Tea Appreciation – 3 Characteristics of Good Tea

"Good tea is the tea that you like" – it's a phrase we hear often but, as tea vendors trying to figure out what teas make it into our range, it's not super helpful. Instead, here are 3 key characteristics that we look for when deciding whether or not what we're drinking is in fact good tea.

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[sockbert]

One thing to keep in mind is the difference in what people mean by "good tea." A tea can be technically perfect in every way, but if I don't enjoy it, it's not good tea. I mean, I don't like green tea, so to me, the most expensive and perfect Longjing in the world is not good tea. And before I forget, great video! We need more!

[CraniumSlows]

Informative video. Thank you! I've noticed brewing properly is a huge part of being able to determine if it's a good tea. I almost discarded a bag of tieguanyin because I had my kettle very high and was using too little tea to water. Once I learned the proper way it was really wonderful.

[CuppaChaTEAChannel]

Love this... I have just scheduled posts for East Forged this week around this same topic! - I think for hot teas, texture, aroma and aftertaste are super important. I consider the visual is super important as well. You drink with your eyes. Also why the industry likes glass fairness pitcher and white/light coloured tea cups. Tea cups with a very light blue hue are favoured for Taiwanese lightly oxidised oolongs. Miss you guys! Let's hope the borders open up next year!