This is the feed of all reviews of Mao Feng Green Tea on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/style/mao-feng-green-tea/109/http://ratetea.com/review/6984/http://ratetea.com/review/6984/Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:14:41 ESTI've only chugged one other green tea of the Mao Feng type (a Tazo bagged offering), and enjoyed that, so I figured I'd try a bigger-leaf, sacheted version. This is one of the best green teas I've had, lots of personality, and mostly worth the slight premium one pays when shoveling a stack of bills across the counter for 15 sachets at a 20-bag premium tea price. Alas, "shrinkflation" is a real phenomenon these days. The dry aroma was promising: somewhat like freshly baked bread, a little vegetal, and...http://ratetea.com/review/6604/http://ratetea.com/review/6604/Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:56:38 ESTReally great tea! The aroma is fruity and floral and the taste is floral as well without tasting soapy at all. It is also very smooth and thick bodied with little astringency. Overall a very wonderful tea and I would buy it again.http://ratetea.com/review/6548/http://ratetea.com/review/6548/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 15:15:42 ESTHalf-litre pot at home, made from a sample included in the tea company's Advent Tea Calendar (2020) and consisting of leaves of green mao feng tea. Pours clear pale straw (against white china) with no sediment. Clear aroma of green tea, mild but with notes of beans and fart - I guess I will never become a fan of the scent unless I move to East Asia. Ditto flavour - bitter, beany and probably benevolent for the patient drinker. Beany and mildly bitter palate with notes of green tea. Well, I suppose this one...http://ratetea.com/review/5896/http://ratetea.com/review/5896/Sun, 16 Dec 2018 03:21:54 ESTEven though this isn't a Stash tea, it was well stashed—just a couple packets jammed discreetly in the middle of a bunch of bags of Bigelow Green at a conference, and only the first morning. Fortunately I noticed and grabbed them: one for there, one to bring home. I'm not much for detecting subtleties, and probably missed some here. Regardless, I got the sense this tea has quite a few, especially for a mass-produced bagged tea from a big tea company, and more discriminating tea drinkers than me s...http://ratetea.com/review/5885/http://ratetea.com/review/5885/Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:40:10 ESTThe dry tea in the bag is chopped quite fine, but smells really nice. Once the water's added, the aroma of the young tips comes through very clearly, smelling very similar to silver needle white teas. The first taste is surprisingly sweet with a strong vegetal finish. The flavor is strong even while hot, but there's only a hint of green bitterness. Once the tea cools a little, the tea's complexity comes out. I get notes of clove and camphor. It's not as fruity as I was expecting from the initial aroma. ...http://ratetea.com/review/5385/http://ratetea.com/review/5385/Sun, 12 Nov 2017 00:47:57 ESTSweet and light but resistant for many brewinghttp://ratetea.com/review/5203/http://ratetea.com/review/5203/Wed, 12 Jul 2017 14:42:03 ESTI might still have to work out some things with brewing this tea, because this second attempt tastes very different from the first. It has a strong vegetal aroma and very little sweetness. It reminds me a little bit of Young Hyson right now which seems strange. After all, this tea is supposed to be mild whereas Young Hyson is quite intense. Either way, it tastes very good and I love the dark green leaves. EDIT: As I drink more of this tea, it seems less distinctive and interesting with every cup and ...http://ratetea.com/review/3962/http://ratetea.com/review/3962/Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:51:29 ESTBrewed tea in 9-10oz of water at 200F for 3 min first steep. It had a nutty scent kind of like long jin (dragonwell). I could tell from the scent of the liquor and the wet leaves that this would be a top-quality tea. The flavor is actually somewhat simple, but very pure. I get nuttiness/toastyness akin to the scent again, but (and this is partly my imagination) there is another quality that reminds me of the mist from the mountains that the tea came from (it is harvested 1400m above sea level as the ...http://ratetea.com/review/3398/http://ratetea.com/review/3398/Tue, 13 May 2014 23:02:01 ESTThe aroma is sweet, a blend of delicate cherry and a delicate floral and fresh vegetation. Sniffing this tea reminds me of the aroma of spring rain and refreshing cool air, it is very evocative and delicate. The first thing that strikes me after my first sip of the first steep is how refreshing it is, I feel revitalized! Again the comparison to spring rain shows up, there is the green taste of rained on vegetation with subtle notes of spinach and nuts. The finish is smooth and it ends on a sweet note o...http://ratetea.com/review/3309/http://ratetea.com/review/3309/Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:23:06 ESTA mix of strong vegetal (I would say green bean and a hint of spinach) and sesame seeds. There is a finish of yeasty bread and cherries. The beginning of the taste is sweet, gently sweet like honeysuckle nectar and sesame seeds. It reminds me a of the aftertaste you get when eating sesame Halva but with a vegetal quality. After the initial sweetness it changes to green bean and lastly finishes with honey. I was able to get three delicious steeps out of this tea. http://ratetea.com/review/2719/http://ratetea.com/review/2719/Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:09:23 ESTThis is tea discontinued for teavana, shame for teavana, it has a excellent flavor without sugar, still I have some. http://ratetea.com/review/2529/http://ratetea.com/review/2529/Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:47:53 ESTWhile I hate to review one of Teavivre's teas so poorly since I'm usually a big fan, this particular tea was not for me! This tea didn't have much of a smell or a taste. I brewed it a couple of times, with different temperatures and steeping lengths, each time it was the same, tasting more like hot water than tea to me. It didn't have much of a color, with only a hint of green hitting the edges of my mug. I'm still a Teavivre fan, just not a fan of this tea!http://ratetea.com/review/2505/http://ratetea.com/review/2505/Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:49:14 ESTStarting with the dry leaves, I have to say this tea is beautiful. Bright green whole leaves and buds with a slight silvery fuzz, the aroma that comes from them is fresh and slightly floral, specifically it reminds me of yarrow. The color of the liquid is a wonderful citrine color and the aroma is delightful. It reminds of me standing in a field after rain with the mix of clean, vegetal, and floral scents blending together. The taste is fantastic, this might be the best Green tea I have ever had. F...http://ratetea.com/review/2451/http://ratetea.com/review/2451/Fri, 24 May 2013 12:09:06 ESTA decent bagged tea available everywhere (and I mean EVERYWHERE) that Starbucks is served - offices, Barnes & Noble, airports, even the local library - I can get a quick cup of this in a pinch. Vegetal and green - a bit "dry" tasting - so I add sweetener sometimes. (For shame, I know!) I love green teas but this is just average.http://ratetea.com/review/2414/http://ratetea.com/review/2414/Tue, 14 May 2013 15:42:36 ESTVery smooth, but not aromatic enough for me when brewed. As usual with TeaVivre, the dry leaf is intensely aromatic, suggesting sweet and umami flavors. The leaf looks to consist exclusively of tips, with two very tiny leaves attached to a bud, the leaves hardly bigger than than the bud itself. Upon brewing though, this tea disappointed me. Character is typical for Huangshan Mao Feng and recognizable as this type of tea. I think the flavor is sweeter and smoother than typical, but the aroma is mil...http://ratetea.com/review/2336/http://ratetea.com/review/2336/Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:10:28 ESTI was expecting to like this tea a lot, and I just didn't. It wasn't terrible, but I liked it considerably less than a number of much cheaper teas, and than most of the other green teas I've sampled from TeaVivre. Wiry dry leaf has an intense aroma, very fresh, and suggestive of savory qualities, but also highly vegetal, suggestive of cooked spinach or asparagus. Upon brewing, the leaf is slow to unfurl and remains rather wiry through the first steeping. The brewed cup is very flavorful, but less a...http://ratetea.com/review/2267/http://ratetea.com/review/2267/Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:32:40 