2016 Spring Mengsong Black Tea

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Rating

78 / 100

Calculated from 6 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Limestone, Prune, Stonefruit, Malt, Soap, Caramel
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Caffeine
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Certification
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Typical Preparation
Use 4 oz / 110 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 6 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 45 sec
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6 Tasting Notes View all

“Found this cake in my tea cupboard yesterday. Had no idea I still had this, especially since I just handed the same exact cake off to someone in a stash sale. Figured I might as well chug this one...” Read full tasting note
“This was a lovely and smooth black tea, but I’ve had better. I had to look up Mengsong to see if this was a Chinese or Taiwanese black, as it strangely had elements of both, flavor wise. It’s...” Read full tasting note
“A little bit disappointed with this one, especially after having enjoyed the little sheng cake that came with it. It’s a very pretty cake, and it smelled just fine – a bit malty mostly. ...” Read full tasting note
“This was a very enjoyable black tea. Malty, with an overtone of caramel. There is a nice level of acidity, keeping it from being at all boring. I keep trying to find similarities to its companion...” Read full tasting note

Description

Picked in mid-late March and pressed in mid-May.

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