“The instructions for Gaiwan use states to use 95°C water and start with 1 minute infusions until the brick separates and continue with 45 seconds – 60 seconds steeps. It also recommends at least 10...” Read full tasting note
“Another tea from Sil. I almost bought some of these same mini bricks from Yunnan Sourcing, just out of curiousity. I’m glad I didn’t. They aren’t anything I’d want to have around. Worth trying though.” Read full tasting note
“meh. Great Canadian Travelling Teabox so i don’t even know what to say about this one. it’s not bad..but it’s just blah. boring. uninspiring…and i had great hopes from the description. I’ve made...” Read full tasting note
“Tea #8 Great Canadian Traveling Tea Box I’m confused (I know, that’s not unusual for me). I was expecting this to be pu’erh. Is it suppose to be pu’erh? It doesn’t smell like it, it doesn’t taste...” Read full tasting note
HARVEST DATE: Autumn 2012
Feng Qing is the home of Chinese black tea. It is from here that the world-famous Dian Hong (Yunnan Black) tea originates, and one of the world’s oldest tea trees resides.
Feng Qing lies on the ancient trade route known as ‘Tea Horse Road’, established during the Song Dynasty, via which trade was conducted between Tibet and China. These mini-bricks hark back to the days when black tea was compressed into bricks to make it easier to transport on the 2,300km journey.
As opposed to other Chinese black teas, teas from Yunnan have a high proportion of golden tips, so the liquor lacks the bitterness of other black tea and is smooth and sweet on the palate.
TASTING NOTES:
Once infused, smell the wet leaves as they start to break away from the brick. There is an intense aroma of dark chocolate with an edge of coffee bitterness and an almost orangey citrus hint. The liquor is smooth, rich and deep with long-lasting caramel and chocolate notes on the finish.
Canton Tea Co is a London-based tea company trading in high grade, whole leaf Chinese tea. We have exclusive access to some of the best jasmine, white, green, oolong, black and authentic puerh teas available. In our first year, we scooped Six Golds at the 2009 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards. Our Jasmine Pearls won the top three star gold award, endorsing it as the best available in the UK.