I’m jumping on the MzPriss and TheTeaFairy bandwagon this morning with this tea. This is one of my free samples from TeaVivre that I hadn’t tried yet and I figured now’s as good a time as any! This is my first time trying a Fujian black tea. The leaves look very different than the other blacks I’ve been having lately – they’re very thin and extremely dark with a few scattered golden tips. The smell is quite unusual, it’s quite musty and earthy with dark bread and malt notes. I decided to be brave and steep it for 3 minutes! :P
Wow, the brewed aroma is very different from the dry! It smells like a completely different tea. Very sweet honey or caramel over baked bread with raisins, mmm… This would definitely be a breakfast tea for me, as the overall taste is quite bold and strong. It has a grain-like malty quality about it without quite tasting like bread. I seem to get a little tiny bit of smokey savoriness at the beginning of the sip. I was surprised to not taste the caramel or honey sweetness that a lot of others mentioned… Then I added a touch of sugar to the second half of my cup and a lovely dark honey or molasses flavor came out. I wouldn’t necessarily call it caramel because I don’t get any butter. This tea leaves an aftertaste on my tongue that reminds me of strong coffee!
Overall, quite good and a nice bold tea to take for breakfast. Would definitely stand up to some milk, although that’s not something I generally add to tea. Thanks again to Angel at TeaVivre!
Flavors: Coffee, Grain, Honey, Malt, Molasses
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Cameron – you will fall in love with Fujians
I included the Fujian Black Tea in my Whispering Pines order, so I’m excited to try that one, too. :)
That is a good one :)
Oh please, everything from Whispering Pines is a good one! :P
But yes, I am very impatient to get that order… I chose several straight blacks than I’m anxious to try!
Gongfu !
Has anyone sent you any Bai Lin Kung Fu from Shang? Like all their teas, it’s made from fermented white. I really like Teavivre’s but I may prefer Shang, I can’t decide.
Nicole, I think the only Shang tea I’ve tried is the Golden Needle King, and I just tried it today. :P But I really don’t need any more samples right now! I blame you! Lol.
LOL… I’d highly recommend getting Shang’s sampler when you decide you need some more to try. :)
@Nicole teaTiff sent me some Shangs and I’ve loved what I’ve tried. There is a Shang order in my future
Cameron – you will fall in love with Fujians
I included the Fujian Black Tea in my Whispering Pines order, so I’m excited to try that one, too. :)
That is a good one :)
Oh please, everything from Whispering Pines is a good one! :P
But yes, I am very impatient to get that order… I chose several straight blacks than I’m anxious to try!
Gongfu !
Has anyone sent you any Bai Lin Kung Fu from Shang? Like all their teas, it’s made from fermented white. I really like Teavivre’s but I may prefer Shang, I can’t decide.
Nicole, I think the only Shang tea I’ve tried is the Golden Needle King, and I just tried it today. :P But I really don’t need any more samples right now! I blame you! Lol.
LOL… I’d highly recommend getting Shang’s sampler when you decide you need some more to try. :)
@Nicole teaTiff sent me some Shangs and I’ve loved what I’ve tried. There is a Shang order in my future