Pouchong Tea
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Commercial Description
Pouchong is also known as Chinese Green tea by some. However, it is a slightly fermented tea (10%-20%), which differs from Green tea, a completely unfermented tea. When brewed, it has a light yellow hue, a mild aroma, and a delicate flavor. Pouchong tea, popular in Taiwan and central China, has a milder flavor than Oolong tea yet stronger than Green tea. Its taste is appreciated by tea connoisseurs worldwide.
Brewing Instructions: (from Ten Ren Tea)
Water at about 175°F or 80°C should be used for steeping.
Ratings & Reviews
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57 Aroma: 5/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Sep. 30th, 2009
This is the only Pouchong I've ever found in teabags. Compared to loose Pouchong, it doesn't stack up. The aroma is flat and there is an unpleasant biting quality to the tea. Compared to other equally-inexpensive green teas, however, this is not bad.
The aroma is vegetal and a bit fishy. There's a bit of sharpness, but also some honey-like sweetness. A peculiar tea; I find many people don't like this one, but I enjoy it somewhat for a change of pace, if I have to use a teabag.
53 Aroma: 4/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 4/5Jenna T. Drinker (33 reviews) on Sep. 23rd, 2009
To be fair I'm just not that into Pouchong tea... the melon-esque taste just doesn't do it for me. (I tend to refer to it as The Lamer Chinese Restaurant Tea in comparison to Pu-Erh.)
I found that TenRen's version leans to the slightly bitter side as well. Overall just an OK tea... it's nice, but not exciting.
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| Region: | Taiwan / Formosa |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Leaf: | Loose |
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| Region: | Taiwan / Formosa |
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