Thanks, Teavivre! Teavivre has SO many tangy/plumy black teas now, it’s almost impossible to choose which one I like the most. The plumy/tangy teas currently available: Lapsang Souchong Wild, Nonpariel Yunnan Dian Hong Ancient Wild, this one, are probably some other teas. I REALLY like all of them that I have tried. If I see that a black tea from Teavivre has ‘wild’ or ‘ancient’ in its name, than it will almost always have the tangy/plumy flavor that I love. The leaves here are huge, with hints of gold. There is definitely a unique tangy yet sweet molasses scent to the dry leaves. I think using 7 grams for a mug was a little too many leaves unless I steeped for almost three minutes. The resulting mug is a little more astringent than I like. I should have went with 5-6 grams and a two minute steep. But if you can see past the astringency, the tea is delicious. The deep amber brew has that tangy plum flavor and might be a little deeper and darker than some of Teavivre’s other wild/ancient teas, possibly because I expect Dian Hong to be a darker tea in general. Overall, another delicious blend I would love to stock up on.
Steep #1 // around 7 grams for a full mug// 14 minutes after boiling // 2 1/2 minute steep
Steep #2 // few minutes after boiling // 2-3 minute steep
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
