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derk drank Malawi Bvumbwe Handmade Treasure Black Tea by What-Cha

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March 2014 harvest.

Rich, robust, bright, complex and fleeting, highly structured. Tastes is somewhat like a mix of a bright and fruity Kenyan black with the savory and complex tastes of an unsmoked lapsang souchong. Thick finishing dry with a great sourness and persistent aftertastes. This tea was a lot of fun to drink! The citrusy-sour backbone was a pleasant jolt in the morning. The orange-flesh vegetable tastes mixed with malt, autumn leaf, dried fruits and herbs and spices fit spectacularly this time of year where I live.

An awesome lower-oxidation black tea treat that tastes like it was made this year.

Thank you Malawi, What-Cha and Leafhopper :) I would love to see this around again :)

Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Bark, Biting, Black Currant, Black Pepper, Brown Sugar, Carrot, Cherry, Citrusy, Coriander Seed, Cream, Drying, Earth, Flowers, Herbs, Lemon, Lemon Zest, Malt, Mushrooms, Nutmeg, Oak, Orange, Orange Zest, Pleasantly Sour, Pumpkin, Raisins, Saffron, Sage, Spicy, Sweet Potatoes, Tannin, Tea, Thick, Wood

Preparation

205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 10 OZ / 300 ML

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Leafhopper
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I remembered that you wanted to try it and I still had it in my cupboard! (This says something about my tea stash.) I’m glad you enjoyed it and that it held up over all these years.

White Antlers
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Good to know I am not the only person ‘guilty’ of Old Tea. LOL

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Leafhopper
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I remembered that you wanted to try it and I still had it in my cupboard! (This says something about my tea stash.) I’m glad you enjoyed it and that it held up over all these years.

White Antlers
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Good to know I am not the only person ‘guilty’ of Old Tea. LOL

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This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. Yet I persist.

Eventual tea farmer. If you are a tea grower, want to grow your own plants or are simply curious, please follow me so we can chat.

I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, and Nepal. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

I’m convinced European countries make the best herbal teas.

Personal Rating Scale:

100-90: A tea I can lose myself into. Something about it makes me slow down and appreciate not only the tea but all of life or a moment in time. If it’s a bagged or herbal tea, it’s of standout quality in comparison to similar items.

89-80: Fits my profile well enough to buy again.

79-70: Not a preferred tea. I might buy more or try a different harvest. Would gladly have a cup if offered.

69-60: Not necessarily a bad tea but one that I won’t buy again. Would have a cup if offered.

59-1: Lacking several elements, strangely clunky, possesses off flavor/aroma/texture or something about it makes me not want to finish.

Unrated: Haven’t made up my mind or some other reason. If it’s puerh, I likely think it needs more age.

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