A replacement for Simple Leaf's Dawn...
After casually tracking Steepster reviews, it seems several Steepsterites have identified other black teas with a cocoa note similar to Dawn: Tan Yang Te Ji from Tea Spring, Hawaii grown black from Samovar, Emperor Red from Premium Steap, Yixing Tea from Shang Tea. Any others that I have missed? Any comments about those teas?
I have tried the Samovar one and it was quite delicious but not necessarily cocoa-y and quite expensive as well ($25 for 25 grams and steeping parameters of 2 tbs for 16 ozs.)…
Correction: Golden Needle King by Shang tea, and Yixing tea by Teacuppa and maybe add Sinjhara by Golden Moon on the list…
I’m a big fan of Emperor’s Red, but I don’t think it tastes anything like Dawn. I thought that Winey Keemun from Grace Rare Teas tasted sort of like a Dawn-lite, but it does have its own thing going on.
Anyone hear anything about the Simple Leaf starting up again? Someone else importing Dawn?
Well I ordered some Emperor’s Red w/my recent Premium Steap order and can’t wait to try it.
The Bouteaque Blue Mist from Eteaket reminds me a bit of Dawn.
Oh… and also, the Gong Fu Black from Zhi Tea reminds me a bit of Dawn. I think the Gong Fu Black may remind me more of Dawn than the Blue Mist… but both are amazing.
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