Pi Lo Chun Customer Reviews

Tried this from a sample and it has a nice flavor to it. It has a sweetened, and slightly pleasant taste to it. It's kind of hard to describe the taste.

Kind of expensive in price compared to other teas I buy. But it's well worth the money, the quality tastes pretty high.

I always drink my tea without any sugar or additives to appreciate the true flavor of the tea leaves. This is definitely one of the teas that doesn't need any.

I did three fusions and all three were delicious.

2 min steep · 175°F · 1 helpful votes

I shared this with some friends, so I got the second steep. I'm not sure what I expected when I saw everything saying this had a smoky flavor, but that definitely fits. Not something I'd go to as a standard, but I'm glad I got a sample.

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I found this extremely astringent. It had a pleasant light grassy smell but a very jarring taste and I only used half as much tea as suggested.

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It is okay. It's a bit simple, but good on occasion.

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One of my favs. Just clean green tea taste & doesn’t need any sweetener.

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I absolutely love this green tea. It has such a beautiful and light flavor with natural, vegetal sweetness that reminds me of a vegetable garden. An definite must-try.

2 min steep · 175°F · 1 helpful votes

It had a mild green tea flavor, nothing special, but would not buy again.

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I loved this one at first scent. It s a light green, fragrant, and soft. Similar to Jasmine, but a bit stronger. It s worth buying again and again!

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A very good Green rolled tea. I get 3 steeps by just adding just a few extra to perk it up. I will order again.

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I followed Adagio's brewing instruction. This tea had typical characteristics of Chinese green tea, but I wasn't wowed. It was a bit flat and weak. Guess I'd need to try different ways next time.

2 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

Very fresh tasting. Floral and very clean taste and aroma. Highly recommend. A great drinking tea.

175F 1g/oz 35 seconds for first steep, 40 seconds for next 4 steeps.

175°F · 1 helpful votes

It's definitely worth the splurge. Super fresh with mellow tones.

3 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

Pi Lo Chun is my favorite green tea, hands down. I'll be buying this one again and again.

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I my be the odd one out but I do not think this tea has any unique flavor. The smell is bland and the taste is bland. It is very generic.

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Wonderful tea!! Not sure if it is the referred to smokiness taste, but what I'm getting is a semi-astrigency resulting from a mineral taste. I've been searching for a good Chinese green and believe I have found it. I use to think that Japanese greens with a vegetal taste was best green tea, but now I'm not so sure. This Chinese green is quite possibly my go to tea for mineral taste, but I'm still on the lookout for the perfect Japanese green with the vegetal taste. Any suggestions Adagio? This is a pleasant surprise that will have me ordering more. I love the smoky/mineral this green provides. Great job Adagio!!

3 min steep · 175°F · 1 helpful votes

I found this rather bland, but good. It reminded me of my first green tea, brought from China by a friend, but its flavor faded fast on the palate and I didn't really get to savor the memory that wanted to come.

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This wasnt necessarily my favorite tea. I do enjoy a slight vegetal taste, but this was alittle high for my own liking. A very strong green tea. I am generally a white tea drinker however, so that may have affected my palate.

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This green tea was not for me. It is more bitter than other greens I have tried, and left a bad taste in my mouth.

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The other Saturday morning tea, pungent, almost delicate but utterly delicious with pretty much anything. And it tastes as good as it smells, which is always exciting.

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A green tea with a unique taste all its own... Great for the novice tea drinker learning the ins-&-outs of green tea...

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When steeped lightly (160F for 2 mins), this tea has a very smooth light green flavor with no bitterness. Great clean light green tea that edges on the lightness of a white tea as long as you don't use hot water.

2 min steep · 160°F · 5 helpful votes

I tried a sample of pi lo chun and found it to be very mild and not as flavorful as I would like

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This is a favorite of mine, one of my favorite Chinese greens. Lovely flavor.

