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Inexperienced with Nepalese teas, especially black. Brewed in a 100ml ceramic gaiwan with 5g/~93C. Pale to yellow liquor, almost like a sheng cha. Smooth and mild, vegetal with the slightest bit of malty character on the nose, maybe a little green capsicum. Very little tannin even after pushing it pretty hard.

Maybe a little too smooth for me, I tend to prefer stronger and more aggressive teas but if you’re looking for something affordable and smooth that you can sip on grandpa style then this might be for you

A moderately astringent Tamil green with strong notes of citrus and mint on the nose the latter especially in the freshly brewed leaves. Some sort of lingering herbal or medicinal and gently fruity aftertaste. There’s no associated harvest date best I can tell so the general subtlety of the flavors may just be age but they’re certainly subtle.

An affordable taste of a Nan Jian ripe pu-erh with a full, sweet body. Beautiful dark amber liquor. Very light sour notes on the nose nearly overwhelmed by shortbread or some other sweet baked note especially in the leaf after brewing.

I did find a small piece of what I’m pretty sure was charcoal in the cake which accounts for some of the smoke. I’ve only just started going through it and will update if it’s a recurring problem.

Smooth, very lightly sweet and very lightly tannic. Very notable honeydew aftertaste that hardly shows up on the nose and a hint of green apple now and then

Very delicate sweet corn/vegetal flavor with a light umami aftertaste. Honestly, it may be a little too delicate for my own palate but it’s definitely pleasant.