Dry leaf looks and smells fresh. Steeping yields a bright lime green color, though a little cloudy. Wet leaf looks army green, chopped (as advertised), but clearly fresh. There is a good ratio of buds to leaf, with few stems. There is some familiar green vegetable flavor here, possibly spinach? As with many green teas I’ve experienced before, the flavor (and sweetness) shines through more once it’s cooled a bit. Overall, this tea seems to brew well with any other green I’ve tried so far. And the flavor of this one stands up fairly well through three steepings (not much flavor on the forth). My favorite thing about this tea: the color in the cup. It has a lime green color like no other green I’ve seen! I will happily continue to brew this tea on a regular basis.