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It was okay. Not bad, not great, but okay. It was hard to find the perfect way to prepare this tea - it felt like it was either too thin-bodied or too tannic, and I could rarely get it right. It had a certain kind of astringency that usually I like, but with the flavor of this tea it simply didn't work.

2 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

This tea is not quite what I expected. It is quite smooth with a smoky finish. It's OK, but not my favorite.

2 min steep · 185°F · 1 helpful votes

I'm partial to Japanese greens but this Chinese green is especially nice. Two minutes isn't quite enough. go for 2-1/2 and it has so much more flavor.

2 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

I will be definitely adding this tea to my cabinet.

2 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

Such a soothing green tea...just the right beverage on a misty, rainy cool morning - or evening!

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Not a favorite. I wanted to like this but it's just too smoky for my taste.

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Tea tastes like smoke, this is the worst pi lo chun I have tasted in years

2 min steep · 182°F · 1 helpful votes

Got as a free sample and... simply not impressed.

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Received as a free sample. Makes a delicious broth for vegetable noodle soup, actually!

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This was a great tea and full of flavor. I am going to try it iced too

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I really enjoyed this tea, especially on cool summer nights.

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I like this better than a lot of the other green teas I've tried. It isn't terribly grassy or vegetal, just 'green.' That being said, it doesn't particularly stand out to my taste.

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This has a definite smokey aroma and taste. When I'm in the mood for something without a citrus taste (like my favorite Green Citron), this is a good choice.

2 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

I tried this tea for the first time and it is a mild tea, very tasty! I had it in the evening after dinner and really liked it!

3 min steep · 195°F · 1 helpful votes

This tea has become one of my top favorites. I very much like its light and delicate flavor.

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Very delicate green tea, really enjoy this one. Perfect after lunch tea.

2 min steep · 175°F · 1 helpful votes

This was a well-made green tea, just not my particular taste preference. Was smokey and a bit 'oceany'. Others have commented on a 'fishiness' taste and I found this subtle taste too. I didn't taste any sweetness or floral..

2 min steep · 190°F · 1 helpful votes

Pretty good tea but nothing about this particularly stood out.

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Not what I expected, but a great surprise! it says its sweet and floral and i was expecting something too sweet and a little flowery but the floral notes are not over powering

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This green tea has a subtle fruity taste to it, like a gentle fruit roll-up flavor at the end of each drink.

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An excellent tea with floral notes in the beginning followed by a slight smokiness on the palette. The second steep is sweeter with very little hint of any smokey flavor. Has the potential of a third steep. but so far has been a bit weak. I followed Adagio's steeping recommendations and literally burned the leaves with water that was too hot. The tea was disgusting and very astringent--nothing sweet or floral or smokey. Instead I steep at 160F for 30-45 seconds, increasing the time for following steeps by 15 seconds. It gives a full mouth feel with lovely, delicate notes as described by others. Highly recommend and it is becoming one of my favorite teas.

1 min steep · 160°F · 12 helpful votes

Glad I went with my gut and bought 2 of these on Pi day. Nice light smokey floral flavor hot and more of a lingering floral taste as it cools.

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A beautiful and fragrant golden tea. however, I found the taste almost too delicate.

3 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

Not too bad, but nothing exeptional. I wonted to try a different green tea, but found out that I might stick with any other green tea as well, without noticing any difference.

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A medium smoky tea. Not as overpowering as gunpowder, which I appreciate. I steeped once at 175 and once at 180 and found both enjoyable. Not an everyday or favorite tea, but enjoyable every once in awhile.

2 min steep · 175°F · 1 helpful votes

Light and only slightly smoky if brewed at the right temperature. Pleasant enough green for the palate of one who prefers black tea.

2 min steep · 180°F · 1 helpful votes

This is a keeper! I love green teas across the board, but this is a lovely clean flavor that can satisfy all day long. Like a lot of chinese greens, this has a beautiful floral-nutty mix of notes with a lingering toastiness. I do advise lowering your steep temperature and time-- you'll get a better flavor and more resteeps.

1 min steep · 160°F · 1 helpful votes