Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring)

MyTeaPal Club

Type: Green Tea
Origin: Menghai County, Yunnan Province, China
Cultivar: Yun Kang & Fo Xiang
Elevation: 1200m
Steeping instructions: 90-95˚C / 194-203˚F Gongfu style: 1g : 30ml, 10s + 5s per infusion Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min + 1min per infusion Bowl style (recommend using highball glass): 1g : 80ml Cold brew: 1g : 120ml, 3 hours or longer.

Description: Yunnan province is famous for producing puerh tea, yet its high-quality green teas are hard to find. This is a premium Yunnan green tea produced at Yunnan Province Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Tea, made from buds and tender leaves in the spring’s first harvest. The cultivars used in this tea are Yunkang and Foxiang, and these tea trees grow organically in the plantation. This tea was produced at the end of February, and the picking grade is one bud and two leaves. The processing technique is to pan-fry, roll, and then bake dry.

Shipped in May 2023

Member posts

Katherine

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

This is an incredibly long lasting tea and the first green tea my mom has really liked! It has some super unique flavors. I'm not sure if it's from how I stored it, but multiple st… more

sweet
vegetal
umami
cooked oil
unbuttered popcorn
burnt popcorn
almond

Tea Muro 🍵🐱

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

Cold-Brewing this tea as promised, I put the last 2 grams of tea leaves in 350ml french press and added exactly 240ml spring bottled water. It's refreshing and cooling but I think… more

Tea Muro 🍵🐱

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

Today brewing this tea again, I have only about 2 grams of it left in the bag. I will probably cold-brew this same tea in the afternoon and tell you if it tastes better hot or cold… more

Sunflower13

3y ago

Just finished to drink this cold brew, this tea was too mild for my taste when hot, but a cold brew brings out a lot of flavour!

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

mineral
astringent

Sunflower13

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

This tea is not for me, it’s by far the worst green tea I’ve ever tasted. What’s up with the mild flavour?? Where’s the grass, the umami?? I like my green teas to be tasty, this on… more

salt
seaweed

Josette Crane

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

Really like this one smooth and full mouth feel

Jenn archbold

3y ago

Nice green experience with the my tea club people on Saturday. Always a joy!

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

Mineral, delicate, better at lower temps

mineral
umami
chestnut
tomato vine
green beans

Renilde Barczuk

3y ago

I brew the last grams of this tea western style in the kyusu because the remaining leaves are very small. It’s a complete different tea. Mainly sesame. I prefer gong fu cha for this tea.

Menghai First Spring (2023 Lente) from MyTeaPal Club

asperges
sesam
plantaardig

Kurt Johansen

3y ago

Still liking Mengding Eco Green the best from this month, but curious to see if this one improves by changing the water recipe next session. I like the nutty flavor but want to bring it out more.

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Spring recipe to make 50 TDS water. Not a big fan of this one, but still somewhat enjoyable. I'm curious to try Autumn recipe water to see if… more

vegetal
grass
sweet
nutty
peanut

Tea Muro 🍵🐱

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

First tea tasted from this month's pack, it's vegetal, grassy with a bit sweetness. Later nutty. Quite good fresh spring green tea.

vegetal
sweet
nutty
almond
peanut
grassy

Katherine

3y ago

Menghai First Spring (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club

Like the long jing, I can tell this is good quality green tea because it's actually decent to me! There's almost no bitterness. This is also much more pleasant in my throat. All in… more