Pretty nice! Buds have a unique look and smell. <br /> <br /> Taste is fairly sweet &amp; caramelly, reminding me of a sweet potato that&#039;s been baked in the oven. Pleasant lingering aftertaste.

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Pretty nice! Buds have a unique look and smell. <br /> <br /> Taste is fairly sweet &amp; caramelly, reminding me of a sweet potato that&#039;s been baked in the oven. Pleasant lingering aftertaste.

I first tried this tea through a sample a while back and at the time, I wasn't a huge fan. It wasn't bad by any means, but it didn't taste like a Dianhong to me, instead having woody elements of a ripe pu-erh and the spice-and-malt profile of an Assam. However, in my latest order, I decided to grab a full bag and try it again, as I wanted some good darker teas to cover the winter for me. Second time turned out to be the charm here. While I would still say that it's not as sweet and smooth as some of the other hongcha that I've tried from Teavivre, what this tea does amazingly is create a blend of bold flavors that makes it a phenomenal tea for an early morning sip. The dry pearls are very heavy on the cocoa aroma, which initially tricks you into thinking the flavor will lean heavily in the chocolate direction. After the rinse, they open up a little bit and add notes of hay and a very light smokiness that doesn't really come out in the flavor. Speaking of the rinse, it's crucial here. They're a little bigger than most of the dragon pearls you'd get with, say, one of their jasmine teas, so you want to rinse it just a little longer than other teas so the leaves open up more for the first true infusion. I brewed gong fu (as always) and did so in my Ru Yao xishi, which turned out to be perfect for this tea. When you make the first infusion, you're greeted with a luxurious and smooth mouthfeel that accentuates the strong notes of cocoa, malt, antique woods, and they finish with a very subtle honeyed sweetness that lingers into the aftertaste. The following infusions become a lot stronger on the woody and dark cocoa notes, with the finish leaning in the spiced Assam direction, and the aftertaste then adds a note of hay on top of the honey. The liquor also gets noticeably darker and cloudier, which is interesting since none of my other Teavivre teas get cloudy at any point. I could have brewed too hot, but I didn't have any astringency or in-your-face bitterness, so I doubt that's the case. In general, I can see this being one of their better black teas for warming up in the cold weather. If you don't like stronger teas, this might not be for you, but if you enjoy the bolder flavors that directly hit your taste buds with a lot of powerful flavor (or if you like coffee), this tea may just be your new go-to for the winter! PS: I apologize for the low quality and poor angles with the images. Working on some adjustments to my tea space, so it's all pretty cramped right now!

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Mostly warming &amp; earthy, with a sweet-ish citrusy refresing after taste, but the citrus is not nearly as in-your-face as you might expect. <br /> <br /> I&#039;d never had Chenpi tea before, so it was interesting to find out what it tastes like.

With a lot of those fruit-aroma teas that you get in other shops, the fruit is gone after the first steep &amp; you sometimes get the get the sense that they exist to make tea appealing to ppl who don&#039;t actually like it... this here however surprised me by continuing to taste intensely of peach all the way through several steeps. Even when you first open the package it smells really nice and nothing like those cheapo chewing gum fruit flavors.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s like your usual &quot;light &amp; stylish&quot; floral jasmine tea (which I&#039;m already a fan of) but with a touch the flavor you might find in fancy peach-flavored energy drinks or sparkling wines, and it goes surprisingly well together. <br /> <br /> I ended up liking it a lot more than expected, and it&#039;s good to have an option that makes both myself and any friends/family who prefer fruity things completely happy.<br /> <br /> Now that I&#039;ve bought plenty, I have to try out the suggestion of the other reviewers to try making it into iced tea...

I just picked this one randomly as a free sample option, but it struck me right away as remarkably delicious. I guess I&#039;ve always had a weakness for those more vegetal greenteas with a &quot;nutty&quot; note. It proved decently resteepable, too! <br /> (Although the average quality level on this website has gotten me quite used to being able to get an entire work day&#039;s worth hot beverage needs met with 1-2 small spoons of tea leaves.)<br /> <br /> I instantly wished I&#039;d bought a full-size bag of the stuff, and plan to remedy this in the near future.

