Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Black Tea
Flavors
Brown Sugar, Caramel, Chocolate, Floral, Grass, Jasmine, Malt, Mineral, Oak, Orchid, Rose, Sap, Tannin, Honey, Mint, Scotch, Wood
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Edit tea info Last updated by Daylon R Thomas
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 6 g 4 oz / 120 ml

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  • “As a growing fan of Lapsang Souchong, I was delighted to find this one in my swap package from Daylon. I’d never heard of Trident Tea, which has a large selection of stuff I’d like to buy if my...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Backlog: A sample provided with an order of a tea I should have bought more of. I assumed this one would be vegetal, but it wasn’t. It actually was sweeter and more well rounded than the regular...” Read full tasting note
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From Trident Booksellers and Cafe Boulder Colorado

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Typically known for its strong smoky flavors and aroma, this Lapsang tea from wild bushes was left unsmoked, allowing its sweet and rich natural flavors to shine. Our Floral Lapsang is sharp and fragrant, with complex flowery notes and a refreshingly minty aftertaste. It would make great choice for someone looking for a multi-dimensional black tea that still has plenty of sweet malt and woodsy notes.

This Floral Lapsang was grown in China’s Wuyi mountains, an area famous for its high quality oolong teas, though which has in recent years developed a reputation for producing exquisite black teas such as this as well.

Origin – Fujian, China

Location – Tong Mu Guan

Harvest – 4/10/20

Cultivar – Xiao Chi Gan

Tastes Like – Jasmine, Oak, Spearmint

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As a growing fan of Lapsang Souchong, I was delighted to find this one in my swap package from Daylon. I’d never heard of Trident Tea, which has a large selection of stuff I’d like to buy if my cupboard was smaller and they shipped to Canada. I steeped roughly 5 g of tea in a 120 ml teapot at 195F for 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 90, 120, and 240 seconds.

The dry aroma is of jasmine, other flowers, and malt. The first steep has notes of jasmine, malt, caramel, and grass. I kind of regret not using my 85 ml teapot to get a more concentrated flavour. The second steep gives me other flowers, maybe orchid and rose, plus more caramel, hints of chocolate, and that sappy note Daylon mentioned. I get oakwood in the third and fourth steeps, which makes for a slightly strange combination with the florals. The tea comes off as a bit drying and tannic, but I like the balance between the sweet caramel and florals and the heavier wood and malt. I get brown sugar and more caramel in the next couple rounds. The session fades into malt, brown sugar, tannins, wood, and minerals.

This tea is sweet and floral without being perfumey, which makes it a winner in my books. I wasn’t quite as taken with it as Daylon, mainly because it was a little drying and the florals faded somewhat quickly. Still, I’ll add Trident to the long list of companies I’d consider buying from in the future.

Flavors: Brown Sugar, Caramel, Chocolate, Floral, Grass, Jasmine, Malt, Mineral, Oak, Orchid, Rose, Sap, Tannin

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 6 g 4 OZ / 120 ML

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Backlog: A sample provided with an order of a tea I should have bought more of.

I assumed this one would be vegetal, but it wasn’t. It actually was sweeter and more well rounded than the regular Lapsang. It was very sweet gong fur and western, and the oak and jasmine were prominent, followed by really refreshing minty aftertaste that was sweet-no bitterness or leafy ness. This tea was just as jasmine heavy as one of my scented blacks-which is impressive. I also got caramel in its body, and the texture was as smooth as any expensive tea I get. Tree gum kept on coming to mind for this one, nevermind the tea was very smooth and easy to drink.

There was more to this tea outside of the three notes, but I was really surprised by how distinct each of the flavors were, and how well they worked together. This was like a great malt liquor or scotch, and every flavor worked well with it. I almost bought more of this one, and I should have…but I have a lot of Wuyi black right now anyway. And I bought more of other teas that I should not have spent money on. Anyway.

I am going to write more Trident teas and blacks, but out of all the black Trident Teas, this one was my favorite because it combines some of my favorite flavors into something unexpected. It’s a natural tea, but man is it so good. I had to give Leafhopper a taste of this one because it really stands out for me.

Flavors: Caramel, Honey, Jasmine, Malt, Mint, Oak, Scotch, Wood

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This tea smells good in the bag, and I’ve been meaning to try it when I have some time to focus.

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