Gongfu!
I think what I love most about this tea, even from the first steep, is that as much as it’s very, very rich and sweet those notes are really well balanced by just a hint of bitterness. Chocolate comes to mind first when drinking this tea, but a very dark chocolate with a mix between a fudge-y denseness and the more raw, unrefined taste of cacao powder. I also taste a lot of warm, baked notes; like French butter pastries with a sweet honey glaze drizzled over top. Just a really high quality, classic tasting Dian Hong with such beautiful golden tips throughout! Reminds me why the first straight teas I ever truly, deeply fell in love with were black teas…
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv0JxJYORwC/?img_index=1
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVaGYdG1upc