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.
Andrew
What Black Are You Drinking
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?
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
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.filipes wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:50 amTongmu 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
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?Teafortea wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:56 amKenya 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.
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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