Wuyi Green

Open until 5pmIndependent shop in DowntownDirections

Available from Perennial Tea Room when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This Chinese green from Wuyi, Fujian reminded us immediately—bizarrely—of a seaweedy, rich Japanese green tea like Guricha . Marine notes are not super common in Chinese greens, which made it all the more intriguing. But just because the two teas are both a bit oceanic does not mean they taste the same! In a side-by-side tasting, the difference becomes pretty clear. Contrasting to Guricha’s ‘fresh out of the ocean’ salty edge, this Wuyi punches you in the face with roasted nori, and an almost ba