Today we enjoy in our Tea Time a Chinese green tea that comes from Hunan Province: Gu Zhang Mao Jian. Exactly it comes from the region of Gu Zhang, which gives part of its name. This region has a really special conditions for growing tea, as far as altitude and climate is concerned.
The fact that natural conditions are conducive for tea cultivation results in higher quality, without artifice. Gu Zhang Mao Jian is a really good green tea, with a deserved good reputation not only in their home country but also abroad.
This green tea has a really good heavy scent. The leaves are intense green color, medium size. These are twisted, without the typical ball-shaped found in another varieties.
So we prepare the infusion. In this case being a green tea is a short-time infusion with water at a moderate temperature. This green tea has a broad taste a little bitter taste. It really has a denser than other green teas taste. Is this dense flavor which makes Gu Zhang Mao Jian the perfect companion to enjoy a quiet afternoon with a cup of tea, either alone or in company.
