Serene Water Pearl Tea, traditional green tea

Serene Water Pearl Tea, traditional green tea

(1 customer review)

$ 14.80

Ping Shui Zhu Cha:

Back-track 3 centuries to when Qing China was still grand and tea was a respectable drink, zhu cha ( pearl tea ) from Ping Shui — the town of Serene Water — approached the price of gold when auctioned in London. As popularity grew, compromised products took over the market and resulted in those greyish bad taste that is known as “gunpowder” today. Tea Hong revives the original sweet tasting jewel of green teas in the same revered and enjoyable quality in the cups of the gentiles in both the East and the West in the good old days, but at a far more democratically accessible price.

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Net weight: 60 g (2.1 oz) in Kraft-alu pillow

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Taste profile

Nose: Soft, floral, and yet warm aroma on a base of cooked peas with hints of herbs. Palate: Silky soft infusion that is slightly sweet and tinkling with minute touches of fresh herbs and cream. Finish: Sweet aftertaste.

Infusion tips

Best taste results achievable in a gaiwan, small teapot, or infuser mug, all preferably made of porcelain. If you like to look at the unfurling of the beads into dancing young leaves and therefore prefer glass, use one with a spherical body, rather than cylindrical or a shallow one. That’s for optimising taste.

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Weight 110 g
Dimensions 18 × 9 × 5 cm
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Reviews(1)

  1. This is a lovely green tea, it has a thick mouthfeel and brothy texture with a savory flavor profile that sinks deeply into the palate. The aftertaste is sweet and smooth, with a long-lasting freshness that reminds me of something between pine needles and rosemary leaves.

    I get overtones of zucchini noodles and cereal grains, along with hints of steamed snow peas & green beans, but this tea also has herbal qualities that add an extra touch of complexity and keep things interesting from cup to cup.

    The leaf quality is excellent – the dry leaves are wholesome and fuzzy, and as they gradually unfurl they release those tiny little hairs, which makes the resultant soup hazy. If you catch it at the right light, you’ll see all of the little hairs floating around and shimmering like microscopic flakes of gold.

    This is a good, clean, and humbly priced daily drinker, one that is easy to brew up and even easier to enjoy.

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