Drinking the 1985 Hubei Zhaoliqiao black tea. Bought 15g of this because I thought it would be a fun time to drink it. At first I regretted that decision because it smells absolutely awful. Almost like body odor lingering in the field of hay. Went into this more skeptical then brewing insect feces.
The initial taste is very similar to lui bao. Interestingly though, there is a boldness to this tea that comes through the hay and leaves a lingering wet old grass taste. It’s kind of a confusing taste to explain because as it smells awful, taste of hay, and leaves a wet grass taste in the mouth… I still have no idea which of the three is most authentic to an aged black tea, let alone one that is from 1985.
To be clear: I resmelled this tea almost 15 times because it was just so awful I had to make sure…
hahaha
please don’t put this in the next buy! :P
HAHA!