Spring Tips

Spring Tips or Mao Jian is a prized Chinese green tea known for its slender, twisted leaves and vibrant, fresh flavor. Sourced from high-altitude tea gardens, this tea is crafted from tender, early spring leaves, carefully handpicked to preserve their fine quality.

When brewed, it has a pale green infusion with a fresh aroma and clean flavor. Its light astringency provides a refreshing finish, making it an ideal tea for those who appreciate a balance of crispness and subtle complexity.

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Tea Character

Leaf Aroma

green melon, pine needles

Cup Aroma

sweet butter toast, melon, hay

Flavor

green beans, chestnut, dragon fruit

Tea Story

This hand-picked first flush tea was harvested in Xin Yang, Henan Province, where tea production looks back to 2000 years of history. This Mao Jian was grown in Che Yun Shan, one of the mountains around the southern part of Xin Yang. Its extraordinarily lush green color is thanks to the deep fog lingering on the mountain. Xin Yang Mao Jian leaves are usually picked around Gu Yu — Grain Rain — time (around April 20), but this tea was picked earlier, before the leaves were fully open, in mid-March.

The tea leaves are small and needle-like, and as the name "Mao Jian" suggests, there are small furry tips on the inner side of them.

It is aromatic with a sweet toasty-buttery and fruity scent. The liquor is silky and clear, and has an intriguing combination of floral and nutty - specifically walnutty - notes. The sweetness has a toasty, black sugary edge to it. After 5-6 steeps, this tea still performs well.