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I’ve yet to go crazy about this one like my friends do, and I think it’s just because I haven’t got it right yet. It does smell quite good and filling, but on the taste side it’s a little weak. Visually, it’s quite beautiful, though, and again it’s great to sniff. I’ll add more thoughts when I’ve tried it out more.

dry leaf smells like chocolate pudding, cacao powder, the edges of brownies, and warm pumpernickel rye crust

8 infusions gongfu

1
tastes of sugar cane, hot chocolate made with water, lactic finish
smells like fresh pastry made with yogurt and chocolate

2
tastes of chocolate pudding, green grape, cloves
smells like sweet lamb stew and carob

3
tastes of beef stew, malt, chocolate, bread crust
smell like the leaves of undergrowth in the sun, chocolate, honey dried salmon

4
tastes of carob, with a cinnamon sweetness, and a malty, lactic finish
smells like sweet toasted bread

5
tastes of applewood, carob, with light coffee notes

6
tastes of burnt toffee, carob, salmon fat, delicata squash skin, and sweet estuaries

7th and 8th infusions dissipate into malt and warm seabreeze

I’m not rating this, because I have mixed feelings about chamomile. With that said, this is one of the best teas I’ve ever had with chamomile. It is very yummy and banana-y.

This tea has lots of lovely layers, as most Mariage Freres tea does. It starts off really fruity with hints of raspberry and strawberry, with a touch of sourness, and then it has this really nice caramel finish.

I would be careful how you brew this tea — I don’t like particularly strong tea and find it easy to over brew, but it’s easy enough to rescue with more water and honey.

I really enjoy this tea and would totally recommend it.

best black tea i’ve ever tried hands down.
beautifully sweet aroma with every sip.

i don’t take sugar, for you out there who don’t:
somehow it reacts wonderfully with just teeny bit a natural stevia extract, bringing out a sweet, full, and rich flavor, without washing out the original aroma of the tea.

Decent tasting, but I wasn’t a fan of the fact that there was already sugar, etc. added to the matcha.

Nice light green. Fresh product. It came in a bag and was about $15yuan. The leaves are dark green color with yellow and white tips. They are tightly rolled into cylinders strings. When brewed they unfurl. The liquor is a golden amber color. It smells and tastes vegetal and herbaceous. It has that nice astringent flavor of a green tea with out the bitter.