Hunan Black Congou from Capital Tea Ltd.
This tea is quite different than the Chinese blacks I've been drinking lately. For one thing the spent leaves are huge, with the one I measured being 5.5cm long or around 2.25 inches. Secondly it's...
View ArticleOrganic Spring Bud from King's Zen Tea
This is a tea that I picked up a sample of at the Zen Garden Restaurant, It's not currently available on the King's Zen website. This tea consists of dark green, grey curls with silver tips. The tea...
View ArticleOsmanthus Fragrance Dancong from King's Zen Tea
I have to preface this by saying this is the first Dancong I've ever had, but this tea is now on my adore list. I'm not sure if this is just me discovering I love Dancongs or if this tea is really...
View ArticleLaoshan Black ( Entry Grade) from Laoshan tea high-quality goods of China
This was my introduction to Laoshan black teas and I am afraid I was rather spoiled! Not only did it introduce me to buying on aliexpress but it also introduced me to this wonderful seller, who is very...
View ArticleAfrican Chai from Justea
This tea reminds me of a slightly floral molasses gingerbread, which is odd as ginger is not listed in the ingredients in the description but nevertheless this is what the brewed tea and dried leaf...
View Article2013 Premium Spring Hilson Panyong Congou from Fujian Fuan Farmers Shen...
This really makes a wonderful all day tea as I regularly get somewhere between 7-11 infusions out this tea. Unlike some of my other blacks that re-steep well this one manages to keep a very consistent...
View ArticleCoconut Baozhong from Queen Mary
I was craving an oolong this evening but was not in the mood for a full fledged gongfu session, so I decided to try this. This is from Nicole's super generous giveaway. The flavouring is quite nice....
View ArticleLopchu Flowery Orange Pekoe from Lopchu Tea Estate Darjeeling
I have a new box of this, but I still have some of last years left, so this note is on last years tea, I was lucky to get a new box because most of the local shops sold out quickly and i haven't even...
View ArticleJade Oolong from Little Red Cup Tea Co.
I've quite enjoyed this oolong so far. I usually drink oolong in the evening but this is one that I think would make a great afternoon tea or even a morning tea if you don't need a huge caffeine boost....
View ArticleGolden Monkey Superfine Grade from Capital Tea Ltd.
I'm currently sipping steep number six of this tea and thinking about how different it is from my other Golden Monkey. While my other one is cocoa, jelly and violets. This one is more like a full meal...
View ArticleGold Monkey from King's Zen Tea
I've had two Golden Monkeys over the last two days one was definitely a Fujian and then this one which I believe is from Yunnan though it's origin wasn't marked either at the store or online. I enjoyed...
View ArticleCelestial Aroma from King's Zen Tea
The celestial aroma oolong also known as Golden Osmanthus, or yellow gold oolong is made from the Huang Dan Cultivar of tea grown in Anxi, Fujian. Harvested earlier than Tie guan yin , It is known to...
View ArticleKenyan Earl Grey from Justea
This tea has the type of bergamot I like in it, bright and complex, fruity citrus with notes from lemon to tangerine with spicy notes that remind me of lavender and ginger. The flavouring is bold and...
View ArticleMt. Kenya Black from Justea
I have had this tea twice so far, once using 1 tsp/225ml and the second time using 1.5 tsp. I enjoyed the tea both times but I think I prefer the later. Using 1 tsp the tea liquor was a rich copper red...
View ArticleBailin Kungfu from Trust to Trade Ltd.
This is a nice contrast to the roasted sweet potato flavoured Panyong, I've been drinking all day. As this one is all spice and chocolate and cherries, when I get it right. This tea is a little rugged...
View ArticleLychee Burst from The Persimmon Tree Tea Company
I wanted something a little bit fruity so I decided to try this sample today. The dry leaf smells like grape juice and prunes. I think I was expecting this to be a brighter scent, but what it smells...
View ArticleDa Hong Pao Chen Cha ( Aged Big Red Robe ) from Fu Tea Store
I was craving a darker oolong yesterday so I decided to sample the second of four Da Hong Pao's from the sample pack I purchased from the Fu Tea Store. As a testament to it's quality I drank it all...
View ArticleDuflating Estate Assam FTGFOP1 (CL) from Capital Tea Ltd.
This is a really elegant well balanced assam. It is not in your face with strong bitter malt notes, but rather a well made tea that presents a smooth mix of the fruit, cocoa, malt, spice, biscuit and...
View ArticleRandom Steepings from Various Artists
I really need to try more unsmoked or lightly smoked zheng shan Xiao zhongs because I love the one I'm sipping on right now. The dealer I bought this one from is in the process of re-setting up his...
View ArticleMasala Chai from CJay Tea
I normally don't buy Chai as I prefer to make my own. However, when I smelled this tea it's scent brought me back to memories of waiting out Curfew at a chai stand in front of the train station in...
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