Teapigs – Mao Feng Green Tea
Recently I reviewed Curious Tea’s Huang Shan Yun Wu. I spent much of the review talking about its more famous sibling, Mao Feng. This is probably something that Yun Wu is used to. Always the bridesmaid.
I know I have drunk Mao Feng in the past, but I’ve not done it yet in my tenure as the Tea Fancier, so I thought I ought to set that straight. I should make it clear at the outset that this comparison between Mao Feng and Yun Wu is not going to be a fair one.
This is because the Yun Wu was from Curious Tea and the Mao Feng was from Teapigs. I’m not disparaging Teapigs. They are a very fine teamonger. (Their Everyday Brew came second in last year’s Tea Fancier Tea Cup Championships, as I’m sure you all remember. I believe people are still talking about it.)
Teapigs are one of the best brands whose teas are readily available in supermarkets. But, well, they’re not Curious Tea, the finest purveyor of Orthodox teas so intoxicating they make your head spin round like that girl in The Exorcist. (This is not Curious Tea’s official slogan, but it should be.)
Teapigs Mao Feng is fine. It has a golden yellow liqueur and a fresh herby taste. But to be honest, it doesn’t excite. It doesn’t leap up and down and infuse your senses with the scents of lychee and mountain breezes like certain other teas I could mention.
I said that this wasn’t going to be a fair review, and it wasn’t. I’m sorry Teapigs. I love you really
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