I tried this for the first time last week but words were escaping me, the only things I could think of were chocolate, raisin, rum and a bad pun: I like this tea “fo sho”, yeah…
I love these little one-two serving packets, so convenient and unintimidating. Oh well if I mess this up I still have a dozen more! I feel like this tea, Verdant’s Yu Lu Cha and Mi Lan Dancong Black all need a side by side brewing. They all have this oolongy Laoshan Black thing going on, though I’m sure each is quite unique, its hard to find them just based on memory.
The first time I tried this I could not find any hints of Anxi Tieguanyin, but there are some lovely honey orchid notes present in this first cup steeped a bit longer than my first gongfu session (15 secs instead of 3-5). I also get Big Red Robe, which I love and miss. I really liked Laoshan Black and Big Red Robe together, so this is a winner.
I’m going to steep it out through the day and I hope to find some of those single malt scotch notes. I really love Bonnie’s tasting note on this and completely agree that the raisin notes are golden raisin and the chocolate feels very raw at the beginning. Already this session is yielding a much fuller bodied tea and I’m looking forward to brewing this western style for the husband who will have none this sparkling mineral nonsense (aka how I love my teas). Also, yay 275!
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I just got mine today and can’t wait to try it but waiting because I just had hot sauce on pizza and I don’t want my palate to be disrupted by that when I sample this tea!
LOL, I also was trying to think of a ‘fo sho’ comment, so I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s mind is twisted that way! :D
Haha, me… four?
Anyways, I was also thinking that I need to do a comparison of chocolatey blacks, including this one, Yu Lu Cha, Laoshan Black, Zhu Rong…. However, as I think the only one stably available to order will be Laoshan Black, which I find highly satisfying, I suspect I will never get around to this. (Yet I will still be curious about the subtle differences, so I encourage you to do it! Haha)
I’m glad I’m not the only one to think “fo sho” when I see this tea!
Annoyingly enough so do I.
I just got mine today and can’t wait to try it but waiting because I just had hot sauce on pizza and I don’t want my palate to be disrupted by that when I sample this tea!
LOL, I also was trying to think of a ‘fo sho’ comment, so I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s mind is twisted that way! :D
Haha, me… four?
Anyways, I was also thinking that I need to do a comparison of chocolatey blacks, including this one, Yu Lu Cha, Laoshan Black, Zhu Rong…. However, as I think the only one stably available to order will be Laoshan Black, which I find highly satisfying, I suspect I will never get around to this. (Yet I will still be curious about the subtle differences, so I encourage you to do it! Haha)