Rather strangely this week, I have been told by three separate individuals, who do not know one another, that they love green tea but lack the courage to go "pure", meaning unflavoured.
I, too, was like that until I found teapigs Mao Feng which is lovely. That, coupled with the fact that I really do understand how to brew green tea now, I've taken to trying green tea in it's various different pure forms.
This evening, whilst deciding what tea to drink I opted to try Canton's Green Jade Tips.
The tea comes in pyramids and contain quite a substantial amount of tea, which is nice to see! The leaves are rather small but will expand when the hot water is added.
There isn't much aroma to this tea when brewing, but it does brew to a lovely light green colour that is really attractive.
On first tasting I absolutely fell in love with this tea. It really is delicate, gentle and soft. But it has substance, too.
It's not a strong tea at all, there is no bitterness to it and no grassy aftertaste. It is a light blend of green tea, not strong, not overly fragrant but totally enjoyable.
Even when the tea had cooled (I am currently watching Dr Who and got a little bit distracted) it retained it's lovely gentleness. Many tea's, black, white or green tend to go very bitter when cold, meaning there is always a little bit of tea left in the bottom of the cup. Not with this tea. It's still very drinkable and tasty.
There are some tea's around that are just so lovely that as soon as your finished one cup, your boiling the kettle ready for cup number two! This is definately the case with Green Jade Tips!
I would hugely recommend this tea to those who are either wanting to try green tea for the first time, or, who are eager to try pure, unflavoured green tea. There are so many lovely and exotic flavoured green tea's around, but this is pure tea at it's loveliest, making it nice and easy to drink, enabling you to experience the taste of pure green tea without the nasty side effects you can get from some brands.
I've been lucky enough to try some really great pure green tea's lately, but I've also experienced some awful ones in years gone by. So, when you find a truly nice one, which this is, then I think it's only fair to tell people about it!
For more information do click here. Have a read of the customer reviews, it's a tea that gets very positive feedback!
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