2987 Tasting Notes
This has a strong base that is a bit astringent and smoky. I found there was an Earthy/lightly roasty flavour (kukicha). I did see in the loose leaf there were juniper berries and cedar tips, but I did not taste anything piney or resiny. I was really hoping to taste that cedar. It ended up being a generic black tea made slightly interesting by the kukicha.
Flavors: Astringent, Earth, Roasted, Smoke, Tannic
Preparation
The base is flavourful, but light. Quite vegetal. I do taste what I think is light fruity flavours (white grape/wine, generic fruity, citrus). Unfortunately I can’t make out a lot of distinct notes.
Flavors: Citrus, Fruity, Grapes, Vegetal, White Wine
Preparation
I finished off the sample I got of this from Cameron B.
Brewed in hot water (~350 mL) with 2 tbs leaf, with a fair bit of soymilk added.
I’m glad I tried a sample because I don’t think I would want an entire tin. It was a pleasant cup, but was your typical Chinese black tea base with a distinctly fruity flavour. I could pull out the orange peel and stonefruit flavours, but it was in a dried fruit sort-of-way and not a fresh juicy fruit way. The base is unremarkable. It would have been nice to get some cocoa notes like in Laoshan teas.
Flavors: Orange Zest, Stonefruit, Tannin, Tea
