Laoshan Gongfu Black

A Black Tea from

Rating

85 / 100

Calculated from 17 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Black Tea Leaves
Flavors
Caramel, Chocolate, Cookie, Dark Chocolate, Raisins, Bread, Cocoa, Grain, Malt, Musty, Oak, Rye, Smooth, Sweet, Toast, Wood, Butternut Squash, Cacao, Cloves, Coffee, Sugarcane, White Grapes, Cinnamon, Citrus, Cream, Floral, Honey, Mint, Spicy, Vanilla, Candy, Cherry, Roasted, Black Currant, Burnt Sugar, Dried Fruit, Brown Toast, Char, Marshmallow, Mineral, Toffee, Oats, Sugar, Cedar
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Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 19 oz / 571 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 0 sec
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22 Tasting Notes View all

“Sipdown! Love Laoshan blacks. Deliciously chocolatey and rich. I don’t know that I’d ever be able to tell the different ones apart without having them side-by-side though.” Read full tasting note
“Eating a brick of Walker’s Hazelnut Toffee and sipping on this has been quite a treat this morning. Fruity cherry and raisin notes are followed by sweet cookie and caramel flavors. Holds up very...” Read full tasting note
“My package says this is from Autumn 2018. Feeling a little intimidated by all the love for this tea but it didn’t do it for me. I mean, yeah, I made this while at work so it didn’t get the love it...” Read full tasting note
“Well, I originally came on here to review this tea. I don’t get a chance to sit down and drink tea and review it too often anymore. Having a toddler and two other children tends to interfere with...” Read full tasting note

Description

This year Mr. He decided to experiment with his hand-twisting and rolling technique developed on Pine Needle Green in making a Wuyi Gongfu Black style tea true to Laoshan. The delicate treatment makes this tea yield many infusions and brings out the roasted marshmallow and chocolate s’mores quality of fine Laoshan Black. The He family is excited to release a very limited harvest of this new innovation for us to enjoy.

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