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drank Ming Hong by Yezi Tea
2816 tasting notes

Sample from Yezi Tea I am trying this morning…

I was tempted to gong fu this but am running a bit short on time to get more caffeine into my body! I decided to steep it Western style for 2 minutes.

This is a really lovely red (black) tea. It definitely reminds me of a dark, hearty bread like pumpernickel. Then there is a nice sweetness in the brew, the sweet potato taste some people have picked up on. Chocolate notes are also present. This is really good when you drink it plain, but I also liked it a lot with soymilk added. The creaminess of the milk seemed to enhance this toasted grain quality. Overall this is a really delicious tea and I am adding it to my wishlist. Most of the black teas I have from China are from the Yunnan region, and this is a delightful Fujian tea, I’d love to have it in my evergrowing stash but it is not an inexpensive tea for sure.

This has more of a mellow, soothing energy than a get up and go type of energy. Good for a relaxing morning.

Flavors: Bread, Dark Chocolate, Grain, Sweet Potatoes

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec
Sil

i need to order this one, one of the few i haven’t tried from yezi!

TeaBrat

It’s good!

looseTman

I ordered Ming Hong during the CM sale along with 3 free samples and am eager to try it after reading the Steepster reviews.

TeaBrat

I was tempted to buy this myself, of all the Yezi teas it was my favorite so far.

looseTman

That good news! I wanted a more full-flavored, full-bodied Chinese black.

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Sil

i need to order this one, one of the few i haven’t tried from yezi!

TeaBrat

It’s good!

looseTman

I ordered Ming Hong during the CM sale along with 3 free samples and am eager to try it after reading the Steepster reviews.

TeaBrat

I was tempted to buy this myself, of all the Yezi teas it was my favorite so far.

looseTman

That good news! I wanted a more full-flavored, full-bodied Chinese black.

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I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty

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