First tea I’ve tried from Zen Tea. Not too shabby. Nice cocoa and malty flavors, lasted around 7 steeps. Seemed to die quickly, but might just be because I’ve mostly been drinking puerh/oolong lately. Had a pretty noticeable mouth drying effect but didn’t taste bitter to me. Mouthfeel was relatively silky, not particularly thick or anything either. I did like how the rolled leaves looked, and after they unfurled they appeared to be mostly whole leaves, many still attached to branches. I haven’t seen this processing with a black tea before, only with rolled oolongs.
Flavors: Cocoa, Drying, Malt
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C
0 min, 15 sec
5 g
3 OZ / 100 ML
