Skysamurai’s TTB Thank you!
First gongfu steeping of tea from TTB. Batch: Autumn 2019.
Tea #10
This is a winner! At least so far. I plan to try two more teas.
I decided for gongfu this afternoon and it was the best I could do with this tea. I have used whole 5 grams I had available and steeped in my 125 ml gaiwan. 10 seconds starting time with 10… 15 s increments.
Dry leaf aroma reminds me mostly cacao, slight bitterness and malts.
Steeped? It was a symphony of sweet notes of cacao, chocolate, malt and barley, lightly even a rye, complemented very well with light floral notes and a wee bit of spices.
It deserves a better note.
Flavors: Bitter, Cacao, Chocolate, Floral, Malt, Roasted Barley, Rye, Spices
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I’ve never had the Laoshan Black from Verdant, but the ones from Yunnan Sourcing and What-Cha are great. Glad you enjoyed it!
This is one of my favorites, I always have it on hand because I crave it often.
I believe I will not read through all 814 tasting notes for this tea to confirm, but I believe I have had it and remember it being absolutely excellent!
I generally tend to like more malty teas instead of chocolate-y ones. But this one was… exceptional!
I’ve never had the Laoshan Black from Verdant, but the ones from Yunnan Sourcing and What-Cha are great. Glad you enjoyed it!
This is one of my favorites, I always have it on hand because I crave it often.
I believe I will not read through all 814 tasting notes for this tea to confirm, but I believe I have had it and remember it being absolutely excellent!
I generally tend to like more malty teas instead of chocolate-y ones. But this one was… exceptional!