Normally when I have a Yunnan, I think, yep, that was a yunnan. No surprises, just a straight forward, enjoyable cup.
Then I had this cup.
Woah. This is both sweet and black or cayenne peppery at the same time. And some chocolate pudding mixed in? I don’t know! This is one crazy ass yunnan! I can’t get my head around it!
I love tea. And I love beer. I spent my twenties thoroughly enjoying all that beer has to offer but now that I’m into my thirties and a stay at home mom of 2 little kids and 1 big kid, I spend more time enjoying tea.
I joined steepster in Feb 2013 and it’s crazy how much my tastes have changed since joining. Before, I liked cream and honey in all teas and loved mostly dessert blacks. Now I almost rarely drink them, but enjoy them from time to time. What I love more than anything are straight rich black teas, Fujian, Laoshan, Rizhao, etc… I also love pretty much any black tea that the little leaf hoppers have gotten their teeth on.
I’m still not too into the green/white/oolong varieties. I keep trying to but my tastes are evolving pretty slowly on that front.
Overall, I just enjoy tea. Something about it that just settles me.
Portland, OR
This one is definitely on my long list of favorite black teas. I love it!