Silver Curls 2019
USD 14.00
Biluochun on a budget
In the realm of green tea, if those from India are too rough and astringent, or Japanese ones too seaweedy, maybe Chinese is the way to go. Tea Hong’s Silver Curls is a great value selection to start experiencing the category with. It has the characteristics of the archetypical Chinese green tea — soft, fragrant, slightly sweet and refreshing. In some teashops, the same quality can be labelled as Biluochun or some other expensive names.
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Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack
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雨前 嶺北銀毫
Taste profile
Softly fresh aroma with slight hints of smokiness. Refreshing infusion. Light sweet aftertaste.
Infusion tips
A very flexible tea to prepare. Adjust tealeaves to water ratio so you can infuse for at least 3 minutes for better taste effects. Optimum water temperature for infusion is 85°C.
Additional information
| Weight | 150 g |
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| Dimensions | 18 × 9 × 5 cm |
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Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack 
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Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack
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Net weight: 40 g (1.4 oz) in Kraft-alu pack 
Shiguping Wulong 2019
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To us, offering the extremely rare Shiguping Wulong is not a challenge enough. We think we should give you the best of its kind. Trekking further deep into the mountain above the elusive main village of Shiguping we found the patch of land which the locals called Liao-xi-ya, where it all began. The tea is softer, yet fuller and even more complex than that in the main village. The very original Shiguping Wulong*, as highly acclaimed by the man who devoted all of his life in advocating oolongs of Phoenix, the 74 years-old tea specialist Huang Bozi. |
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Quite Nutty
It has been said that some green teas take on a nutty flavour profile. This is one of them; when infused at 1g or 2g to 100ml, the resultant liquor takes it on. Peanuts, to be precise as to what it reminds me of.. This, however, may be a personal quirk. If taken on beyond 2g to 100ml, it quickly loses this quality and becomes more vegetial, though never grassy. In either case, this is a great tea for every-day use. A good amount at a good price: brew a bunch for your friends!
Nice balanced Chinese green tea
Silver Curls Spring has an appearance of light green and silver curls. The description states that this is a more mellow green tea with a slightly sweet aftertaste. I think that description is accurate. In many ways this tea reminds me of some other green teas I have had, but a finer quality, and the appearance is nice. It shows the careful work put into making the tea. Like Tianshan April Mist, this is also a quite refreshing tea, but due to its balance and poise, rather than its strength and brightness. The aftertaste is a little soft and sweet. The taste is a little reminiscent of a softer and cooler Longjing. This strikes me as an excellent overall representative of a refined and classic Chinese green tea. On a personal note, it is also the type of tea that I would enjoy on a daily basis.