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“ooooh..this is neat! dexter sent this one my way and it’s just neat. it really is like a plum fruity note here..but there’s a molasses like taste as well. kind of like a burnt brown sugar...” Read full tasting note
“Last of my ESGreen samples – I saved this one for last because this was the one I was most looking forward to trying. This isn’t really doing it for me tonight. It’s a bit too finicky, some...” Read full tasting note
“I think this is the first tea I’ve ever tried from Zhe Jiang Province, but if this one is indicative of the general quality I would certainly like to try more. This is definitely fruity as the...” Read full tasting note
Jiu Qu Hong Mei(Twisting Red Plum), aka Nine Meander Re Plum, a famous black tea from Zhe Jiang province. It is from 500 meters Da Hu Mountain, the suburb of Hangzhou city, the Peak is a basin. Jiu Qu Hong Mei is a rare black tea, first developed in 1926. The leaves are long and thin and the taste sweet with a hint of dried fruits. This tea produces a bright liquor and has a wonderful fruity flavour and refreshing mouth-feel. This tea is featured by its tight fishhook like leaves with luster black color and brewed in bright reddish infusion releasing freshing aroma, look like red plum in the water, smooth aftertaste lingered.
Jiu Qu Hong Mei has light brown leaves, clear and smooth texture, sweet fruity taste. The bright red infusion has an appetizing honeyed sweet aroma while the taste is wonderfully smooth.
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ooooh..this is neat! dexter sent this one my way and it’s just neat. it really is like a plum fruity note here..but there’s a molasses like taste as well. kind of like a burnt brown sugar taste. there’s a breadiness to this too…but like bread slathered with molasses. lol just…neat. thanks dex!
Last of my ESGreen samples – I saved this one for last because this was the one I was most looking forward to trying.
This isn’t really doing it for me tonight. It’s a bit too finicky, some astringent, and not at all in my preferred flavor profile. If you get the steep just right it is fruity, but it also has some bitter cocoa notes, maybe even a hint of molasses. Just a little oversteeped and it turns really aggressive on the bitter notes, maybe a hint of smoke.
I’m sure this is a quality tea it’s just not for me.
All in all though I’ve been really happy with the samples I got from them. Really liked 3 of the 4 and would consider ordering from them again. LOL I have a BUNCH of loyalty points so I SHOULD order from them again.
:)
I keep looking at their tea pots…
I bought this one and love it.
http://www.esgreen.com/zi-sha-red-clay-tea-pot-150ml-antique-f-nonpareil-big-red-robe.html
I posted a couple on FB. I really like the bamboo one, it looks like a local mountain. :D
Oh, that teapot, Dexter! So, so beautiful.
I think this is the first tea I’ve ever tried from Zhe Jiang Province, but if this one is indicative of the general quality I would certainly like to try more. This is definitely fruity as the description says, with a bit of brown sugar or molasses-y sweetness at the end of the sip. Overall though, it tastes mostly like a Keemun. A lovely light and fruity Keemun. Yum.
I don’t know if they’re still doing it, but I got free points at ESGreen by creating an account and signing up for their newsletter. Cashing them in I ended up getting my order for only a few dollars. So if you’re planning an order I definitely recommend trying that first.
Flavors: Brown Sugar, Fruity
Interesting this was my least fav of the ESGreen samples I got…
it was…..neat…different :)