I love the smooth, smoky flavor of Lapsong Souchong. It has a strong taste without any harshness or bitterness.

Sweet, woody and delicate, magnificent.

I've had a sample from 2024 harvest and decided to give it a try. Straight from the first steep I understood why this Dian Hong was award winning. Along the usual delicate notes found with bud only Dian Hong, this one has a couple more things going on that balance just right with the rest of its character. There's a peculiar fruity aspect that hovers somewhere around stone fruits, and it intertwines perfectly with floral honey and dark chocolate notes. All the way until the end it's possible to detect all of these notes with a small variations (it gets more cocoa by the end instead of fruity). I think I'll grab a sample of 2025 to try before getting trying the upcoming 2026 harvest.

Pretty good overall

Pretty nice, nice taste

Very nice always good

Woody and nice, like it

Goood taste and refreshing!

Sweet and inoffensive ripe puer, that I would happily recommend to anyone interested in the style but afraid of off smells and flavors. Fermentation scent seems to have long since dissipated but the tea still has good body and strength. This is supplemental to the actual tea, but I really appreciate that all the puer I have received from this store has been both appropriately packed for long term storage and appropriately humidified for immediate consumption.

Very bud heavy, it smells and tastes like a bolder silver needles. Great tea, I hope I can buy more of this 2025 batch

If someone told me this is a ripe Pu Erh I would believe it. This Liu Bao doesn't have that funk that I'm familiar with (maybe just a touch), and because of which I'm not too often in the mood for it. The mouthfeel is on the thick side with oily impression which feels comforting in colder days. The earthiness isn't too expressed but it goves slightly dry impression in the finish. Chenpi that comes in a form of thin strips isn't overpowering and enhances the experience with a mild citrusy contrast.

A smooth and full flavor, not bitter. A touch of chocolate and wood. No unpleasant aftertaste, as sometimes occurs with Ripe Pu-Erh. A classic tea for everyday use. I brewed the tea in my Yixing teapot (the one with the broken and glued lid).

Tastes like a very nice oolong; just too light for me, a long-term milk oolong tea drinker who prefers stronger milk / creamy flavor!

Nice smell and taste but on the lighter creamy milk flavor vs. my fav milk oolong purchased in the bay area.

This is currently my favorite Tea. The malty smooth, sweet taste is amazing. I've ordered it multiple times and plan to order more in the future.

Smooth and Woody. One of my favorite Pu-Erhs in my limited experience. (Ive tried no more than two dozen.)

The green tea taste is delicate and mild, like a mao feng, and the jasmine aroma is nice and balanced. Most of all, this is just so incredibly relaxing that sometimes it is the right tea to have even if you're not a fan. Mixes well with other green teas, too.

Liu Bao is delicious on its own, but the addition of the chen pi takes it to another level. If I'd bought enough of this one, I'd drink it at least once a week. If you're a fan of shou with chen pi, you will also love this tea.

Let me preface this review by saying I am very picky about black teas. I am not a fan of the bitterness that tends to accompany black teas.<br /> <br /> That said -- this tea has NONE of that bitterness. It is smooth, malty, almost honey-like. It performs well in both western steeps and gongfu and is a solid tea for a daily drinker. And as I discovered, it also makes an excellent cold-steeped iced tea!

I have sampled many jasmine teas over the past few years, but this one has to be my favorite. Not only are the rings beautiful in dry form, but the tea itself is smooth, delicate, fragrant, and not bitter at all even after leaving it hot in a thermos for hours. It&#039;s not easy to find a jasmine green that resists bitterness as well as this one does.

This was the first tea I ever purchased from Teavivre, and I loved it so much I bought a whole pound. I still drink it regularly, despite adding many other teas to my rotation.<br /> <br /> It has a very strong grassy, nutty flavor that performs well both in western steeps and in gongfu. This was the tea that taught me that tea could truly be extraordinary.

This is a solid jasmine green tea. I&#039;ve had jasmine tea from a few different vendors, but this Teavivre one is the best one I&#039;ve tried. It&#039;s balanced, floral, and lasts for 2-3 western steeps without getting bitter. The jasmine does fade out by the 3rd steep, but leaves a nice green tea flavor.

This jasmine tea is floral without being overwhelming. I&#039;ve had jasmine teas before that smack you in the face with jasmine and taste like soap. This is NOT one of those. This is a very well balanced tea and an easy daily drinker.

This tea is hands down one of my favorites, earthy and forest-like, with a tang of citrus underneath. Don&#039;t knock it until you&#039;ve tried it. It is helpful to break it up first before you brew.<br /> <br /> Lasts for 3-4 western steeps and many gongfu steeps.

I'm not super used to ripened pu erg yet, but this one tastes very clean and mellow, earthy and complex with nothing harsh or funky about it, easy to drink.

Between ripe pu erh and dark tea, I always chose dark tea. This is another confirmation that this rule works for me. It is a robust tea, offering interesting combination of tastes. Raw Pu er is still my favorite, but this is something I would not refuse to try again.

Between ripe pu erh and dark tea, I always chose dark tea. This is another confirmation that this rule works for me. It is a robust tea, offering interesting combination of tastes. Raw Pu er is still my favorite, but this is something I would not refuse to try again.

I bought this tea set during a recent sale because it was at a great discount and I actually didn't have a full gong fu set beforehand (only a basic travel kit). Seeing the pottery was from Yixing also raised my desire to buy it, given that region's notoriety for quality teaware. First off, the box that it came in is fantastic. It's appealing to look at and it's great for keeping things stored when not in use. When not using the teaware here, I make sure I wash and fully dry the teaware first, then store it back in the box to keep everything safe. As for the teaware itself, it's outstanding. While it's certainly not decorative by any means, there's a simple beauty and elegance to it nonetheless. It makes me imagine the way tea was enjoyed many generations ago. You can see the pottery work itself was really well-done, with everything being smooth and symmetrical, without any noticeable signs of errors. The clay is thick, nothing here feels like it's delicate by any means, which is good for a starter or daily usage tea set. Plus, it just feels great in the hands. There's a satisfying quality to the feel when you run a finger across the various surfaces. When it comes to making tea in it... I'm not sure if it's just a placebo, but something about making my tea in this set gives the tea a more robust taste than I get in a gaiwan or even my amazing Ru Yao Xishi teapot. I can't really explain it, but the first tea I made with this set was a Shou Mei white tea (also from Teavivre) and it tasted better than it ever has. It also had a thicker body, which I do like with teas that are warming like Shou Mei. I also like the level of heat retention here: it retains just the right amount of heat. Not so much that you'll extract unwanted bitterness/astringency, but enough to keep the teaware warm while you infuse the tea itself. Keep in mind, though: the teapot itself seems to have around an 8-10 second pour, so I'd recommend only brewing teas with longer infusion times and relying on a gaiwan for teas with shorter infusion times. Altogether, this tea set is fantastic for newcomers and experienced tea fanatics alike. For those of us with some level of experience, it works amazingly as a daily usage set, though it definitely does lack the decorative aspects you may want when enjoying your tea with other people. Nonetheless, for the price point, it's pretty hard to beat!

This is my favorite tea. It's amazing and has a wonderful floral fragrance and taste.

Delicious tea with fruity floral notes