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drank Yunnan Old Bush Organic Black Tea - Spring 2020 by Happy Earth Tea
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Superlative Yunnan Tea!
This is, quite literally, one of the very best Yunnan teas that I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. It is sweet with notes of chocolate and caramel, as well as an apricot fruitiness. There are pronounced and pleasant rose like floral notes. There is also a mild maltiness with a subtle hint of almond. The overall best description of this superlative Yunnan tea would be Darjeeling-esque – In both aroma and taste – The love child of a tippy Yunnan and a second flush Darjeeling if you will. A single steep with a water temperature of 200-203F for four minutes worked best for me.
This tea will be a permanent item of my tea pantry for sure! Happy Earth Tea has the fastest shipping I have ever encountered, and I can’t wait to try the generous sample of premium Colombian black tea they included with my purchase!

Flavors: Almond, Apricot, Caramel, Chocolate, Floral, Fruity, Malt, Rose

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML
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tea-sipper 5 years ago

Welcome back!

Teatotaler 5 years ago

Thank you, tea-sipper! :)

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Yum, that sounds like tea for me!

Teatotaler 5 years ago

You won’t be disappointed, Martin! This tea is amazing!

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Do they deliver outside US? I have to find out!

Teatotaler 5 years ago

Martin, I just contacted Happy Earth Tea. The owner is going to contact me about international shipping and I will let you know as soon as I find out something.

Teatotaler 5 years ago

Martin! Happy Earth Tea has international shipping and can ship to the Czech Republic! The owner is very nice and their service is excellent – Their tea is top notch! The owner said that there could be customs delays but they have not encountered any delivery problems. Here is a link to their website
https://happyearthtea.com/
Hope this helps, my friend. Get ready for some delicious, high quality tea! :)

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Thanks, I need to get some money and then I will find out the teas :)

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

They deliver to CR, yes, they do. But for 3 oz of tea worth 16 USD I should pay 24 USD per shipping. Uhh…

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tea-sipper 5 years ago

Welcome back!

Teatotaler 5 years ago

Thank you, tea-sipper! :)

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Yum, that sounds like tea for me!

Teatotaler 5 years ago

You won’t be disappointed, Martin! This tea is amazing!

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Do they deliver outside US? I have to find out!

Teatotaler 5 years ago

Martin, I just contacted Happy Earth Tea. The owner is going to contact me about international shipping and I will let you know as soon as I find out something.

Teatotaler 5 years ago

Martin! Happy Earth Tea has international shipping and can ship to the Czech Republic! The owner is very nice and their service is excellent – Their tea is top notch! The owner said that there could be customs delays but they have not encountered any delivery problems. Here is a link to their website
https://happyearthtea.com/
Hope this helps, my friend. Get ready for some delicious, high quality tea! :)

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

Thanks, I need to get some money and then I will find out the teas :)

Martin Bednář 5 years ago

They deliver to CR, yes, they do. But for 3 oz of tea worth 16 USD I should pay 24 USD per shipping. Uhh…

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“Anyone who has used that comforting phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ invariably means Indian tea.”
- George Orwell

Darjeeling is the tea that inspired me to begin my beautiful journey through the wide world of tea and will always reign supreme in my tea pantry! My first tea love, so to speak. Nothing beats a truly great Darjeeling such as a good muscatel second flush. Also, Autumn flush Darjeeling, I believe, has been greatly under appreciated. Darjeeling autumn flush Gopaldhara Red Thunder Gold that I purchased through What-Cha is the best tea of any kind I have ever had the pleasure of drinking! I am most definitely a Darjeeling dude!

Other than my much beloved Darjeeling, teas that I especially enjoy are fine estate Assam teas such as Assam Dikom Estate and fine Ceylon estate teas – low, mid and high grown.

Besides my much beloved Indian and Ceylon teas I must say that I adore a really good Chinese Keemun which is another tea that is always stocked in my tea pantry. Yunnan tea and Formosa oolongs are other favorites.

As for scented teas, I am an Earl Grey fanatic! Earl Grey, in fact, is my main go to tea. Floral scented teas are wonderful – Rose, jasmine, violet, orange blossom, and lavender scented black teas are all amazing! Other favorite scented teas include black currant, vanilla, almond, caramel, orange, and spice.

I have a fondness for most herbal teas – I am very fond of rooibos, camomile, lavender and peppermint tisanes. However, I absolutely detest hibiscus!

Black teas are my absolute favorites. I enjoy an occasional oolong tea too. Green tea is enjoyable – Jasmine scented green tea is heavenly! Iced green tea is superb! Pu-erh is just plain disgusting, in my opinion. Being fascinated with Russian tea culture, I take my tea Russian style, seldom with milk, and often with a little sugar or honey or, perhaps, fruit preserves such as strawberry or cherry. A lemon slice is also sometimes welcome. I would love to own an antique Russian samovar! A tea glass held in a podstakannik is also on my list. The Kusmi Russian teas are amazing with the Anastasia blend being my favorite.

One of my favorite guilty tea pleasures is Darjeeling with honey and milk as King Charles III takes his. Only I use plant milk such as oat or soy milk.

I try to purchase organic tea whenever possible.

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