Welcome back to teatime! For this post, I wanted to talk about one of my new favorite companies, Verdant Tea. They work closely with local farmers in China, and air ship their teas so they stay as fresh as possible. Plus they have a cool blog with stories about their teas, and advice on how to prepare and taste them.

For today’s tea, I’m sampling their Traditional Tieguanyin. I’ve tried their greener Spring Tieguanyin (which is delicious, by the way). This one is partially oxidized, which gives it a light toasted flavor. Verdant’s site describes it as having notes of violet and caramel, and I agree. It’s a smooth, delicate tea and keeps its creamy flavor over multiple steepings.

I highly recommend browsing Verdant’s website. They have a lot of delicious teas and tea blends. Some of my favorites are Autumn Harvest Laoshan Green, Laoshan Village Chai, and Golden Fleece. You can read lots of reviews about their teas here on Steepster.

Thanks for joining me for tea!