Semi-Handmade Huo Qing 2021 from Tea Drunk

This Huo Qing green tea is like a room full of fresh tropical fruit desserts, which is everything I’ve ever wanted, but that comes at a price.

The Tea: Semi-Handmade Huo Qing, Early Spring 2021

This Huo Qing green tea is an absolutely joyful tea. It’s like a room full of fresh tropical fruit desserts, which is everything I’ve ever wanted. It’s full-bodied, with only a slight astringency on the first brew. Interestingly, it’s described as floral on the Tea Drunk site, but I’m getting more fruit than flower. And I’m perfectly okay with that. The leaves are a beautiful, soft green. They look quite young once they’ve opened from their pearls. I can see this making a magnificent, crisp, refreshing iced tea, too, though at this price, I will be reserving it. I haven’t had a green tea this good in a while. Only, I just wish there was more of it to go around.

The Price

A sample of this tea that made one gaiwan brewing session cost $15. That’s not a price I can afford for a daily drinker. But for a special occasion tea, I would absolutely suggest this. Luckily, I did get about 4 good rounds of brewing out of the leaves. That speaks to the quality of this tea, and to why it is so expensive.