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This is a delicious tea—my favorite YS black so far. If you like LP’s Chocolate Genmaicha, then you’ll like this one. Lots of cocoa notes, very smooth, and a hint of spice and malt. I’ve tried it once gong fu and once western, which I prefer.

Sil

YAY! have been waiting for someone to pick it up and try it.

JakeB

It’s a good one for sure. I hope they’ll have some of the Imperial grade of it left when they have their next sale. I also really like the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong black tea as well. I’ll leave a note on that one in a day or two as well as about 5 other black teas (and one white tea) from YS in the next week. The Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun and Imperial Mojiang Golden Bud were good too but not to my liking in flavor profile as much. They were definitely less chocolate and fruity tasting and more bread and sweet potato tasting.

Sil

i may just need to break down and pick some up without a sale damnit.

Sil

and agree with you on Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, though the 2015 harvest was terribad compared to 2013 and 2014.

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Sil

YAY! have been waiting for someone to pick it up and try it.

JakeB

It’s a good one for sure. I hope they’ll have some of the Imperial grade of it left when they have their next sale. I also really like the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong black tea as well. I’ll leave a note on that one in a day or two as well as about 5 other black teas (and one white tea) from YS in the next week. The Yunnan Black Gold Bi Luo Chun and Imperial Mojiang Golden Bud were good too but not to my liking in flavor profile as much. They were definitely less chocolate and fruity tasting and more bread and sweet potato tasting.

Sil

i may just need to break down and pick some up without a sale damnit.

Sil

and agree with you on Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, though the 2015 harvest was terribad compared to 2013 and 2014.

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I’m onto my third year of drinking loose leaf. It’s been an exciting last year, trying lots of different teas, and finding out which teas I like and don’t like.

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