Yunnan "Assamica Gold Needle" Black Tea

Solid is the right word for this tea. If someone were to ask what black tea tastes like, I'd give them this rather than give them something to impress them or hit them with some kind of wow factor. This is very in-the-middle in a good way that is very enjoyable. It isn't super sweet to me personally but has a more mellow lemony flavor. Overly malty teas like the Black Gold Bi Luo Chun taste off to me and this doesn't have any of that. It's a great tea that would have to go on my short list!

Fantastic entry into dianhong

This was my first time trying dianhong, and I really can't say anything other than I'm hooked. The way the leaves are rolled, and then expand after multiple infusions shows that this is quality tea, and it has the flavor to match. With 3 grams of leaves and a 3 minute steep in a basket strainer, it's got this robust, and slightly astringent sweetness to it with a slight note of cocoa I just can't get enough of. By the final third infusion the flavor mellows considerably, yet still has an almost honey-like quality to its taste.

Very good