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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

ummm None of the above. Maybe the Green Chai.

I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Chinese green tea. I don't know why but it does not sit well with me. All of my green's are Japanese, so I am more drawn to the teas listed with Sencha. I tend to like Chai.

I am on Pot 1, cup 2 of Rooibos Carmel Cream.

I tried Large Leaf Green yesterday.

Whole leaves are twisted and dried using the traditional panfired Chinese green tea process to produce this excellent tea.


Brewing Advice: Use one level teaspoon per mug. Add hot but not boiling water (75ºC), steep for three minutes.

WOW!
Loved it.
Of Japanese I tried only Genmaicha. I find it too....untea like. Probably the warms...

I just started on my green tea samples. We will see
I have samples of Japanese green tea:

Bancha
GJ01 A well balanced Japanese green tea with large rolled end of season leaves. Made by the traditional steaming method. Brewing Advice: One lev...
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Bancha Houjicha
GJ08 Houjicha is essentially roasted Bancha. It has a brownish leaf that produces a golden to light brown liquor and is characterised by a hint of roasting...
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Genmaicha
GJ02 A Japanese delicacy. Gen-mai Cha means brown rice tea. A blend of Bancha tea and partially roasted brown rice. A surprisingly pleasnt combination....
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Kokeicha
GJ09 Kokeicha translates as 'formed tea', which is exactly what this Japanese speciality is! Matcha is used to make a special dough which is then kneeded a...
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Sencha Uji (organic)
GJ10
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Sencha Yamato
GJ11 Brewing Advice: One level heaped teaspoon per mug, add hot but not boiling water (75-80ºC). Steep for two to three minutes.

and Chinese:

Green Teas from China
Bi Lo Chun
GC08 Also known as Jade Spiral or Snail Spring. This tea requires a labor intensive process which produces leaves that are compact, fresh and aromatic...
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China Sencha
GC04 This is a fresh fragrant sencha style tea made by the Chinese, using imported Japanese expertise and equipment. Most of this Chinese production is exp...
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Dragonwell
GC09 This celebrated Chinese tea is also known as Long Jing. The unmistakeable Long Jing leaf is long, flat and yellow green in colour, with an earthy...
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Gunpowder (organic)
GC01 Our Gunpowder tea is organic. This traditional and perhaps best known of green teas, is carefully rolled into pellets resembling old fashioned gunpowd...
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Large Leaf Green
GC02 Whole leaves are twisted and dried using the traditional panfired Chinese green tea process to produce this excellent tea. Brewing Advice: U...
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Mao Jian (organic)
GC03 Mao Jian features attractively twisted large leaves and plentiful tips. Ours comes with the added benefit of being organic! With a light yellow l...
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Pine Needle
GC12
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Temple Of Heaven
GC05 This is Gunpowder like you've never tasted before. An extremely well made and flavourful version of one of the best known China teas. Our Temple of He...
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White Monkey
GC07 From the Fujian province in China, White Monkey is a handmade tea. Similar in taste to some of our Exotic teas but less expensive. The liquor is light...