Mmm the smell of the dry leaf is quite heady – full of malt and almost boozy. The leaves are black and gold, small, twisty and dusted with orange dust.
Steeped, this smells delicious – lots of sweet potato. The flavour is more interesting than I was anticipating. Sweet potato, malt, sweetness and a hint of smoke that melds with the sweetness to create a rich fruity taste, reminiscent of dates and very ripe plums.
The mouth feel is quite smooth, only the faintest drying sensation that appears about half way through the cup. Medium heavy body.
Sipping this one fairly cool too.
God, I love Chinese black teas. So so good.
Flavors: Alcohol, Dates, Malt, Plum, Smoke, Sweet, Sweet Potatoes
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MMMMmmmmmmmm Me too love Chinese blacks, and I think Fujian black are my favorite of them. :))
I will need to pass some of this on to you.
Once you get caught up/organized – will set something up – I’ve added more blacks to my cupboard (and I’ve got more here that I haven’t entered) LOL – don’t want to explode your cupboard, but I have lots I think you’d like. :))
Boozy sounds good! My favs are the Fujian ones too.
MMMMmmmmmmmm Me too love Chinese blacks, and I think Fujian black are my favorite of them. :))
I will need to pass some of this on to you.
Once you get caught up/organized – will set something up – I’ve added more blacks to my cupboard (and I’ve got more here that I haven’t entered) LOL – don’t want to explode your cupboard, but I have lots I think you’d like. :))
Boozy sounds good! My favs are the Fujian ones too.