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“The taste of this one is wonderful, to me it is slightly woodsy at first with bold notes of cocoa ,maltyness and maybe caramel, kinda malty and just really super good. The second and third steep...” Read full tasting note
“2022 Sipdown 10/365! Barely even a cup’s worth of this left, but it was tasty. I’ve been making a lot of hot chocolate for my husband/son lately, and this tasted like unsweet, rich hot chocolate....” Read full tasting note
“This tastes like a wu yi / big red robe oolong to me. The flavor and scent notes that come to mind are roastyness, hot spring water rock/mineral, and wood. This has a decent price on it right...” Read full tasting note
“I just didn’t care for this one much. Based on other reviews, maybe I should give it another go, but to me this tea tasted sort of grassy and sour and was just not for me.” Read full tasting note
From Fujian province, this is a fully oxidized tea made from a cultivar normally used to produce Tie-Guan-Yin Oolong. The cup has a round flavor, with notes of red wine, and toasty hints. The aroma has a sweet note and a subtle hint of cocoa.
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The taste of this one is wonderful, to me it is slightly woodsy at first with bold notes of cocoa ,maltyness and maybe caramel, kinda malty and just really super good.
The second and third steep were the best, they were malty and tastes of so much of cocoa it was almost like it was a flavored tea or something and caramel hints with some roasty toasty characteristics of a darker oolong and the flavor was lingering in the mouth with a slight bitter.
by the fourth and 5 steeps it had lost the maltness and caramel hints but the woodsy note is back and the cocoa notes are still there, on the fifth steep a slight “whiskylike” note somehow came about.
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http://toadsteablog.blogspot.com/2013/03/black-tie-guan-yin-from-upton-tea.html
2022 Sipdown 10/365!
Barely even a cup’s worth of this left, but it was tasty. I’ve been making a lot of hot chocolate for my husband/son lately, and this tasted like unsweet, rich hot chocolate. It was really good, a great way to send off the tea. I’d get more of this in the future for sure.
Ooh, that sounds good! I’ve been reading some very favorable Upton reviews lately.
Love Tie Guan Yin Blacks. I only see them around every blue moon, though.
Oh, never tried (or heard of) a Black Tieguanyin. Neat! :)
I’ve had one black Tie Guan Yin that was average and one that was nice, so the jury’s out! What-Cha had some similar varietals (black Huang Jin Gui and Jin Guan Yin, maybe?) a while ago.
I think I may have had one from Verdant that was also pretty tasty. I definitely ordered this for the novelty factor, and ended up pleasantly surprised with the flavour!
This tastes like a wu yi / big red robe oolong to me. The flavor and scent notes that come to mind are roastyness, hot spring water rock/mineral, and wood. This has a decent price on it right now, and is actually quite a bit better than some more expensive oolongs I have sitting around. I’d get this again. I’m drinking the cup down pretty fast, thats always a sign of an enjoyable tea.
I’ve only tried 2 or 3 Tie-Guan-Yins and this one is by far my favorite. As long as you don’t oversteep this tea it has no bitterness though it does have a sort or astringent/dry finish that you’d experience with red wine. There is a pronounce woodsy caramel note to this tea, but I usually can’t steep it more than 4 or 5 times as the flavor has faded too much by then. Brewed in a 250cc Hei Liao YiXing teapot.
Flavors: Caramel, Wood
The tea has a wonderful smell and I love opening the bag. The dry leaf is very wiry and is difficult to measure out with a teaspoon. I found it very delicious with its toffee notes and hint of cocoa. Think of something in between a heavily roasted oolong and a classic congou. This bag of tea will be gone before I am ready for it to be!
I want to get more of this tea, I think it would be superb sweetened with a touch of mint added, mmmmm.
I just ordered this one today so excited to get it. Though it’ll be a while before I drink it. If you saw today’s blog post you will see what I mean.
No Tea for a week, I couldn’t do it. Good Luck! you’ll love this one when you do get to try it :)
Thanks Tommy. I am concerned for my survival as I am highly addicted.
This sounds very interesting.