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Zhen Qu Black Tea from Tea Embassy

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80/100

Zhen Qu Black Tea

Black Tea by Tea Embassy

Unique and beautiful downy black tea from China’s Yunnan province. Naturally creamy with notes of molasses, chocolate and maple. The appearance is like a black tea version of Bi Lo Chun, or Green Snail Spring with the curly leaf appearance.

3 Tasting Notes

Geoffrey Norman
97
Geoffrey Norman 2 tasting notes

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a Zhen Qu gold-tipped Yunnan. The last one I tried was – dare I say it? – a year ago. That one was sheer and utter perfection. This one was…almost perfect. With a liquor color like leather and a taste like honey and cream, how could it not be close to perfect? Hard to pinpoint what it was missing, but it wasn’t much. Truly an excellent Yunnan Gold.

Full Review: Pending on www.teaviews.com

I went for a pint of this today with a bowl of cereal (in almond milk) and…more chocolate cake. The stuff looks like but packs quite a wallop still in the caffeine department. It’s a gold-tipped Yunnan hong cha to the core.

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Cavocorax
81

Mmmm… this was very good. Definitely a top quality Yunnan.

Thanks Melanie for the sample!