Gorgeous and affordable Yun Wu Green with chocolate, melons and candied chestnuts.
Cloud and Mist Green aka Yun Wu is a bit of an ugly duckling. The look of the dry leaves gives the impression of a standard average-quality Green tea - one for everyday drinking. But it truly rivals many teas multiple times its price when brewed up!
Drop a handful into a hot gaiwan and the aroma coming off those dry leaves is something altogether more intoxicating than some dusty, low-grade green. It's sweet like chocolate fondant and candied chestnuts.
The moment that hot water hits these leaves they transform into gorgeous, lime green, delicate and youthful pickings. The aroma and taste is complex with balanced notes from vegetal, to zesty to creamy to savoury to sweet - a real eye-opener of a Green!
Hats off to these producers, we love this Cloud Lake - a tea to remind us all that every tea should be given a chance to shine.
