Comment by PuppyTailWags
3 years ago
It depends on the green, though. Good-quality green tea from China can often withstand higher temperatures or long brewing, to the point where it's normal to just pinch some tea in a mug and refill with hot water throughout the day.
IIRC, Chinese green tea is a completely different beast from Japanese green tea like sencha.
I wouldn't say it is matter of quality; or rather lot of high-quality teas can still be quite sensitive to high temps. Gyokuros mentioned in the article are good example
Please re-read my post that I said from China specifically. Gyokuro, a green tea primarily of japanese make and style, does not apply to what I said. I'm thinking of gan lu or mao jian style teas.
The article this thread is commenting on is about Japanese green tea, hence the confusion.