I enjoy drinking tea during my fasting periods (green tea and sleepytime tea) but my throat feels extremely dry afterwards but my mouth feels fine. Are there other varieties that would be less likely to cause this? Thanks in advance!
Tea in general is “astringent,” and that’s probably what you’re noticing.
> Later harvests, lower quality plucking, no shading process, incorrect rolling, etc., result in green teas that are more bitter and astringent, with less umami taste.
> https://www.myjapanesegreentea.com/astringency-in-green-tea
But to find shade-grown, early-harvest green tea, you’re going to be paying a big premium.
You might look into macha, but that’s also expensive.
There are things you can do to improve any given tea, however:
> The temperature of the water is key to controlling astringency … This is why you are always advised to brew Green tea at lower temperatures
> It is likely that the unoxidised catechins in the brew will become oxidised through the aerating process and therefore will reduce astringency.
> An often used trick when brewing very strong black tea for Hong Kong milk tea is to brew the tea with an eggshell. This makes a less astringent tea.
> https://meileaf.com/article/tea-masterclass-astringency/