Green Tea Has Lost Its Soul—Here’s Why
Let’s talk about the quiet crisis in green tea. This year, I poured through mountains of leaves—Bi Luo Chun, Shucheng Xiao Lan Hua, Anji Bai Cha, Longjing, Songzhen—each promised to be a revelation. But by season’s end, I was left with a hollow ache. Even the teas I once revered, like the floral Bi Luo Chun or the chestnut-kissed Anji Bai Cha, felt like carbon copies of one another. The problem isn’t just flavor; it’s identity. Green tea used to be a galaxy of distinct voices, each region and cultivar telling its own story. Now, it’s a monotonous chorus of…