Spring 2014 Drunk on Red Sun-Dried Feng Qing Black Te

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82 / 100

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Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Blackberry, Camphor, Drying, Fig, Raisins, Red Fruits, Red Wine, Tannic, Tobacco, Wood, Apricot
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Typical Preparation
Use 8 oz / 237 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 0 sec
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5 Tasting Notes View all

“It’s been years since I’ve tried a piece of this cake, I only found it again after moving recently and unearthing it while packing. I was a bit afraid that time had cost it much of it’s flavor, but...” Read full tasting note
“For the low price I was more curious than anything else. Brewed in a Nixing teapot the leaf delivered a rich soup, the kind I like to have after a meal, not complex but bold and fruity. Machine...” Read full tasting note
“Yet another black/red tea experience that has me more and more convinced that this group of teas deserve more respect – and more space in my yearly tea budget. This is a wonderfully rich tea. Is...” Read full tasting note
“Out of my last YS order this was definately the immediate stand out as I could smell it opening up the box. I smelled apricots, and I could not believe it was coming from this and not a sheng...” Read full tasting note

Description

Fourth release in our Drunk on Red series, but this year’s production is composed of Spring 2014 first flush Feng Qing material. The tea is picked, wilted, fried, bruised by rolling, wet withered under the soon and then finally sun-dried completely. The resulting taste is smooth and sweet with expansive cha qi. Yunnan large leaf varietal sun-dried black tea can be aged for several years with subtle changes occuring every 3 to 6 months.

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