Zhu Rong. You used to be so right. Now you are so wrong. :(
I’m not sure what happened to the last harvest of Zhu Rong Yunnan Black Tea. It is not the same as the year before. It used to be primarily cedar notes with a spicy undertone. This last year’s harvest, however, is largely smoke and tobacco. Yuck! I think I can still get some cedar and spice underneath whatever smokiness is going on. But this smoke is STRONG!
It’s not at all what I wanted or what I find enjoyable. I’m quite sad because I bought a whole 4 oz. of it expecting the lovely Zhu Rong I had sampled the year before. I purchased this in October 2014. Is anyone interested in taking it off my hands? The tea itself is very high quality and flavorful, as all Verdant Teas are. I just don’t like it. The bag has 4 oz. in it minus about 4 tsp from the couple cups I brewed. I’d like to recoup as much of my investment as possible, so hopefully around $15 + shipping OBO. Any takers? Please take this tea off my hands because it will languish in my cupboard! Someone should enjoy it!
Flavors: Cedar, Smoke
I was pretty disappointed with that harvest too. And I did the same thing; bought a large quantity :( lesson learned
Has anyone reviewed the 2015 harvest?
It hasn’t been harvested this year yet.