Color of Tea After Brewing.

by Jim
(Georgia)

What color is the tea supposed to look after it is steeped? And I am not getting all these flavors and odors you have been writing about. The Jasmine tea makes me feel good. After reading the things here, I'm wondering if I am drinking the right tea. Maybe a little too much information to absorb at once.

Thanks, Jim Brodie

Answer:

Jim, if you don't mind me asking, which tea did you buy from me, if you ever did? I can't recall having sold you the newly launched jasmine tea.

And if you haven't got the tea from me, which specific tea are you talking about?

A lot of teas are low quality and it may be asking too much from them.

The taste of tea is a subjective matter, hard to put to words, and if you are new to tea, take a while to acclimatise your taste buds.

It is a bit like learning to swim, you have to get wet a few times before getting the hang of it. It took me one year to fully appreciate HQ's Dragon Well tea.

In the meantime, I keep going back to it because it makes me feel good afterwards. And so many good things have happened to me ever since I take tea drinking seriously. That's what matters - how it makes you feel, as supposed to how you are supposed to feel.

Different teas have different colors after brewing. Most Chinese green teas have yellowish color after brewing. Light yellow with bright lusre is considered good quality.

Japanese green teas have green color, not because they are higher quality, but because they tend to be steamed rather roasted or baked.

Let me know which tea you are talking about and I will see if I can help.

I hope this helps.

Julian