Type: Herbal/Tisane
Producer: Mighty Leaf
Origin: Unknown
Brewing Parameters: 90-100°C, 5 min., 3.3g tea bag
Appearance: Dried, broken up dull green leaves (mint and basil?) with white flower petals in a nylon bag
Rating: C | 75/100
# of Brews: 1
Tasting Notes and Thoughts
Doubly quick review today, since this is a tea bag and I'm getting ready for bed. I forgot the story of this tea bag; I'm guessing I got it with the last Mighty Leaf bag I got a long time ago, which my mom brought home from who-knows-where. Since I've had a number of drinks with a ridiculous amount of sugar earlier– milk tea from Plentea and a chai from Starbucks– I thought this would be a nice way to wind down the day.
After brewing, the liquid came out a clear orange color with a strong scent of mint. I could see some sediment at the bottom, but that may just be calcium from the hard water in my area. Like most mint-based teas/tisanes, the main taste is sour, with a cooling sensation in the mouth and throat afterwards. I can also taste some soapy, bitter flavors (I'm guessing the basil? I don't know) along with herbal, smoky notes that are similar to marijuana, especially in the back of the mouth. It's kind of spicy, too, which is interesting. I wish the packaging would give more information as to what is in this tea, but in my opinion, it's decent. I'd prefer a cleaner mint-only tea, but if you're into that detox stuff, go for this tea. Personally, I think detox tea is a gimmick; if you want to detox, just buy a tea you enjoy drinking and have that for a day.
Other Notes
Today's album is Pressure Chief by Cake. I've heard it so many times, it's one of my favorite albums at this point. I like almost every song on the album, but my favorites are Wheels, Dime, and End of the Movie. There's a nice variety on there, and the lyrics are amazing. Listen to it sometime; I have since elementary school, I think.
Happy pride! I brought one of my unit members to the parade today since it was her first-ever pride, and it was pretty fun. We made a poster saying "I show up because of Loving v. Virginia + Obergefell v. Hodges" and a lot of people in the parade liked it; I got a few hugs from that. Compared to the last time I went, there's a lot less nude people out and about (probably because it was cold today) and a lot more drunk and high people, with others selling weed out in the open to anyone who had cash. We were going to go to the Civic Center for food, too, but the line at security was way too long; instead, we went to Plentea and walked all the way to Fisherman's Wharf to have lunch at Boudin and play games at the Musee Mechanique. Like most of my arcade days, there was a lot of air hockey. After that, we stopped at the Ferry Building for ice cream and headed home. Eventful day. There was a lot of walking.
Last night, I had a bad movie night with a friend– one who I had a crush on sophomore year. Funny story about that; when I was interested in dating her, I went to one of our mutual friends to help me out. After I spent a while getting nowhere (since I was pretty shy at the time and much more socially awkward than I am now), I ended up hitting it off with our mutual friend, since we found out we could have conversations for hours on end, and we ended up dating for almost a year instead. I'm sure I've talked about that relationship on this blog before. As for the bad movie night, it was fun; I cooked dinner for her and her brother, and we watched The Room and Shaolin Soccer (the latter being a pretty funny movie– I liked it). We cuddled a bit, and her parents told us to behave ourselves when they came home and went upstairs. I don't know what she thinks about me, but we did go on a mini-golfing date (technically) earlier this summer, and we're close and comfortable with each other since we've been friends for years. She's going to Canada for college, so I guess there's the pressure of making the time left this summer count (as with all of my other friends).
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
Review: Organic Green Dragon - Mighty Leaf
Type: Green
Producer: Mighty Leaf
Origin: Longjing
Brewing Parameters: 1 tea bag, boiling water, 3 min. (recommended)
Appearance: Square, nylon tea bag with a mix of light and dark green broken leaves and a few stems
Rating: A | 93/100
# of Brews: 2
Tasting Notes and Thoughts
Yet another tea bag review today– in all honesty, I think I only have tea bags left to review since I've done almost all of my loose leaf and most of my money is going to public transit and all. Unlike most of these other tea bag reviews lately, however, I haven't tried this specific tea (or any Longjing) before now. Also, I know that since this is a green tea, it should not be brewed with boiling water, but the pack doesn't really specify temperature and I can't really control specifics anyway. Just as a necessity, though, I let the water sit at room temperature to cool a bit.
Anyway, onto the review. One nice thing I've noticed about Mighty Leaf teas is that they use much higher quality leaves than most other tea bag producers– for them, the leaves are either whole or broken into large chunks, rather than fannings or dust. I ended up brewing for only 1 minute instead of the recommended 3 because of the higher temperatures, and I think it turned out pretty well.
The color was a dark yellowish green (not as dark as some sencha when brewed nicely can get), with a smell of freshly cut grass and the sea (I'm guessing seaweed or just salt water). Even with the heat, it was only a slight bit bitter, which is on par with other greens. As for the taste, it was surprisingly good– I haven't had a decent green tea in a while. Surprisingly, I thought it tasted more like a Japanese green rather than Chinese, even though it was produced (pan fired) like a standard Chinese tea. A vegetal taste, similar to green beans, gave way to a sweet herbal and nutty flavor. Along with a very light tart flavor which lasted long after drinking, I think the main sensation was a short and sweet taste. The texture was unusually smooth for a Chinese green, and the only dryness I felt was deep in the back of my throat for a short amount of time. I did notice that if you let it sit, it gradually becomes more bitter over time.
