Wuyuan Ming Mei
A Jiangxi green tea from Wuyuan county, shaped into fine curved strands said to resemble eyebrows. The area is more famous for scenery than tea, and most of its production goes into blends or is sold under better-known names.
Character
Delicate and lightly floral. A good example of the many competent Chinese greens that never acquire a reputation.
- Flavour
- Grassy, Nutty, Floral
- Aroma
- Fresh, Orchid
- Mouthfeel
- Light, Smooth
- Complexity
- Straightforward
- Notes
- fresh grass, chestnut, orchid
- Aftertaste
- Light and floral.
Moderate intensity: noticeable weight or grip, but neither dominates the cup.
Provenance and production
- Origin
- China
- Oxidation
- Unoxidised
- Harvest
- Spring
- Processing
- Kill-green (fixation) → Rolling and shaping → Drying
Brewing
Western brewing (teapot or mug)
1.5–2.5 g/100 ml · 75–85 °C · 1 authored infusion
Gongfu brewing (gaiwan)
3–4 g/100 ml · 75–85 °C · 4 authored infusions
No caffeine estimate is authored for this tea. TeaHQ does not infer one from its category, because category predicts caffeine poorly — matcha and gyokuro carry more than many black teas.
If you like this
Grouped by why they were suggested, strongest reason first. Nothing here is a blended score — a suggestion appears under the best reason that exists for it, and never under a weaker one as well.
Editorially linked
Someone wrote down why these two belong together. The note below is theirs.
- Liu An Gua Pian
Two Anhui and Jiangxi greens rarely seen outside China. Liu An Gua Pian’s single-mature-leaf plucking makes it genuinely unusual; the other is a competent regional green.
- Tian Mu Qing Ding
Two mountain greens from neighbouring provinces, both lightly floral with a chestnut base.
Similar sensory profile
Shares controlled flavour, aroma and mouthfeel descriptors. A looser match — two teas can share descriptors and still taste nothing alike.
- Bai Ji Guan
Shares 6 descriptors with Wuyuan Ming Mei: floral, nutty, light, smooth, fresh and orchid.
- Gou Gu Nao
Shares 6 descriptors with Wuyuan Ming Mei: floral, grassy, nutty, light, orchid and fresh.
- Jin Shan Cui Ya
Shares 6 descriptors with Wuyuan Ming Mei: nutty, grassy, floral, light, smooth and fresh.
- Korean green tea
Shares 6 descriptors with Wuyuan Ming Mei: nutty, grassy, floral, light, smooth and fresh.
- Bancha
Shares 5 descriptors with Wuyuan Ming Mei: grassy, nutty, light, smooth and fresh.
- Huang Jin Gui
Shares 5 descriptors with Wuyuan Ming Mei: floral, light, smooth, orchid and fresh.