TEA

Phoenix Eyes

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Tea info

  • Name: Feng Yan
  • Meaning: Fenix eyes
  • Type: Green tea
  • Cultivar: Da Bai
  • Blend: No
  • Form: Hand packed pearls
  • Price: 20 USD/100g
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    Origin

  • Place: China, province Fujian
  • Year: 2018
  • Flush: Early spring
  • Altitude: 2,100 m
  • Seller: Oxalis
  • Link: Here
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    Brewing

  • Brewing style: Gong Fu
  • Water temperature: 80 °C
  • Tea mount: 6 g
  • Water amount: cca 150 ml
  • Infusion time: 25 s
  • Number of infusions: 3
  • Water: filtered
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    Sensation

    Eye

    Dry leaf

    		 Leafs are rolled up to egg shaped pearls about the size of the cherry stone. They are visible dark green with strands of beige hairs. Transitions between colors looks like batik. Even though the leaves were rolled up carefully, the pearls are quite bumpy. Overall, this tea is very aesthetically interesting.

    Wet leaf

    		 Large dim green leaves. They are still whole. A petiole is lighter than the rest of the leaf. Some leaves still have rolled edges. Sometimes yellowish veins are visible.

    Liquor

    		 Light yellow to pale beige color. The infusion is very clear.

    Nose

    Dry leaf

    		 Fresh aroma of blooming meadow. Also jasmine and fresh apple juice. The aroma of lemon grass and baked sponge cake is also present very easily.

    Wet leaf

    		 After the pouring, the aroma is much fresher and more vegetative. Mowed grass and peppermint toothpaste. The aroma of cucumber is also hidden in the background. Still very sweet smell. Like when you go out in the summer after a long rain.

    Empty cup

    		 Dried apricots, butter biscuits and roasted chestnuts.

    Mouth

    Texture

    		 Very strong and stiff. It carries a lot of taste.

    Taste

    		 Dominates the taste of jasmine and sweet chestnuts. Overall, the infusion is very vegetable. The taste also includes daisies and sunflower seeds. The taste is pleasantly fresh. Ideal tea for long summer days.

    Finish

    		 This tea has decided to end the bitterness of dandelion.

    Conclusion

    This tea has simple taste and refreshes on a hot summer evening. I quite liked it myself. Its pleasant simplicity makes it valuable even for non-tea professionals. I think it is definitely worth a try.

    Rating:

    7/10