Hulk Spring 2024 Simao Green Tea
$5.00 – $46.00
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Description
Puer might be the most well-known tea coming out of Yunnan these days, but that wasn’t always the case. Before puer’s popularity was renewed in the 2000s, the most commonly enjoyed tea locally, was green tea, usually from Simao. Even today, it’s more likely than not that the security guard, bus driver, police officer or store employee you’d encounter in Kunming still just threw some local green tea in their thermos to get them through the day.
History aside, this green tea has a dense flavour, lasting fragrance and slight astringency. This tea uses first flush material, which emphasizes the sweetness and gives it a more delicate fragrance, with some vegetal and nutty notes. Overall, it makes for an excellent budget green tea that produces a pleasant and uncomplicated experience.
For one of us, this tea represents a taste of childhood, growing up drinking dad’s thermos-brewed green tea. While this tea might not have the same cache as many puer, nor be something you want to store away for ageing, it’s just as representative of the taste of Yunnan.
We recommend brewing this tea with 80-85c water in a glass gongdaobei/pitcher and using a smaller amount of tea than you would for gongfu brewing. Something around 1 gram to 30ml of water should be good, but feel free to adjust this depending on taste (too bitter, use less tea; if too weak, use more). Brew the first infusion for around 1 minute, then keep topping up the pitcher as you please.
$0.10/gram
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wingnut4096 (verified owner) –
Really delicious tea, especially for the price. It’s got the classic sweet/nutty dynamic that you’d expect with a tinge of astringency. While you’re absolutely gonna notice the difference if you try drinking this side by side with something higher end, this is the kinda tea I try to keep stocked all year long
Stewart Anderson (verified owner) –
They weren’t kidding when they called it Hulk, this stuff is strong! Two to three rinses then five second infusions in a gaiwan worked well for me.
OutgoingCanasian (verified owner) –
A fantastic purchase! In the price point of $0.10/g, this green tea had incredible value for it’s cost. It is nutty but also sweet and floral with a touch of medicinal bitterness in the aftertaste. Resilient and robust, the tea is able to handle about 4 or 5 steeps in a gaiwan when brewing in 30 second intervals while using 5g. I do find the tea to be somewhat light bodied for me but overall the aroma and character of the tea is bright with an invigorating kick, an essential daily drinking tea!
TravisBF (verified owner) –
My first experience with fresh green tea, color was so much deeper than I expected. Light, almost creamy(?) body and a punchy flavor. Very sweet and bright with a well defined honey note. Interesting florality and what I assume is a “medicinal” flavor – a unique earthy / nutty flavor. Incredible citrusy aroma a few steeps in.
Nice and refreshing if brewed cold as well.
Great introduction!
Amy –
I had the 2023 version as part of the “Full House Tea Gift Box”. The leaves are beautiful to look at and I enjoyed brewing this grandpa style. There’s a satisfying creaminess to this tea and IMO it’s more robust compared to other more delicate green teas.
Alexewallace64 (verified owner) –
This tea is very nice. It’s just a great, budget friendly tea that gets the job done while offering much to enjoy. Fresh, buttery, sweet, nutty, light vegetal notes, corn, and artichoke. Refreshing, calming, yet uplifting. I’ve yet to get ANY astringency in this tea and it’s ridiculously forgiving. Something I’d keep year round!
Billy Galvez (verified owner) –
A very solid budget green tea. It offers a lot of flavor and depth. As the name suggests, its not a delicate green tea, you can brew it in a lot of ways with not so many attention and it will deliver a strong punch of sweet, nutty grass. Threw some leaves in my pitcher and had a very good strong green tea for the whole day.
Deivid Fortes (verified owner) –
Solid, tasty and outperforms most green tea at this price point. This is nutty, slightly toasted, a bit bitter but refreshing. Has a touch of cooked veggies with some citrusy grass. Performed well gong fu, grandpa and even when cold brewing.
I hope to buy more in the next release! 🙂
Josh (verified owner) –
These leaves unfurl beautifully, floating fuzz in the liquor bringing fragrances of sweet corn and artichoke, a minerality like puffed veggie chips. Further steeps uncover more savory, warm notes of sun-dried tomato, oil and oregano, all transferring into a sip for a flavor that shifts between sweet, vegetal, and hot.