Tea: Tian Mu
A Green Tea from De Theefabriek - 
Organic
| Brand: | De Theefabriek |
| Style: | Green Tea |
| Region: | Zhejiang, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
| Product page: | Tian Mu |
Reviewer: Teuvo
✓ 63 teas reviewed
✓ 25 of Green Tea
✓ 50 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 20 of De Theefabriek
✓ 5 from Zhejiang, China
✓ 25 from China
Review of Tian Mu
July 9th, 2017
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 7 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 63 of 100 |
| Very Good | Fair | Reasonable |
It's a lovely summer day, so I cycled the 26 kilometres to De Theefabriek again. This time I didn't even visit the tea museum (which I've already seen twice), just bought teas and drank a cup of Tian Mu in the tearoom.
I feel like they always give water at 100°C and many more leaves than I'd use myself, so I only let it steep for a very short time. This is likely to have affected my judgement.
It has a nice vegetal aroma and it reminds me a bit of AhaTee's Bi Luo Chun. After the water had cooled a bit I put the strainer back in for a short time. After that it tasted sweetish, too, and was a bit reminiscent of Vietnamese green teas (such as Simon Lévelt's Yen Bai Groen). It has a fresh aftertaste.
I didn't get to see the dry leaves, but the leaves in the strainer were clearly needle-shaped and lay lengthwise, so neatly that they almost looked like they'd been arranged that way.
It seems like an interesting tea that I wouldn't mind getting to know better, but at €6.20 for 35 g it's a little on the pricey side compared to other good teas offered by De Theefabriek. I'll remember it for future reference, though.
