Ying Shan Hong

A Black Herbal Blend from

Rating

80 / 100

Calculated from 3 Ratings
Tea type
Black Herbal Blend
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Apricot, Autumn Leaf Pile, Carrot, Dill, Mineral, Peach, Plum, Smoke, Spices, Pineapple, Sour, Chocolate, Nutty, Seaweed
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Typical Preparation
Use 11 oz / 325 ml of water
Set water temperature to Boiling
Use 8 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 0 sec
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6 Tasting Notes View all

“My first experience with snow chrysanthemum and a very positive one. This purple tea comes as a nice little black cake with orange and yellow snow chrysanthemum pieces all over – festive! The dry...” Read full tasting note
“I can’t seem to enjoy this. I’ve been playing with steep times and temps but despite my efforts all I can smell and taste from this is dill pickles.” Read full tasting note
“I’m going to be up much later tonight than I had planned. This tea is extremely good. I can’t get enough (5 pots and still counting)! Goodness, this is good! The dry leaf smells like chocolate?...” Read full tasting note
“Thanks so much Christina for this sample! I had started a thread regarding compressed black tea. I received a lot of recommendations and Christina thoughtfully offered me some of this tea to...” Read full tasting note

Description

“Ying Shan Hong” is the red-purple Rhodendron flower that once a year blankets the mountains of Yunnan in a red cloak.
Our “Ying Shan Hong” cake is a blend of Wild Purple Black tea and Snow Chrysanthemums from Spring 2015.
The taste is floral and sweet with a thick burgundy red tea soup that soothes the mouth and throat with a layer of tea and flower oils and tannins.

Strong cha qi!

100 grams per cake (7 cakes per bamboo leaf tong)

Our “Ying Shan Hong” cake is a blend of Wild Purple Black tea and Snow Chrysanthemums from Spring 2015.

The taste is floral and sweet with a thick burgundy red tea soup that soothes the mouth and throat with a layer of tea and flower oils and tannins.

Strong cha qi!

About Yunnan Sourcing

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