BA Red (Trapped In Amber Series)

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Black Tea
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Bourbon, Candy, Malt, Nutmeg, Oak, Raspberry, Sweet, Vanilla, Wood
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8-month-bourbon-barrel-aged red tea

Farm owner: Xie Rong Fu, Xie Rong Wei Brothers

Co-created by Annie Xiang, in collaboration with FEW Spirits

Cultivar: Zhenghe Da Bai

Processed on: March 20, 2023

Region: Songxi, Fujian, China

Weight: 50g

*Please note a typical spirit barrel has a charred interior. Upon retrieval of the tea leaves from the barrel, we conducted two rounds of meticulous sorting. However, small, charred barrel pieces might beRead more

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1746 tasting notes

I was craving a good black tea for the winter, so with the infused chocolates they sold, I got this tea. I thought about the sampler, but I’m iffy with minty black teas and I had a feeling the choice of magnolia may have been too heady for me in a black tea….even though I drink floral black teas often.

Anyway, I’ve had this one western and tumbler style, and it’s very, very good. Bourbon, vanilla, oak, nutmeg, and woody qualities come through easily with a little bit of malt. I didn’t expect how sweet this tea would be. Sometimes, the woody tones meld into a raspberry tone. Even smelling the sample of the plain black tea base I got, there’s a very raspberry quality in the smell, and I got it in the taste for this one.

I peronally couldn’t get much more than three true rebrews of it, while the 4th is weak. I’m going to have to try this one gong fu. I really enjoy it, but it’s just rich enough that I may slow down on consuming this one.

Flavors: Bourbon, Candy, Malt, Nutmeg, Oak, Raspberry, Sweet, Vanilla, Wood

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17430 tasting notes

This afternoon, I received my order of Volition’s “Trapped In Amber” series and I just couldn’t wait to give each of the teas a try, so I steeped them up in cupping sets for a bit of a vertical tasting. All three of these teas start with the same Zhenghe Red Chinese black tea but have been altered in different ways as part of the processing. Though I’m excited to get to know them all a little more intimately through some gongfu sessions in the next little while, here are my snap thoughts based on this tasting!!

This bourbon barrel aged version was probably my favourite based on this cupping, though that was no surprise to me given how impressed I’ve been with all of Volition’s other barrel aged teas. I found it very, very smooth with rich notes of vanilla, caramel, and warm spices layered overtop the brighter red fruit and floral honey notes and woody undertones shared in all three teas.

Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DA_x5LvSLvR/?img_index=1

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnGSVIZGkQo

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