Yesterday I went to A Southern Season in Chapel Hill and bought a tiny amount of this tea just to see what all the fuss is about with the brand. I am glad I did not purchase a larger amount because this seems like a pretty generic, unremarkable Chinese black tea to me. It’s not a bad tea, and perhaps I’m being a little too hard on it. It would be perfectly pleasant if someone served this to me in a restaurant or at their home. But for the amount of hype and the price — and what shipping from France might have cost me — I want more depth, more flavor, more infusions — and less bitterness… There’s just nothing particularly interesting about the tea. I’d be very sad if I’d actually paid to have a large amount of this shipped from France.
I do realize that the company doesn’t make its finest teas available in US stores, but… This really doesn’t sell me on them at all.
Flavors: Bitter, Malt
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The funny thing is, MF really have a lot of fantastic Yunnan black teas – e.g. Yunnan d’Or, Aiguilles d’Or, etc. I could never understand why they chose Yunnan Imperial as the “classic black tin” variety. Never warmed to it myself.
Just a suggestion – if you ever come across more MF teas, do try some of their own harvests, i.e. limited Darjeelings, Thai oolongs, and black teas from Nepal. I’m sure a sip of Red Himalaya or a cup of Thai Beauty will melt away any bad feelings you may have after Yunnan Imperial.
This is good to know. It’s just really not that interesting, but I’ll keep an eye out for the others.
The funny thing is, MF really have a lot of fantastic Yunnan black teas – e.g. Yunnan d’Or, Aiguilles d’Or, etc. I could never understand why they chose Yunnan Imperial as the “classic black tin” variety. Never warmed to it myself.
Just a suggestion – if you ever come across more MF teas, do try some of their own harvests, i.e. limited Darjeelings, Thai oolongs, and black teas from Nepal. I’m sure a sip of Red Himalaya or a cup of Thai Beauty will melt away any bad feelings you may have after Yunnan Imperial.
This is good to know. It’s just really not that interesting, but I’ll keep an eye out for the others.