Tea ID Help
I have ordered some samples from both teavivre.com AND taiwanteacraft.com in the hopes of at least finding a similar tea that I enjoy so much.
So far – recommendations of other sweet teas are: Keemun, Red Jade Black,d Yuchi Wild Mountain Black, and big red robe. Any other sweet teas I should try? Descriptions on websites aren’t always inclusive of that info. Thanks. -Vickie
I know this will be leading you a bit, but do you get any tastes that remind you of chocolate or cocoa? Is it ‘peppery’? Anything at all that you think of beyond sweet might help narrow down the region. From looking my only (unhelpful) guess is Chinese black. If he did pay $100 for it then he way overpaid but I am hoping that was a typo. Either way, if you enjoy it and can afford it, it is worth it for you. Hopefully you can find something else a little easier to access. :)
Uniquity – I am going to say it also had a floral taste as well as smell. And no, the $100 is not a typo! I am hoping that whatever type tea this is, the place just overcharged him as a non-English speaking person and the tea is available for much less. Let’s hope I find something I like from the samples I’ve ordered, and that other sweet recommendations will continue to come! Thanks! -Vickie
Vickie, you might also want to enquire about this on teachat.com they are often really good at translation. I too think it is some sort of oolong. Likely a yancha (rock tea) but maybe a dancong based on flavour profile. Edit sorry autocorrect strikes again.
There are a number of black and dark roasted oolong Chinese teas which are allowed/encouraged to be bitten by the leaf hopper a small species of cicada. When the tea leaves are bitten, they undergo a chemical transformation which imparts a very sweet taste and fruity/floral aroma. It’s hard to tell from the photos but your husband’s tea looks a lot like one of those and they can be on the more expensive side.
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