Here's my favorite tea...
I've been exploring the world of tea for about 5 years and have tried just over 200 teas of nearly all tea types. There is one tea that I've consistently gone back to since I have discovered it. It is a sheng puer from Yunnan Sourcing. I have an interesting relationship with this tea. I have never thought of this tea as wildly complex or as an experience. Instead, it has balance with just the right amount of intrigue to work as a daily drinker. I'm always happy to drink this tea.
2020 Wu Liang Mountain (the pic of this post)
Tasting notes: Thick texture; mineral, wood, and sweet body; citrus and herb high notes; a bitter-to-sweet aftertaste transformation.
Hunan Black Needle has been an absolute favorite of mine! Expensive enough to be a birthday gift every time, but so worth it.
Is this from Harney & Sons? Chinese golden black tea is always a tasty and fulfilling choice!
Indeed it is! I think with Harney & Sons, unfortunately, for me they're either completely hit or completely miss. But they have some real gems hidden in there, Black Needle being one of them 🥰
My other recs from H&S are the Japanese Whiskey (I loooove barrel-aged & smokey teas), and the dark horse, East Frisian.
Now, with the East Frisian, I honestly couldn't recommend it on its own, but I found it works SO well as a sort of "salt" to bring out the flavor of the "steak" of your preferred black tea 🤤☕
Thanks for the recs!
Interesting, so you add a little east Frisian to other blacks? I've had that feeling with some teas before. Blending on your own can be be fun.