Green Tea Leaf Tea
Green Tea
Loose Leaf
Available in:
1kg
A fresh green Chun Mee tea from Hunan province in China. The leaves are rolled and pan fired. It has a light astringency and subtle sweetness.
Flavour
How to brew
For the perfect cup, 100 degrees, 4-5 mins
China is known as the home of green tea. Not only is it the biggest tea producer in the world, but 70% of the tea grown and produced there is green tea – so that’s naturally the origin we chose for our flagship Taylors loose leaf green tea.
Loose leaf tea adds an extra sense of occasion. Using “orthodox” tea leaves – a larger leaf than those typically used in tea bags – means a slightly lighter flavour which some consider more refined. They’re ideally brewed in a teapot, which gives them lots of room to move around and benefit from lots of surface contact with the water, and adds a certain something to the ritual of tea-making.
Our search for the perfect loose leaf green tea ended when we found (and fell in love with) Chun Mee tea from the Hunan Province in central China. Its name translates as “precious eyebrows”, a reference to the unusual arched shape of the leaves. This tea is made carefully in small batches using pan-firing – drying by hand in a large, hot pan. It’s more labour intensive than automated processes, but we think the flavour and quality is worth that extra effort.
It’s delicate, mild and smooth, with fresh green notes and a gentle sweetness, balanced by a subtle dry quality.