A blog about tea.
Tag: Sweet
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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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Tai Ping Hou Kui Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
The 2021 Tai Ping Hou Kui from Teasenz is a real treat. It offers a combination of sugary sweet and grassy flavours with a warming aftertaste.
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2019 Da Xue Shan Tea Tasting (TdC)
The 2019 Da Xue Shan from Terre de Ciel is a super sweet and fruity wild sheng puerh. It has some minerality to it and there is a long-lasting aftertaste.
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Shikoku Temple Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The Shikoku Temple Tea from ANMO is a Japanese sencha from 2020. It comes from the main Buddhist temple on Tsurugi mountain and is grassy, nutty and sweet.
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2020 Jin Jun Mei Tea Tasting (Characteas)
The 2020 Jin Jun Mei from Characteas finds a nice balance between price and quality. Sweet lychee with a dark sugar undertone and citrus towards the end.
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Xihu Longjing Tea Tasting (Hey China)
The Xihu Longjing from Hey China Tea is a fresh and green tea that was not as sweet and nutty as other Longjing. It felt like spring on the tip of my tongue.
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Bei Dou Yi Hao Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
The Bei Dou Yi Hao from Teasenz was a lightly roasted yancha with a fruity twist. There was also a hint of caramelised sugar in some infusions.
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Da Hong Pao Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
The Da Hong Pao from Teasenz is a nice tea with an insanely sweet and intense aftertaste. From a prominent candy sweetness to more floral and buttery flavours.
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Huang Mei Gui Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
The Huang Mei Gui from Teasenz is a floral yancha with a prominent butteriness. The aftertaste was sweet, buttery and long-lasting.
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Rou Gui Tea Tasting (Teasenz)
Rou Gui is a famous Wuyi Yancha and this one shows why. Prominent sweetness with cinnamon notes that flow through the infusion into the aftertaste.
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Wu Di Hong Cha Tea Tasting (Essence of Tea)
The Wu Di Hong Cha from Essence of Tea is one of a kind. A hong cha from Wuyishan that was produced very similar to yancha with a long-lasting sweet aftertaste.
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2020 ZSL Mahei Tea Tasting (Tea Encounter)
The 2020 ZSL Mahei from Tea Encounter is a fresh young puerh from spring 2020. It has some traces of Mahei sweetness but there is also something fresh going on.
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Fengqing Yesheng Hong Cha Tea Tasting (Tee Kontor Kiel)
The early infusions of the Fenqing Yesheng Hong Cha from Tee Kontor Kiel had an intense and exotic sweetness. Towards the end, the aftertaste became sweeter.
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Yiwu Gushu Sheng 2008 Tea Tasting (Tee Kontor Kiel)
Tee Kontor Kiel’s Yiwu Gushu Sheng 2008 is a true gem. It’s the perfect amount of sweet and fruit with a long-lasting aftertaste.
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2018 Mahei Owl Tea Tasting (ANMO)
The 2018 Mahei Owl is my favourite sheng puerh. It offers a combination of sweet honey, golden raisins and some citrus and tannic notes. It’s just right!