Green Tea Identification

How green tea changes in storage, why some teas hold up better than others, and how to tell when a tea has crossed from aged to stale.

A practical checklist of the things to look at, smell, and ask about before you buy green tea, plus the storage basics once the tea is home.

The six or seven fraud patterns that turn up in green tea, from outright counterfeits to subtler moves that disguise mid-grade leaf, and the practical ways to catch each one.

The four dimensions professional tasters use to assess a green tea, what each one tells you about the leaf, and how to run a useful side-by-side at home.

How protected geographical indications work for green tea, what the labels do and do not guarantee, and the practical tests for telling a genuine lot from a copy.

How to judge green tea by dry leaf, aroma, liquor, taste and infused leaf, plus the freshness tricks to avoid.