Silk Road Teas

I’ve bought this a few more times now and it seems drastically less good. My guess is Silk Road’s supply might be getting a little old.

Possibly the best tea i’ve ever had. Has a subtle hint of cinnamon or some other delicious spice. Could drink every day, all day, forever.

Having now tried a few more matchas i realize that this one isn’t very good. Really good matcha is crazy expensive so this is still a good value, but there definitely is a difference between the high quality Japanese matchas and this. This would be fine for cooking, but save the fancy stuff for drinking.

I haven’t tried many Matchas, but this one is inexpensive and completely drinkable. Nothing complex, but nothing offensive.

Very interesting smokey/woody flavor balanced well with a sweet finish. Leaves are extremely aromatic after steeping. Great value.

Not a fan. Had a sort of plastic taste. Not even worth giving another chance.

Good everyday drinking tea. Light and a good balance of sweet and substance.

Fresh and Nutty. Delicate and easy to over-brew. Use cooler water temp and shorter steeping time.

Great tea. Soft blue color to the leaves. Could drink every day.

I bought this tea last summer when I visited the Silk Road store in Victoria, BC. They had this tea brewed as a chilled tea and the sample was most welcome on the hot August afternoon! Ever since this has been one of my go-to iced teas. It’s got a perfect natural sweetness so no sugar is needed!

This is one of my first favorite teas ever and still is after many years of use. I think it used to be called Guangdong Red when I first bought it but that provider discontinued it and then I found that Whole Foods carried it in the bulk section. A Silk Roads tea this is a really nice black china tea with a very nice flavor.
Today I missed my steep timer and I oversteeped it… while China black teas generally hold up to oversteeping quite well, at 15 minutes, it’s just too much and has a little bitterness and not nearly as good as usual. It’s drinkable but not recommended for what usually is a fantastic tea. I recommend a 3 minute steep and even up to 5 is fine.

I’m not wondering why this tea isn’t available anymore. It was probably good when it was purchased in China, but this far down the road it isn’t anything to write home about.