More new stuff from Red Blossom. From the Red Blossom website:
“Harvested late spring 2016 in Yunnan Province, our Yunnan Pearl uses the young buds along with two or three more mature leaves from the top of the plant. As the tea oxidizes, the youngest leaves become a bright golden color, while the mature leaves turn a deep black color. These tea leaves were carefully hand picked, sun withered, rolled to bruise the leaf, and then allowed to slowly oxidize before roasting.
The result is rich, deep, and smoky, with a lovely bittersweet finish akin to cacao nibs."
Sounds about accurate. The aroma is sweet, subtle, and velvety. The taste adds a bit of that bittersweet finish in a nicely balanced flavor, a bit malty, but still buttery smooth with sweet overtones, and a hint of smoke on top.
A great black tea, with just a touch of complexity, making it a great sipping tea on cold mornings.
Flavors: Cocoa, Smoke, Sweet
