green tea

green tea asks for water temperature, timing, and a bit of patience, and people who like that kind of ritual are usually the ones who keep it around. By our assessment, its strength is the clean, grassy, lightly bitter cup it can give without the heaviness of black tea. The trade-off is familiar: if it steeps too long or too hot, the drink turns sharp and astringent very quickly. In practice it is a tea that rewards a careful hand more than a hurried one, and that is part of its everyday character. Against coffee it is gentler and less blunt; against herbal infusions it feels more clearly like real tea rather than a tisane. The Astrina catalogue places green tea in Peace tea, which matches the calm reputation it has in ordinary use. It is a good fit for people who want a lighter caffeine hit and a restrained taste, but not for anyone who wants a deep, roasted brew.