With the caveat that I made a big mistake brewing my entire sample of this Western style — and too strong — I really like this tea. It tastes like baked bread, molasses and — something I haven’t seen anyone mention — roasted peanuts. I want to try it again in a gaiwan. It’s just really…interesting and unique and complex. I don’t love it as much as Whispering Pine’s super smooth new Yunnan Gold Tips, but it’s… Strong and makes a very solid impression. The nutty flavor really lingers. I’ll try it again. I think it would work really well with very spicy food.
The wet leaves smell like dark chocolate, but I don’t really taste that in the tea.
2nd infusion: Aha, now I taste chocolate and grain more strongly than peanuts.
Flavors: Bread, Dark Chocolate, Grain, Malt, Molasses, Nutty, Peanut, Roasted Barley, Roasted Nuts
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i have had my eye on this tea as well. im glad you got to it before me, as im not sure how i would like the peanut flavor. still wanna try it at some point though :)
No one else mentions it in their reviews, so I’m not really sure if it would even come through in a gaiwan, but yeah… It’s not something I’d want ALL the time, but it’s nice for a change.
i have had my eye on this tea as well. im glad you got to it before me, as im not sure how i would like the peanut flavor. still wanna try it at some point though :)
No one else mentions it in their reviews, so I’m not really sure if it would even come through in a gaiwan, but yeah… It’s not something I’d want ALL the time, but it’s nice for a change.