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This was a random free sample in one of my TTC orders, with a sweet note saying they thought I would like it based on my other selections. I love nice little things like that. :3
Anyway, I just steeped it up Western-style like a heathen. :D For some reason I was thinking it was a black tea at the time, though it doesn’t really matter much as far as steeping parameters. I gently broke apart the bigger chunks that were in my packet, just to speed up the steep a little bit.
I would have believed it was a black tea from the taste as well. To me, it tastes almost like a hybrid of an oxidized and slightly roasted oolong (maybe Da Hong Pao?) and a Fujian black tea. And maybe a bit of shou puerh in there as well. It has those nice toasty autumn leafy notes and honey/brown sugar sweetness from the oolong, distinctive caraway or rye sort of notes from the black tea, and a mellow earthy/woody base from the shou. There’s a bit of sparkling minerality that I generally attribute to oolong as well, and a pleasant raisiny dried fruit note.
Overall, super mellow and chuggable. It’s not really a standout for me, but it’s tasty and very easy to drink. One of those teas where the bottom of the mug comes sooner than you expect. It looks like they no longer carry this one, so I don’t have to ponder whether I would consider reordering it given the right price. :P
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Brown Sugar, Caraway, Dried Fruit, Earth, Honey, Mineral, Raisins, Roasted, Rye, Smooth, Sweet, Wet Wood
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Like a heathen. :)
Nice toasty autumn leafy sounds good!
I prefer to refer to myself as a barbarian, but I’ll share the label!
Ha ha, it just seemed weird to me to steep a tea cake sample Western-style I guess. But I haven’t been in the mood for gongfu lately so here we are… XD
I have had a gaiwan and two prepped yixing pots sitting unused for years now.
I tend to go through phases, sometimes with more gongfu, sometimes with teapots, right now I’m in a cozy mug phase.
I was quite happy with the DT’s steeper for a while. Now I’ve shifted to mostly flash steeps in my Libre.
Like a heathen. :)
Nice toasty autumn leafy sounds good!
I prefer to refer to myself as a barbarian, but I’ll share the label!
Ha ha, it just seemed weird to me to steep a tea cake sample Western-style I guess. But I haven’t been in the mood for gongfu lately so here we are… XD
I have had a gaiwan and two prepped yixing pots sitting unused for years now.
I tend to go through phases, sometimes with more gongfu, sometimes with teapots, right now I’m in a cozy mug phase.
I was quite happy with the DT’s steeper for a while. Now I’ve shifted to mostly flash steeps in my Libre.