Tea: Liu An Gua Pian Green Tea
A Lu An Melon Seed from TeaVivre
| Brand: | TeaVivre |
| Style: | Lu An Melon Seed |
| Region: | Xiuning, Anhui, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 4 View All |
| Product page: | Liu An Gua Pian Green Tea |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 2 of Lu An Melon Seed
✓ 59 of Green Tea
✓ 34 of TeaVivre
✓ 1 from Xiuning, Anhui, China
✓ 8 from Anhui, China
Review of Liu An Gua Pian Green Tea
June 23rd, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 10 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 97 of 100 |
| Outstanding | Excellent | Good Value |
The aroma is quite vegetal and also quite nutty, with note of green beans, spinach, chestnut, sweet sesame seed paste (Halva for those who enjoy Middle Eastern desserts) and a very delicate finish of toast. It manages to be sweet and vegetal without the clashing, in fact sniffing this tea makes me a bit hungry.
The first steep, well on the first steep all I can think is 'oh my that is sweet' I even wrote that in my tasting notebook. There are notes of lychee and honeysuckle at the front, the mid taste is nicely vegetal with notes of asparagus and green bean. The Finish is a blend of apricots and sesame sesame seeds, it is very complex and light. If the rest of the steeps are this tasty I could become addicted to this tea.
I got four delicious steeps out of this tea.
