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drank Taiwan 'Mi Xiang' Honey Black Tea by What-Cha
1610 tasting notes

Had a free sample long ago and don’t recall writing a note. This was again another free sample provided with my latest order, so thank you!

April 2021 harvest. Dry leaf has a floral roasted honey note. Steeped western, the tea is fairly smooth and sweet. It tastes like floral honey-mixed fruity-brown sugar with a bright almost citrusy (verging orange and lemongrass) ‘black tea’ tone. The floral aspect is roselike; very light cinnamon, brown sugar, cream and wood notes. It’s actually more complex than that, but I’m not in the mood to go hunting. Becomes woodier with a mild tannic edge and a buttery finish in the second steep.

Easy drinker, flavorful but not overpowering.

Addendum: 2g in 300mL brewed for howeverlong produced a thick and juicy, somewhat tannic cup. Lots of flavor, fruitier banana-yam now, stronger cinnamon. Apricot finish, young grass aftertaste that’s short, brown sugar returning sweetness. Do I like it better this way with less leaf and longer steep?

Flavors: Apricot, Banana, Brown Sugar, Butter, Cinnamon, Cream, Floral, Fruity, Grass, Honey, Lemongrass, Mineral, Orange, Rose, Smooth, Sweet, Tannin, Tea, Thick, Wood, Yams

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 10 OZ / 300 ML
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Shae
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I’m amazing by your notes. All those flavors in one cup!

gmathis
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Ooh. Just ooh!

derk
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Thanks, Shae. If I have more than a sample, I try to get in at least one ‘tasting’ session. I enjoy picking apart teas to an extent. The rest of my drinking is rather unfocused.

gmathis: If I had more than the 5g sample, you’d be getting a package from me. And thanks for the past few correspondences <3

gmathis
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<3 Back at ya.

Martin Bednář
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Into a wishlist it goes!
Sounds great indeed. But who has lots of tea now and slowly drinking any?

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Shae
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I’m amazing by your notes. All those flavors in one cup!

gmathis
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Ooh. Just ooh!

derk
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Thanks, Shae. If I have more than a sample, I try to get in at least one ‘tasting’ session. I enjoy picking apart teas to an extent. The rest of my drinking is rather unfocused.

gmathis: If I had more than the 5g sample, you’d be getting a package from me. And thanks for the past few correspondences <3

gmathis
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<3 Back at ya.

Martin Bednář
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Into a wishlist it goes!
Sounds great indeed. But who has lots of tea now and slowly drinking any?

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This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. Yet I persist.

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I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, and Nepal. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

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