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NofarS drank Laoshan Black by Verdant Tea

This is just to show that brewing style can completely completely change the way a tea tastes.
The first time I drank this nectar of the gods I did so gongfu style, and it turned out very nice, but not amazing. This morning I brewed it western style and it was AMAZING! A coppery coloured brew with lovely caramel, toasty, chocolate, barley, vanilla flavour and a rich creamy texture. This tea is mind blowing – complex and tasty – a perfect pick me up cup of joy.
I’m still interested in trying to get a proper (and not pale) gongfu brew out of it. Has anyone succeeded with that? Perhaps longer brewing times will do the trick

2013-02-18 00:17:20 -0500

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Kashyap 2013-02-18 14:07:10 -0500

I had the same response to it….I could find the nuances but didn’t find myself gravitating towards the cup when I brewed it gongfu style….I now add it directly to a hua cha (glass tea ocean) and strain as I seem to get a more interesting and less dense flavor that has more diversity

ashmanra 2013-02-18 14:44:36 -0500

WOW! That is interesting! So often I see where people say they get different, more complex flavors gong fu, but angrboda says she gets more complex flavors western sometimes. I guess we need to try all the tea, all the ways! :) Glad you had such a stellar tea experience!

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An Israeli computer programmer with a passion for tea (mostly bought in yearly shopping sprees in the UK), particularly black, oolong and white. I don’t generally enjoy flavoured teas or herbal infusions, but if a tea sounds interesting and smells nice I’ll most definitely try it. I drink several cups of tea a day, usually one or two in the morning, another one after lunch and one or two in the evening. My favourite tea so far is Lao Cong Zi Ya from Norbu Tea, but I’m constantly trying new teas. Only in the past year have I branched into Pu’erh and non-roasted oolongs. Finding good tea in Israel is difficult, so I import most of my teas from yearly visits to London, or from online retailers. If you see something in my cupboard that sparks your interest and you would like to swap with me, then please message me. I’m almost always up for a swap.