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I made this tea in a single cup brewing basket with a teaspoonful and a quarter of the tea. The brew was chartreuse and opaque which I wasn’t expecting, and the smell was fruity and citrusy. It has a very mild astringent flavor which could probably be corrected by changing the steep time and temperature. The flavor does not reflect the smell of the tea and is slightly grassy. It was enjoyable, but I would want to experiment with the steeping instructions a little bit.

I had three steepings of this gungfu style, with times of 30, 30, and 45 seconds. I enjoyed the lightly sweet and toasty flavors this had. I’ve heard the sweet described as a caramel flavor, but I would have to disagree. This was my first experience with Wegman’s tea, and for a grocery store tea, I was pleasantly surprised.

This is near perfection. The smell upon opening the tin it comes in is buttery and caramel like. The taste is slightly floral and it completely coats your mouth. I’ve found ways to brew it well western style, but gungfu is definitely my preferred style on this tea. It’s not too expensive and I will certainly be reordering this tea.

I got this loose leaf at an Indian market. It was really inexpensive and it makes a nice everyday tea. It pairs well with milk and sometimes condensed milk. It’s nothing extraordinary but it’s not bad in the least.

This really hits the spot right now. It starts off almost floral, and becomes slightly tangy and sharp, but definitely not bitter. I possibly enjoy this more than the Autumn Harvest Tieguanyin I’ve been drinking. It leaves a nice aftertaste.

My sister (who doesn’t like tea) told me it smelled like I was making chocolate when she came downstairs this morning. As advertised, the tea is reminiscent of a dark chocolate, at least as far as smells go. If it has any chocolate flavor, it’s a very slight one. The taste is delicious though, and this may in fact be my favorite black tea. It’s not astringent at all, and leaves a nice aftertaste in the back of your mouth, similar to the one you would get with a dark chocolate.

Brewing this gungfu in a gaiwan. I was surprised by how short of a steeping time this works with. I started with 3 seconds and started working my way up. It has a floral, citrus like flavor that sticks to the back of your tongue. I’m enjoying this. I may still like a certain oolong better (Vermont Liberty Tea’s Quangzhou Milk Oolong) but I’ll see. This is a tasty light tea, which seems to get better the more you steep it.