One of my favorites greens for Adagio is "Pi Lo Chun", and one of my favorite loose green teas from Dragonwater Tea is Zhejiang Mao Feng.
This loose green tea produces a clean vegetal taste with a pleasant aftertaste that warms the palate and reminds you what a Chinese green tea is all about! Mellow and sweet with a nice hint of subtle grassiness. A perfect "rainy afternoon tea"...or at least that's when I enjoy it the most.
Usually it is the Fujian Province of China that processes all of the fine green varieties, however this tea is born in the Zhejiang Province and for the price definitely rivals its Fujian cousins!
As for preparation of this tea, treat it as if it were Sencha. If you're not sure what that means, here is what you do:
Wet the leaves with cold water while in the infuser. Then heat your kettle to a steaming point (not boiling). Steep for about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, no longer! This part is important! Anything over that and your tea will have a weird "zangy", almost bitter taste.
For some reason, these leaves are very delicate to temperature.
I believe fans of Chinese green tea will appreciate this special variety!
