Xiao Zhong

A Black Tea from

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81 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Typical Preparation
Set water temperature to 195 °F / 90 °C
Steep for 1 min, 45 sec
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13 Tasting Notes View all

“So lately I have been looking through my tasting notes and finding which teas do not have short steeping notes. I don’t write about every cup of tea I brew, but I like to make one note for long...” Read full tasting note
“Opening my recently-arrived pouch, this tea just screamed CHOCOLATE at me. Rather amazing! The chocolate is a lot less apparent in the liquor’s aroma, which smells more green, but does show up...” Read full tasting note
“Gongfu! This was such a pleasantly full bodied and aromatic black tea. Though it didn’t translate as intensely into the steeped liquor, my whole tea space smelled wonderfully of fresh, floral...” Read full tasting note
“Drinking this at work today. That means it’s probably over leafed and over steeped – that would be my normal work parameters. This is an interesting China black. I want to say chocolate, but...” Read full tasting note

Description

This black tea from Fujian (Wuyi Mountains) has beautiful full leaves, slightly rolled into thin twists. The vegetal aromas and malty, nutty and chocolatey notes are superimposed on the bittersweet character of the liquor. The presence of buds is also manifested by a floral and sweet finish.

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