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Another top quality black tea from Yunnan sourcing for me today. :D This time it's Light Roast Wild Tree Purple Varietal Black Tea of Dehong * Spring 2017. Actually, this is the tea that the Jinggu Big Tree Assamica dethroned as my favourite black tea. This one has a really rich fruity flavour with ...

Karigane Ikkyu no Sato from Maiko Tea. This one is stems and veins entirely from gyokuro production and has a really rich soupy texture and sweet fresh flavour. Ikkyu no Sato has been a favourite of mine for years now and as a bonus is always part of the Thank You sale that runs every spring! :mrgre...

Today I'm drinking Songboling Shui Xian Tea, Lot 266 from Taiwan Tea Crafts. It's dominated by roast flavours but is backed up with a nice malt and dried fruit sweetness. Very smooth feeling in the throat too so it's a really enjoyable roasted oolong to drink. :) I don't think this specific lot is a...

My new favourite black tea today: Jinggu "Assamica Big Tree" Black Tea * Spring 2017 from Yunnan sourcing. This one has a really appealing raw cacao kind of bitterness with some malty sweetness and hints of fruit, maybe grape skin? Really reminds me of Arya Ruby second flush Darjeeling but is a litt...