This sample had been sitting in my tea drawer for nearly a year, waiting for me to notice it. Finally I got tired of it staring at me and decided to give it a try. Being familiar with Laoshan teas in general, I had a sense of what this tea was going to taste like and for the most part I was right. Dark laoshan teas consistently have a chocolate flavor profile while all laoshan greens have the signature soybean-vegetal taste.
Out of the pouch, the dry leaves smelled of wildflower honey and cocoa. A sweet potato pie aroma wafted out after steeping for a few minutes in the tumbler. The tea began with brown sugar and honey and then as it cooled, the familiar cocoa notes of Laoshan Black appear. In fact that’s exactly what it tasted like with perhaps a tad more sweetness.
A good tea for sure, but there’s also a feeling of been there done that if you’ve had Laoshan Black before.
Flavors: Brown Sugar, Cocoa, Honey, Malt, Sweet Potatoes
