A blog about tea.
Category: Tea Tasting
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Box full of Teamania samples
Teamania sent me a box full of samples and the first oolong tea I tried is their 2021 Meishan Winter Oolong.
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Wrappers for sheng puerh (2021 Alexander)
The 2021 Alexander sheng puerh from Xin an Chu has a beautiful wrapper and consists of stellar tea leaves. It’s sweet, fruity and even offers raspberry jam.
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Life updates, yancha and losing one year of blog posts…
The 2016 Lao Cong Shui Xian is an aged yancha that works well to enjoy on an easy morning. In this article, I’m also talking about life in general and why many blog articles have disapeared from my blog.
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Kuki Hojicha Tea Tasting (Nio Teas)
The Kuki Hojicha from Nio Teas has to be one of the best Hojicha teas I have ever tried. Notes of cofee, hot chocolate and burned sugar.
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Silent Hymn Liu Bao Tea Tasting (Leaves with Hugs)
The Silent Hymn Liu Bao from Leaves With Hugs is a warming liu bao with a refreshing twist. Warming camphor with notes of ginseng and beets.
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2021 Xin An Chu Commemorative Sheng Puerh Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The 2021 Xin An Chu Commemorative Sheng Puerh has everything I want from a young sheng. It performs above its price and is a tea everyone wants in their collection.
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2018 Lao Ban Zhang Old Trees Brick Tea Tasting (Puerh.uk)
I tasted a 2018 Lao Ban Zhang Old Trees brick from Puerh.uk and it was a delicious tea. It looked like Champagne and tasted fruity. Definitely a nice tea!
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Wild Fengqing Red Tea Tasting (Ho Yum Tea)
The Wild Fengqing Red Tea from Ho Yum Tea is a real fruit bomb. Malt in combination with wild berries, lychee and elderflower.
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2011 Bada Gushu Sheng Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The 2011 Bada Gushu Sheng is a gentle and pleasant tea. It’s bittersweet with hints of red fruits and a tiny bit of incense towards the finish.
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2006 Jinggu Purple Dragon Ball Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The 2006 Jinggu Purple Dragon Ball is an aged purple tea. It has strong notes of ripe summer fruits and some incense at the start of longer infusions.
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2014 Menghai Sheng Puerh Tuocha Tea Tasting (Cha Moods)
The 2014 Menghai Sheng Puerh Tuocha from Cha Moods is a fruity tea with a long-lasting aftertaste. It’s the perfect tea to drink on a hot summer’s day.
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2006 Xi Zi Hao Ban Po Lao Zhai Tea Tasting (Puerh.uk)
The 2006 Xi Zi Hao Ban Po Lao Zhai from Puerh.uk is a tea with an impressive energy and flavors that remind me of sweet and exotic summer fruits.
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2021 Fo Shou Tea Tasting (Xin An Chu)
The 2021 Fo Shou from Xin An Chu is an unusual yancha that offers a combination of pear and toasted notes.
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2001 Yichang Raw Yiwu Tea Tasting (Yee on Tea)
The 2001 Yichang Raw Yiwu from Yee on Tea is a fantastic aged sheng puerh full of sweet camphor. Camphor is present in the infusion and in the aftertaste.
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1997 Vintage Tieguanyin Tea Tasting (Nannuoshan)
The 1997 Vintage Tieguanyin from Nannuoshan is an aged oolong tea that offers a combination of sweet apricots, honey, and some tannic notes here and there.