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To be honest I dont really understand what seller means by “sweetness” when describing this tea. It is slightly more on the bitter side as far as I can tell. That aside, it is a really great tea.

Of the Dan Congs I tried – Da Wu Ye has the most floral taste. Its taste and smell reminds me of when I was a kid and chewed various leaves just for fun. The floral leaf notes are VERY vivid in this one and I find this taste much to my liking. This tea is very refreshing and, as I noticed, tends to clear my head and make the world feel a little sharer and brighter :)

To get the best results I use just enough water to cover the tea in the mug then after 20+ seconds pour the liquid into another one.

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I have been in love with Da Hong Pao ever since the first time I tried it. It is always on my restock list(along with 58 Fengqing) and is the third most consumed tea in my house :)

Da Hong Pao probably has the sharpest taste of the teas I drink, other ones being rather smooth. The smokines of roasted leaves, imo, is a perfect complement to natural tea taste and it is the balance of smokines vs original tea taste that really differs one type of this tea from another. This one is a “standard” quality I usually buy. It is the second cheapest at JK Tea Shop at the moment but that does not mean the tea is not so good, quite on the contrary.

This first two-three infusions of this tea have almost overpowering roastiness to them(which I quite enjoy) , but not too much so. Then it gradually fades to reveal the taste of the tea itself. I usually infuse this particular type 6-8 times but my favourite cups are the first and the second with their strong smoky taste which is what really makes Da Hong Pao tea stand out from all of the others.

Overall : While not the best DHP I have tried the quality is rather good and it is a perfect “every other day” tea to me :)

Bought 400 grams of this nearly 3 years ago off ebay (the seller operates there) and I still cannot finish it. Each time I run out of all other loose-leafs I resort to drinking this for 2-3 days then decide to stuff it back into cupboard. While it can be said that I have yet to find silver needle tea I’d rate more than 70, the taste of this one is totally off.

Quite nice. This is the first Shen puer I drink (I have been drinking shens only for 2 years cause I didn’t even know shu existed) and I can say I quite like it. The cake has a rich, strong fruity smell . Breaking it into smaller chunks to brew tea is not that hard even without any instruments and tea starts to give it all it’s got nearly from the very beginning.

The taste stronly reminds me of prunes and persists for at least 8 brewings. I can imagine that one can quickly get tired of this tea if drinking nothing else, but as I usually have 5-6 variaties in my cupboard I don’t think this will ever present a problem :)

Only had a sample of this so far, but when my order comes (300g of it) I think I will get properly addicted on that tea :)

Yue Guang Bai is unlike any other white tea I have ever tried. Its taste is really hard to describe mailly because for the first few steeps it is registered by totally wrong taste buds I never knew existed O_O. Meaning – the usual places on your tongue will not react to this tea at all but then the back of your throat registers sweetness and some taste that is not really a taste :) Very confusing to describe but feels really nice when drunk.

The best steeps for me were 3-4-5-6. It seems like it needs some time to really start giving what it’s got into the water. The first one – barely registers on the back of your throat, then each subsequent will develop the sweetness and taste. Oddly enough – each subsequent one has darker color. :)

Overall – a very nice tea that I suppose I will consume in unreasonable quantities. Rather cheap too :)

This is my most favourite tea from JK Tea shop to date. It is kinda similar to “black tea” bags you can get in every other shop except its taste is 10 times smoother and on a level of itself. This tea has a nice rich aroma and honey-like taste notes that can be felt for the first few steeps. Really marvellous.

P.S. It is really strong, only requiring 35-40 seconds for first steeping and maybe +5-7 seconds for the next ones. Be careful not to oversteep :)

My least favourite Dan Cong from JK Tea Shop (you’d never guess judging on its price). Sometimes it is said, that a tea “has a kick to it”. This one not only has a kick, but jumps and kicks you in your face. Imho, the taste is way too agressive and more bitter than floral. Or maybe I am not brewing it right…