This tea still tastes more like an oolong than a black tea to me. It is good, somewhat astringent and quite malty and just a little bitter, just a little. It has a roasted barley taste to it like a da hong pao but not tremendously pronounced. There is another flavor behind that which I can’t identify well. This is a good tea but I don’t know if its good enough to buy again.
It should be noted that the leaves of this tea are dark black and rolled like a Tie Guan Yin oolong tea, not straight and wiry like the average black tea.
I brewed this once in an 18oz teapot with 200 degree water and 3 tsp leaf for 3 min.
Flavors: Roasted Barley
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C
3 min, 0 sec
3 tsp
18 OZ / 532 ML
