Second Golden Moon sample!
The leaves of this tea smell like pear and flowers. I didn’t really get a honey sense from it. In any case, the scent was so strong, I was a bit afraid of what it would taste like!
The tea itself tastes mostly like pear juice. The black tea gets hidden behind that flavor, though it does temper the juiciness, I’m sure. Still not really getting honey from this, but the pear really comes through. The flowers, which I thought were a bit strong-smelling in the dry leaves, are just a hint behind the pear. This is also a very sweet tea.
Overall, I’m not wowed by it. It tastes a bit too much like juice and not enough like tea for me. :\
Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C
4 min, 0 sec
It really seems this is a hit and miss with people similar to lapsang.