: 5.5/10.0
Company: Tealuxe
Origin of tea: China
Price: $5/50g (~1.8oz)
Tea form: Loose green tea.
What they say: China green tea with a natural plum-like sweetness. Steep only about two minutes.
Preparation method: Pour slightly below boiling water onto tea and steep for 4 minutes.
Review: Supposedly, this is a popular Chinese green tea. The "young" part of the tea moniker is due to the fact that the leaves are picked before the spring rainy season. Regular Hyson - as opposed to Young Hyson - is considered to be inferior in quality.
I thought this was a rather mediocre tea. It's fairly bold for a green tea, but not in an impressive way. If just seemed to me like this is a bold tea that falls flat on its face in terms of taste. In terms of Chinese green teas, Dragonwell has so much more character than Young Hyson. If you're interested, I even have a couple of reviews on Dragonwell here and here.
Posted by Kathy at February 2, 2005 09:54 PM