Magical

Tea Information:

Leaf Type: Green

Where to Buy: Teasenz

Tea Description:

Small and curly leaves that are reminiscent of our bi luo chun but with a stronger, more vibrant taste. If you are looking for a highly refreshing green tea that leaves a fresh, clean taste in your mouth, then magical mao jian is just what you need.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

Mao Jian has been, for a long time now, one of my very favorite Chinese green teas. And this Magical Mao Jian Green Tea from Teasenz is delightful! I’m not sure why they chose to call this Mao Jian “Magical” but, it’s tasting magical to me!

Sweet and vegetative with a moderate astringency that leaves the palate feeling tingly clean after each sip, this Mao Jian is pleasantly invigorating and yet mellow and soothing to drink.

The flavor is sweet and light. There are hints of a toasty nutty flavor in the background. The foreground has a crispness to it, and the vegetative taste is somewhere between sweet/grassy and savory/vegetables with maybe just a touch of butter to accentuate the flavor of the veggies. But even with that light touch of butter, the astringency of this tea seems to wipe the palate clean, readying it for another sip. The buttery notes never become heavy or inundating.

I find that as I sip on this tea, my worries seem to melt away and I just sort of lose myself in the cup! That’s what I like best about Mao Jian … and this one is top-notch!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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