I still agree with my review from a year ago. Basic grade tea, but quie satisfactory daily drinker.

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Aroma: Pekoe, fruit, honey Taste: Sweet, pekoe, fruit, and honey Becomes bitter if you wait between steepings. Rinsing with boiling water reduces the bitterness but doesn't eliminate it. There are obviously people who don't taste the bitterness. Whether you taste it or not depends on genetics. I recommend trying a sample before making a decision to buy or not to buy.

Aroma: Floral, milky. Taste: Sweet, mellow, floral aroma. Becomes bitter if you wait between infusions, but the bitterness can be removed with a couple of rinses with boiling water. There are obviously people who don't taste the bitterness. Whether you taste it or not depends on genetics. I recommend trying a sample before making a decision to buy or not to buy.

Aroma: Orchid Taste: Orchid. The first infusion has a sweetness reminiscent of candy. Over all infusions, the dominant flavor is pekoe/kola. Waiting between infusions creates a very mild bitterness which is removed by a quick rinse with boiling water. There are obviously people who don't taste the bitterness. Whether you taste it or not depends on genetics. I recommend trying a sample before making a decision to buy or not to buy.

Aroma: I haven't been to the park to sniff the duck shit, so I don't know if this tea actually smells like duck shit, but I suspect not. It smells like gardenias and milk. Taste: Floral, caramel. Not as much caramel as Wild Lapsang Souchong. Very good. This will definitely be included in my next order. Will become bitter if you wait between infusions, but a couple of rinses with boiling water fixes the problem.

Aroma: Fruit, sweet Taste: Saying that a tea is "smooth and mellow" sounds to me like marketing hype, but this tea is actually smooth and mellow. The other things the product page says are also true: fruity, nectar-ish, and a sweet aftertaste. In addition, this doesn't go bitter if you wait between infusions. I bought this as a sample, and it's definitely going on my next order.

Aroma: Floral Taste: The first impression is the buttery mouth feel. It is sweet and floral, and the sweetness lingers. There is a faint hint of shellfish. There was a slight edge of bitterness in the first infusion, but not enough to ruin the tea. The second infusion, done immediately after the first, was definitely bitter. In every other tea I've tasted where that happened, rinsing with boiling water didn't reduce the bitterness, but in this case it did. Subsequent infusions, preceded by a quick rinse with boiling water, were excellent. There are obviously people who don't taste the bitterness. Whether you taste it or not depends on genetics. I recommend trying a sample before making a decision to buy or not to buy.

Aroma: Floral, fruity, honey. Taste: Floral and fruity notes. A fullness that coats the mouth. It doesn't become bitter if you wait between infusions, even if the wait is several hours, so it fits my erratic schedule.

Aroma: Sweet, nutty, fruity, floral Taste: Sweet, nutty, fruity, floral. The first infusion was quite good, but successive infusions were bitter. Two rinses with boiling water didn't help. Without the bitterness, this would be a five star tea. There are obviously people who don't taste the bitterness. Whether you taste it or not depends on genetics. I recommend trying a sample before making a decision to buy or not to buy.

Aroma: Floral, chestnut, stir-fried bean aroma Taste: Mellow, sweet. Sweet aftertaste. Becomes bitter if you wait too long between infusions, but that can be fixed with a couple of quick rinses with boiling water. There are obviously people who don't taste the bitterness. Whether you taste it or not depends on genetics. I recommend trying a sample before making a decision to buy or not to buy.

Nice and thick tea soup, very practical and makes tea-drunk easily. I have not much comparison, but seems like good tea resin.

Pretty good for a cheap tea. Does pretty well gongfu pure, and western to sweeten especially with honey or lemon, but not with milk... kinda lacks the flaws that are needed to balance milk. The aromas are sweet, I find it floral and malty/caramelly sweet.