2021 "Roam" Dian Hong Black Tea Blend from Crimson Lotus Teas

2021 "Roam" Dian Hong Black Tea Blend

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Black Tea
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Acidic, Cacao, Chocolate, Citrus Zest, Juicy, Malty, Plum, Savory, Seaweed, Smoke, Smooth, Stonefruit, Sweet, Umami
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205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 3 oz / 100 ml

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  • “Very nice dian hong! I got this tea from my recent CLT order, and it’s pretty decent. Beautiful leaves with a decent proportion of buds albeit a bit broken, with a decent aroma in the wet leaf and...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Sipping on this black tea, Western style, for the first time this afternoon and really loving it! It’s so warm and inviting with delicious body notes of carmelized sweet potato, malt, baked squash,...” Read full tasting note

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This black tea is clean and vibrant with a pleasant herbal profile and low in tannins. This is a perfect daily drinker.

The hearty aroma is brisk and greets you with a hint of citrus.

Our passion is puerh tea but we can’t ignore the amazing black tea offerings that come from Yunnan. Dian hong ( 滇红 ) is a special black tea that comes from Yunnan’s large leaf varietal camellia sinensis assamica. The connection to puerh tea is undeniable. This tea was made from the exact same trees that get processed as puerh.

These cakes are loosely pressed at 200 grams. You can brew this tea gongfu style, grandpa style, or even boil it on the stove. Our favorite method is boiling a chunk on the stove for more than 10 minutes, straining off the leaves, then adding honey and milk for an incredible Hong Kong style milk tea that is very addictive.

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Very nice dian hong! I got this tea from my recent CLT order, and it’s pretty decent. Beautiful leaves with a decent proportion of buds albeit a bit broken, with a decent aroma in the wet leaf and a extremely vibrant and rich liquor with a beautiful golden sheen around. Flavour is immense, beautiful malty notes paired with a wonderful smoky twang. Texture is smooth and decent as well. Character is average to decent, with some steep variability when it comes to the smoky notes, and the finish & aftertaste were very decent, beautiful malty and juicy finish at the tail end of each sip. Cha-qi is almost non-existent unfortunately and steep longevity is average, lasting up to steep 7-8.

Decent tea worthy of a confident recommendation from me.

Flavors: Acidic, Cacao, Chocolate, Citrus Zest, Juicy, Malty, Plum, Savory, Seaweed, Smoke, Smooth, Stonefruit, Sweet, Umami

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 45 sec 5 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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Sipping on this black tea, Western style, for the first time this afternoon and really loving it! It’s so warm and inviting with delicious body notes of carmelized sweet potato, malt, baked squash, and golden raisins with citrus undertones and just a hint of maple butter! Definitely a little different than I had expected but so incredibly clean and smooth! Will be really interesting to see how different brewing changes the taste.

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I really enjoy Dian Hong, and have been curious about these pressings from CL. But I just have too much undrunk Dian/Shai Hong so I can’t excuse another purchase… (poor greedy tea buying) I will have to pick up some of their next run. Did you try boiling up a chunk?

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