Wild Black Yunnan

I guess you can categorize this as a standard black tea. I found this tea to be sweet, like DAVIDsTEA Nepal Black tea. I enjoyed the lighter taste that I get. It’s not bitter at all and has a nice fruity smell attached. It remains neutral with me—mainly because I am not a huge black tea fan. However, don’t let my opinion sway you away from this tea. If I were to recommend a black tea, this would be one of them!

This is “how tea should taste” as indicated on its label. I’ve now gone through 300g in 5 weeks… IMO it’s the best black tea you can get outside of China!

Well last cup of my hoarded stash of this tea. A nice strong cup for first thing in the morning. Smooth, malty with hints of tobacco and no bitterness even if you steep it strong. It’s shame that a nice everyday Yunnan like this isn’t a standard for Davids tea as it’s a great first cup of the day type tea. Good for multiple steeps.

Tea Advent Calendar – Day 7

This was a great choice for me, as I love a good Yunnan black tea. But for whatever reason, this one came across kind of…flat? I don’t know exactly how to describe it, but it just didn’t seem as flavorful as it should be. Nice and smooth, though!

A little bitter today, but I steeped it too long I think. I added a little extra honey to smooth it out and that seems to be working. There’s a nice chocolate flavor coming through. I heard this one was discontinued and I would normally be pretty sad about that, but it’s a second to my treasured Nepal Black which DT still carries. Thank goodness for reliable favorites in these unreliable times.

I’m really missing the cream I normally add, but I’m out so I added some whole milk instead. I think most people use milk instead of cream (is that right?), but I guess I like my tea a little over the top. Like a thinner hot chocolate. I just love it. Anyway, my husband and I have been avoiding the grocery store and purchasing everything either online or at our weekly farmers market so I’m hoping to find a good source for cream there. Fingers crossed.

We are so fortunate that we’re able to do this and that our market has worked out a drive thru system with the farmers. Our local farmers and vendors are amazing! We have access to fresh baked bread and fresh picked produce, plus cheeses and honey and jam.
I’m just feeling really, really grateful.

I hope everyone here is doing well and taking some time to relax and enjoy the day. It’s beautiful here so I’m soaking it in.

I bought a small amount of this just when it was being discontinued – and its not bad. Straight black tea with an earthy taste to it. I added a bit of sugar and that sweetened things up for me. I’m not really sure how to describe straight blacks, as they are pretty similar in taste. But yeah, this is a sweet, earthy, tea. Maybe with some honey notes to it.

Deep earthy yunnan flavour

A good black tea, though perhaps not a great one. I did two full sized mug steepings of 3 minutes. Compare this one with Nepal Black and see which one you prefer. Notice the difference in the amount of tips. I would really hesitate before paying the 20 bucks / 50 grams that they were originally asking.

I wasn’t expecting much of this tea, as I haven’t been terribly impressed with much of what I’ve gotten from DAVIDs. I was actually surprised at how much depth I got from this tea.

The flavors are malt and earth for the most part, with just the very slightest hint of bitterness. Below that is a very nice sweet potato and dark chocolate flavor, but not as strong as some other Yunnan blacks I have had. There is a mineral tang on the finish of the flavor.

Overall, I would say this is a very low grade Yunnan black. For the price of this tea, it would be better to stick with other sources.

A creamy black tea – very sweet and well balanced.