ESTI was pleasantly surprised! So cheap, but I like the earthy flavor.http://ratetea.com/review/2219/http://ratetea.com/review/2219/Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:27:18 ESTThis tea has a light, clean, mellow taste. I'm not sure I would call it sweet, but it is definitely not bitter either. The leaves are long and thin with a vegetal aroma that produces a light yellow color. Steeped at 194F for about 2 minutes, this tea has a very pleasing taste! http://ratetea.com/review/1990/http://ratetea.com/review/1990/Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:22:54 EST30percent off at the teavana store today, bought the tin plus the 5.7ozs. trying a third brewing right now. good deal, this will button up my winter tea supply nicely.http://ratetea.com/review/1924/http://ratetea.com/review/1924/Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:01:41 ESTA blast from the past--somehow I forgot to post this review, so enjoy it and miss SpecialTeas! I found this tea to taste more similar to other Zhejiang green teas that I've tried than it did to mao feng green tea from other regions of China. Aroma is strong, fresh, toasty, and grassy. I can see both the fruity and nutty qualities in the SpecialTeas description, but I also find it has some edginess to the flavor that I like; this may reflect my brewing with a higher water temperature (about 180F) than ...http://ratetea.com/review/1901/http://ratetea.com/review/1901/Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:41:48 ESTDry Leaf: I get a sweet vegetal aroma. I can even see someone say grassy. Wet Leaf: I get a vegetal aroma almost like a boiled green bean or something close to that. Liquor: Clear and pale. Taste: I get a light refreshing sweet vegetal flavor. The broth gives your tongue a slight dryness on your tongue that is nice. Overall Opinion: I give this tea a 90. It is crisp, light refreshing and totally reminds me of drinking a Long Jing. If you are a Long Jing tea drinker I think you will enjoy this tea also.http://ratetea.com/review/1790/http://ratetea.com/review/1790/Thu, 17 May 2012 07:36:09 ESTThis is the best green tea that I've had yet, and possibly my favorite tea! Paired with lunch on a hot day, I was extremely satisfied by its taste! It was refreshing and smooth, and had no bitterness whatsoever ( which is one of my usual complaints with tea). While it is a little pricey, I feel like this tea is worth every penny.http://ratetea.com/review/1776/http://ratetea.com/review/1776/Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:29:22 ESTShort summary: very smooth, extremely pleasing flavor, not the strongest aroma, and picky on brewing temperature. Exceptionally smooth for this price. Dry leaf is intensely aromatic, and packed very loosely. A lot of leaf (by volume) is needed to produce a normal-strength cup. I found this tea was picky about brewing, and that there was a very narrow range of temperatures in which it tasted good, but it was worth figuring it out, because "in the zone" this tea tasted fantastic! Below 180F it was t...http://ratetea.com/review/1604/http://ratetea.com/review/1604/Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:45:03 ESTThis tea was served to me, Gong Fu style, by Evan. Dry leaf was extremely aromatic. I found it to be simultaneously strong and refined. The other mao feng green teas I've tried have either been relatively coarser-tasting, with more astringency, or smooth but too weak. This was a powerful tea with a bold flavor, but also very smooth and gentle. I would not describe this tea as being very orchid-like (not even relative to other green teas), although it was strongly floral. It had a deeper sort of qua...http://ratetea.com/review/1290/http://ratetea.com/review/1290/Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:14:47 ESTThe dry leaf has an intense fragrance that is more food-like than tea-like, and suggests a savory dish, but also suggests sweetness. Upon brewing this tea, however, it is less savory than the aroma suggests: mild, sweet, mellow. Surprisingly dark color, a brownish amber, but very clear. Slightly vegetal. Subdued, overall. A slight dry metallic taste, not unpleasant, in the aftertaste. I would gladly drink this tea again, but it did not wow me. People who like naturally sweeter green teas might r...