For a tea bag, this was actually really good; I enjoyed it quite a bit. Now, I think I'll need to try a loose leaf Long jing before I give my final decision, but all in all, Mighty Leaf did a pretty stellar job with this. I might actually try brewing the bag one or two more times just to see if I can get more to drink.
Other Notes
Producer: Mighty Leaf
Origin: Longjing
Brewing Parameters: 1 tea bag, boiling water, 3 min. (recommended)
Appearance: Square, nylon tea bag with a mix of light and dark green broken leaves and a few stems
Rating: A | 93/100
# of Brews: 2
Tasting Notes and Thoughts
Yet another tea bag review today– in all honesty, I think I only have tea bags left to review since I've done almost all of my loose leaf and most of my money is going to public transit and all. Unlike most of these other tea bag reviews lately, however, I haven't tried this specific tea (or any Longjing) before now. Also, I know that since this is a green tea, it should not be brewed with boiling water, but the pack doesn't really specify temperature and I can't really control specifics anyway. Just as a necessity, though, I let the water sit at room temperature to cool a bit.
Anyway, onto the review. One nice thing I've noticed about Mighty Leaf teas is that they use much higher quality leaves than most other tea bag producers– for them, the leaves are either whole or broken into large chunks, rather than fannings or dust. I ended up brewing for only 1 minute instead of the recommended 3 because of the higher temperatures, and I think it turned out pretty well.
The color was a dark yellowish green (not as dark as some sencha when brewed nicely can get), with a smell of freshly cut grass and the sea (I'm guessing seaweed or just salt water). Even with the heat, it was only a slight bit bitter, which is on par with other greens. As for the taste, it was surprisingly good– I haven't had a decent green tea in a while. Surprisingly, I thought it tasted more like a Japanese green rather than Chinese, even though it was produced (pan fired) like a standard Chinese tea. A vegetal taste, similar to green beans, gave way to a sweet herbal and nutty flavor. Along with a very light tart flavor which lasted long after drinking, I think the main sensation was a short and sweet taste. The texture was unusually smooth for a Chinese green, and the only dryness I felt was deep in the back of my throat for a short amount of time. I did notice that if you let it sit, it gradually becomes more bitter over time.
For a tea bag, this was actually really good; I enjoyed it quite a bit. Now, I think I'll need to try a loose leaf Long jing before I give my final decision, but all in all, Mighty Leaf did a pretty stellar job with this. I might actually try brewing the bag one or two more times just to see if I can get more to drink.
Other Notes
Today's album is Left to Our Own Devices by Le Cassette, a surprisingly very good synthwave album, probably because of the vocals (it's very similar to Phil Collins and David Bowie) and pop beats.
Here's an update on my work for this week. I'm done with maybe 3/5 of the Comp Civics journal, 3 essays for college applications, watched most of the DNC and parts of the RNC, and have memorized quite a bit of stuff for AP Chem with flashcards. Today, I plan to finish the Comp Civics journals and maybe write current events or the writeups for the DNC and RNC. I was planning on having more time, but it turns out I'm heading to SFMOMA and maybe De Young with my friends tomorrow, and Saturday I'm going to a Comp Civics workshop and visiting the Museum of the African Diaspora (to be honest, in these past few weeks, I've been to more museums than in the past few years).
I think that if I work my ass off today and next week, I should be good for the last few weeks. If I haven't mentioned it, here is the itinerary for the last 2-3 weeks of summer:
SFMOMA & De Young with friends; Comp Civics Workshop & MOAD; Visit Santa Barbara for college visits and to pick up my brother; see Mark Redito/Spazzkid play at the DNA Lounge; go to Hawaii with the family; and watch Freq.Fest.SF.
Looking at it, it probably doesn't seem like much, but hey it's a lot for me. See you tomorrow!
Here's an update on my work for this week. I'm done with maybe 3/5 of the Comp Civics journal, 3 essays for college applications, watched most of the DNC and parts of the RNC, and have memorized quite a bit of stuff for AP Chem with flashcards. Today, I plan to finish the Comp Civics journals and maybe write current events or the writeups for the DNC and RNC. I was planning on having more time, but it turns out I'm heading to SFMOMA and maybe De Young with my friends tomorrow, and Saturday I'm going to a Comp Civics workshop and visiting the Museum of the African Diaspora (to be honest, in these past few weeks, I've been to more museums than in the past few years).
I think that if I work my ass off today and next week, I should be good for the last few weeks. If I haven't mentioned it, here is the itinerary for the last 2-3 weeks of summer:
SFMOMA & De Young with friends; Comp Civics Workshop & MOAD; Visit Santa Barbara for college visits and to pick up my brother; see Mark Redito/Spazzkid play at the DNA Lounge; go to Hawaii with the family; and watch Freq.Fest.SF.
Looking at it, it probably doesn't seem like much, but hey it's a lot for me. See you tomorrow!
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