Black Wolf

Sipdown! I ordered from this company for the first time this summer and this has been my favorite blend from that order. It’s well balanced, yet dark, broody and comforting. The chocolate flavors go well with the puerh base and the cherry makes it more complex. It reminds me of Lupicia’s Chocolate Strawberry Puer, but not as bright. I think it’s too close of a match to that other one to win a permanent spot in my cupboard, but I’d never turn down another cup of it.

For the sipdown prompt, “a chocolate tea.”

The dry leaf for this tea smells absolutely incredible, with a strong cocoa and berries vibe which sends my brain to either chocolate-covered cherries or very dark, fruity-noted cocoa from South America.

Brewed, the scent of the pu-erh base comes forward, earth and spicy, but the cocoa and fruit notes are still present on the nose. The flavor is very smooth; I’m not a fan of pu-erh but do enjoy it as a base in blends if the blending is done right, and this one is really hitting the spot. The tea doesn’t really have that earthy dirt taste I dislike, but still has the thick, dark qualities of the base, and the flavor has notes of chocolate, vanilla, and a berry note that is sort of a cross of dark cherry and blueberry on my tongue.

Love this! Would easily pick this up again if I were to peruse Jasmine Pearl again.