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Alrighty! Here we go. I decided to pick up an ounce of this on my last order in case the sample I had wasn’t a proper representation of this blend. Turns out this was a good decision as this cup is far more nuanced, whereas the one I had last month simply tasted like a cup of oolong tea.

I love the smell of the dry leave. Smells like a fancy chocolate bar with a hint of toastiness. Kind of like those chocolates that have nougat in them.

Onto the actual cup, I’m pleased to say that this tastes much more like I hoped it would than last month’s sample! :) I really especially notice the toasted rice, with a hint of chocolate at the end. I still primarily taste the wuyi over Laoshan Black, but the Laoshan Black still makes its presence known with its contribution to the chocolately taste, along with that thick, coating-your-mouth texture.

Overall this is quite nice! It’s very desserty, but still enough like tea. Part of me wishes the chocolate was amped up a bit more, but on the other side I feel like that if it were, then I’d set this one aside in favor of a more conventional tea. So for someone like me, this is probably a good balance.

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JustJames

huh, wonder what the problem was with the sample…. stale somehow? less balanced in terms of ingredients? glad you got a more accurate sample!

Chizakura

I don’t think it was stale, the wuyi tasted nice and fresh. I think it just wasn’t balanced with all of the ingredients. The tea had technically been sold out, but they scrounged some up for a sample for me by my request, but I guess there just wasn’t enough there to make a full flavored cup. Glad I gave it another chance! :)

JustJames

me too! it’s lovely =0)

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JustJames

huh, wonder what the problem was with the sample…. stale somehow? less balanced in terms of ingredients? glad you got a more accurate sample!

Chizakura

I don’t think it was stale, the wuyi tasted nice and fresh. I think it just wasn’t balanced with all of the ingredients. The tea had technically been sold out, but they scrounged some up for a sample for me by my request, but I guess there just wasn’t enough there to make a full flavored cup. Glad I gave it another chance! :)

JustJames

me too! it’s lovely =0)

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Hello! I’m a 24 year old Canadian, currently working at Starbucks while I figure out what I want to do with myself in life, haha.

Like most everyone else, I grew up with teabags, and then discovered the grass really WAS greener on the other side with loose leaf. Nowadays I drink nearly exclusively loose, but will drink a bagged tea if I don’t care what I’m having.

My favorite kind of tea is black, and unflavored, although I do enjoy an occasional dessert black. I like whites second best. I’ve recently been dipping my toes into honeybush tisanes, greens and oolongs.

My favorite vendors are Butiki Teas and Verdant Teas. Both have fantastic teas, above and beyond customer service (especially Butiki), and fair prices for their very high quality teas. I can’t recommend them enough.

Purely for tasting notes references, I don’t use any additives for my teas. Older tasting notes for blacks was with milk+sugar, and then with just milk. Whites, oolongs, greens and herbals are all drunk straight unless otherwise specified in the notes.

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