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“A free sample from Chicago Tea Garden. Looked very interesting. I’ve not had a ‘chocolate tea’ before. But I was disapointed. Couldn’t taste the cocoa flavor at all. There is enough in the sample...” Read full tasting note
“Yummy! I don’t know what chrysanthemum or muscatel taste like, but I’m definitely getting chocolate! Not dark cocoa like most teas, but an actual creamy, milk chocolate kind of taste. There’s...” Read full tasting note
“Smooth and tasty, unlike any yellow tea that I’ve tried. Full-bodied, some chocolate, plenty of chrysanthemum. Yum.” Read full tasting note
“2 tsp/cup This note is only from January – I’m catching up! Smells like chocolate, puffed wheat, honey. Smooth, chocolate, molasses, tobacco. Great, reminds me of some higher-quality Yunnan bud...” Read full tasting note
Hwang Cha Korean Yellow Tea
Maybe we should call this our “chocolate tea.” The liquor contains intense flavors of cocoa with a bit of chrysanthemum, and is rounded out by a slight muscatel taste.The liquor gives off a light scent of cocoa which compliments the flavors of the tea. The color of the liquor resembles a mixture of honey and molasses. If you want to get a little daring, try drinking Hwang Cha with a dark chocolate truffle.
Leaf
The dark chocolately-brown colored dry loose leaves are uniform and tightly rolled. They, too, have a subtle chocolate smell, while the wet leaves give off a scent that is more savory and slightly briny.
Serving Suggestions
Hot Tea
- 90 secs @ 175F (boil water and let sit 2-3 minutes).
- Can be steeped multiple times. We typically steep this tea 3-4 times.
Iced Tea
- After steeping hot tea, refrigerate until chilled.
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Hankook TeaA free sample from Chicago Tea Garden. Looked very interesting. I’ve not had a ‘chocolate tea’ before.
But I was disapointed. Couldn’t taste the cocoa flavor at all. There is enough in the sample for one more cup. Maybe I need to getthe steeping correct.
It was much darker than I would expect for a Yellow tea. Much closer to a black tea.
Yummy! I don’t know what chrysanthemum or muscatel taste like, but I’m definitely getting chocolate! Not dark cocoa like most teas, but an actual creamy, milk chocolate kind of taste. There’s also something just a little bit smoky in here. Perfect for drinking on a rainy day!
2 tsp/cup This note is only from January – I’m catching up!
Smells like chocolate, puffed wheat, honey.
Smooth, chocolate, molasses, tobacco. Great, reminds me of some higher-quality Yunnan bud teas.
2nd steep: 2 min
3: 3 min
4L 5 min
