yep, I am a sucker for any store that says it has a free tea tasting. This is a very large shop in Chinatown here in SF that has quite a wide selection of tea and a very friendly staff. This was the boyfriend’s selection so we brewed it up this morning in the Gaiwan.
I can’t say that I know enough about red robes to really say that this one is really so much better than any other one but I am enjoying it this morning. When the leaves are wet they are intensely smoky and smell of cherries and plums. This brews up to a nice reddish color – in the shop they call it “red tea” and not an oolong but I digress. Here is a nice composition of flavors with some fruitiness, some nuttiness, a bit of smoke and a tiny bit of sourness. It is holding a nice fizzy aftertaste on my tongue.
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They are probably Chinese who refer to black as red….
they also told me nobody likes raw puerh and they didn’t even sell any in their shop. tons of shu however.
They probably do not like raw because they have not had a good one. When they are young they can be quite gnarly….
They are probably Chinese who refer to black as red….
they also told me nobody likes raw puerh and they didn’t even sell any in their shop. tons of shu however.
They probably do not like raw because they have not had a good one. When they are young they can be quite gnarly….