My first tea of the morning was pouchong, which falls vaguely between oolong and green territory. I'm going to have to give this one another attempt later, with more leaf to see if I can tease out the flavor more successfully. It wasn't terribly exciting this morning.
Silver needle was the follow up, and it got my attention a bit more successfully. It stood up to a second infusion, and some time I may see if it will lend itself to a third. The sense impact was reasonably complex and fully enjoyable. I give it the nod for further study.
I'm currently sipping on the first infusion of a green anji. So far it strikes me as a well-rounded green tea with a mellow but decent flavor & scent.
I notice it's got low ratings in comparison with some other adagio greens, but I don't see why off-hand. It lacks the wow factor of sencha premium, but I'm enjoying it.
Price-wise, this looks to be more costly to brew than green pekoe, another "just a nice green tea" with which I'd compare it. So perhaps the low marks are weighted accordingly. I might like to taste the two against one another some time soon and see how they compare.
Edit re: 2nd infusion of green anji....
I've stretched out the green anji into a second cup, and it seems at least as good as the first. This is another candidate for multiple infusion experiments.
The flavor is more complex than I detected in my first cup. Is that a bit of a peppery taste?
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