Zealong Black (New Zealand)
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- Black Tea
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- Flavors
- Cocoa, Malt, Yeasty
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- Loose Leaf
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Tea from unusual terroirs is always so interesting to try!
I have had a couple of zealongs. A friend (One of the Sandys on here) lived in NZ for six months and actually got to drink it at the plantation.
Gingko from Life In Teacup blogged about Zealong in 2016.
http://gingkobay.blogspot.com/2015/06/remember-zealong.html?m=1
ashmanra – that is so great. I’m always seeing photos of tea plantations and they look so peaceful.
White Antlers – thanks for the link. I guess zealong is very rare now!
Whiteantlers. the aromatic zealong was one of my favorites loose and in sachet form. That was my overpriced fuel during student teaching at school and for writing the master’s research work.
And teasipper, I found that too. A lot of the Zealong teas are really close to Hawaiian ones and Taiwanese teas. I know that’s intentional since I’m guessing that some Taiwanese producers passed on their know how in New Zealand-I know they did in Hawaii since some moved there.
Daylon-LOL! Makes me wish I had keener tastebuds and also that I’d had the opportunity to taste it.
tea-sipper Curious now as to what ever eventually happened to Zealong…I only found that link because Gingko recently posted on Steepster again after what seems like years of being absent/silent.