Category: Tea Tasting
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TdC Hekai 2015 Tea Tasting (Terre de Ciel)
The TdC 2015 Hekai is one of my favourite puerh teas right now. It has some tonic notes, but is mainly dominated by sweet and exotic fruits.
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2019 Formosa Dong Ding Qingxin Traditional Tea Tasting (Tee Kontor Kiel)
The 2019 Formosa Dong Ding Qingxin Traditional from Tee Kontor Kiel is a solid oolong tea that offers floral flavours with roasted notes and a sour edge.
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Tai Ping Hou Kui Tea Tasting (Tea Joint)
Tea Joint’s 2019 Tai Ping Hou Kui is a fantastic tea. It has everything I look for in a green tea: a light grassiness and a sweet and roasted nuttiness.
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Hong Fu Jin Zhuan Tea Tasting (Moychay)
Moychay’s Hong Fu Jin Zhuan is a hei cha from Anhua in Hunan Province. It’s a warming and sweet tea with some fruity notes and a hint of medicinal flavours.
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Yongde Ye Sheng Hong Cha Tea Tasting (Moychay)
Moychay’s Yongde Ye Sheng Hong Cha is one of the sweetest teas I have ever drunk. An intense sweetness that tastes like candy and exotic summer fruits.
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La Petite Favorite Tea Tasting (Terre de Ciel)
Terre de Ciel’s ‘La Petite Favorite’ is a hong cha from old trees in the Jingmai area. It has a malty flavour profile and is a good in-between tea.
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2019 Green Hype Tea Tasting Year 1 (white2tea)
After one year, the 2019 Green Hype has changed quite a bit. It starts out sweet with a citrus touch and changes into a more bitter brew towards the end.
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Little Tong Mu Tea Tasting (Mei Leaf)
Mei Leaf’s Little Tong Mu is a Lapsang Souchong from Tong Mu village. My final session with this tea was fruity, floral and even a bit sweet.
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2005 Master Loo Tea Brick Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2005 Master Loo Tea Brick is shou puerh with a woodsy flavour profile. It went from visiting a sawmill to walking through a camphor forest.
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2019 Anxi Tie Guan Yin Tea Tasting (Essence of Tea)
The 2019 Autumn Tie Guan Yin from Essence of Tea was a delicious experience. It went from a refreshing breeze in spring to a hot day in summer.
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White Peony Open Pluck Tea Tasting (Mei Leaf)
Mei Leaf’s White Peony Open Pluck is a delicious treat in the morning sun. A refreshing sweetness that transports you to a green and blooming meadow.
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2018 Winter Duck Shit Aroma Dan Cong Tea Tasting (The Tea Guru)
The Tea Guru’s 2018 Winter Duck Shit Aroma Dan Cong is a really light tea. If you pay attention, you’re rewarded with a soft fruitiness and subtle honey.
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Jin Jun Mei Golden Eyebrows Tea Tasting (Tea Joint)
Tea Joint’s Jin Jun Mei Golden Eyebrows has a malty flavour profile. There were also some sour berries in the early infusions, but these quickly faded.
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2016 Fuding White Tea Tasting (ANMO)
ANMO’s 2016 Fuding White is a fruity and sweet mini teacake. Fruity notes in combination with a candy sweetness that go on long into the aftertaste.
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Bai Jian Tea Tasting (Tea Joint)
Tea Joint’s Bai Jian white tea is a good entry-level silver needle. It consists of big hairy buds and has a sweet and fruity flavour profile.