What Black Are You Drinking

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Andrew S
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Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:32 pm

Same tea, small pot. Very nice once again... It feels very elegant and very refreshing, as mentioned before.

Those aren't concepts that I have associated with most hong cha that I have tried in the past, but this tea makes me want to explore the genre a lot further.

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Teafortea
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Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:04 pm

Lishan black tea from Hojo tea. Wow! So so good! Honey vanilla smothest black tea I’ve ever had. With a touch of floral notes that remind me lishan oolong. If there was a tea to bring on a deserted island and I had only one choice it would be this one.
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Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:08 pm

Looks & sounds delicious! I keep hearing good things about those Lishan blacks, hopefully can try some soon.
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Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:56 pm

Teafortea wrote:
Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:04 pm
Lishan black tea from Hojo tea. Wow! So so good! Honey vanilla smothest black tea I’ve ever had. With a touch of floral notes that remind me lishan oolong. If there was a tea to bring on a deserted island and I had only one choice it would be this one.
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What pot is that?
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Teafortea
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Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:39 am

It’s from a polish potter. Damian Piątkowski on Etsy! I like his work.
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Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:50 am

Tongmu Guan old bush unsmoked lapsang souchong

color is bright golden, when paired with the right water, almost like sunlight
aroma is sweet and smooth, like forest and mountains in a distance
taste is full, a harmony of forest and fruit with a line of sweetness

all three in harmony in a moment of light and peace
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Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:49 am

filipes wrote:
Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:50 am
Tongmu Guan old bush unsmoked lapsang souchong

color is bright golden, when paired with the right water, almost like sunlight
aroma is sweet and smooth, like forest and mountains in a distance
taste is full, a harmony of forest and fruit with a line of sweetness

all three in harmony in a moment of light and peace
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Where did you get your lapsang? I'm always on the lookout for good examples of this tea.
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Sun Sep 11, 2022 8:34 am

This one is from chawangshop
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Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:17 am

filipes wrote:
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This one is from chawangshop
Nice! I saw they had a comparison set of a smoked and an unsmoked lapsang.
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Teafortea
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Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:56 am

Kenya kirinyaga- Palais de thé. I wanted some simple Scottish breakfast tea today( old habit) and unfortunately I don’t have anymore nor can I find it in France. So I thought this one would make me happy. Not my cup of tea. Some weird fishy after taste. Better with milk.
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Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:14 pm

Teafortea wrote:
Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:56 am
Kenya kirinyaga- Palais de thé. I wanted some simple Scottish breakfast tea today( old habit) and unfortunately I don’t have anymore nor can I find it in France. So I thought this one would make me happy. Not my cup of tea. Some weird fishy after taste. Better with milk.
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What are the differences between Scottish and English/irish/etc breakfast teas?

Quick Google search suggest english<irish<Scottish in terms of strength and robustness. Also english blend tends to have less assam and more Ceylon and African than the others (or more keemum if traditional). Irish tends to be mostly assam. Scottish seems similar to Irish but stronger and possibly more smoky?

As such, you might have better luck getting some pure robust assam ctc and spike in some amount of smoked lapsang
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Teafortea
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Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:05 pm

Hmm great info! I never thought of breaking it up like that. This is the tea I used to be obsessed before I started adventuring around 🙃.
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Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:09 pm

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Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:12 pm

Irish is more astringent. Scottish more round and malty.
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Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:32 pm

Teafortea wrote:
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Irish is more astringent. Scottish more round and malty.
Now that you have more experience with single Origin, unblended teas, it may be fun to make your own blend
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