Hello,
I am new to this group, but have been reading it for about a year. It's been very helpful and informative to me. I am particularily interested in finding teas at ethnic markets, so on my recent visit to an asian market, I found a round green box of tea with a 100 gram bowl shaped brick of green tea. The marking on the box are "Yunnan Tuo cha Yunnansheng Xiaguan Chachang Chupin". It is wrapped in a tissue with a crane type bird in red among some foliage. A small paper inside the box says it is Grade A prepared from superior large leaf green tea...stout sprout and rich white tips, etc. I asked someone at the store about this tea, and they said it was "tree tea" and not to drink it a night because it was strong and would cause inability to sleep.
I have brewed some of this, and it is pretty good. One website said to use 1 gram per ounce of water, but that seems a little strong.
Any brewing advice on getting the most out of this tea? It was only 95 cents per 100 grams, and I can get much more; is it worth stockpiling some of this tea?
Thanks, Gregory