Silk Road Teas

Very interesting smokey/woody flavor balanced well with a sweet finish. Leaves are extremely aromatic after steeping. Great value.

Not a fan. Had a sort of plastic taste. Not even worth giving another chance.

Good everyday drinking tea. Light and a good balance of sweet and substance.

Fresh and Nutty. Delicate and easy to over-brew. Use cooler water temp and shorter steeping time.

Great tea. Soft blue color to the leaves. Could drink every day.

I bought this tea last summer when I visited the Silk Road store in Victoria, BC. They had this tea brewed as a chilled tea and the sample was most welcome on the hot August afternoon! Ever since this has been one of my go-to iced teas. It’s got a perfect natural sweetness so no sugar is needed!

This is one of my first favorite teas ever and still is after many years of use. I think it used to be called Guangdong Red when I first bought it but that provider discontinued it and then I found that Whole Foods carried it in the bulk section. A Silk Roads tea this is a really nice black china tea with a very nice flavor.
Today I missed my steep timer and I oversteeped it… while China black teas generally hold up to oversteeping quite well, at 15 minutes, it’s just too much and has a little bitterness and not nearly as good as usual. It’s drinkable but not recommended for what usually is a fantastic tea. I recommend a 3 minute steep and even up to 5 is fine.

I’m not wondering why this tea isn’t available anymore. It was probably good when it was purchased in China, but this far down the road it isn’t anything to write home about.

Quickly becoming my favorite breakfast tea.