Tea Type:
Black Tea
Where To Buy:
White 2 Tea Co.
Product Description:
Just the tip of the leaf is used in the production of the Duchess black tea, which is made in a traditional Jinmaofeng [gold tip] style. This tea is suitable for both heavy brewing and gongfu style, depending on personal preference. The fragrances range from sweet and floral to mint.
Tasters Review:
This tip heavy tea is grown and produced in Northern Yunnan province. Boy oh boy do I love a good Yunnan Tea! This tea lived up to it’s roots…literally! With aromas of malty-goodness and florally-sweet you can’t go wrong! The flavor of the sips I took were well rounded and a bit bakey but still sweet on the first infusion and less baked-goods with more of a floral and sweet flavor on the second infusion. It had a medium-dark color liquor in my cup with it fading just a tad on the second infusion. It does leave a slight aftertaste but it’s a sweet one that makes you want to drink even more.
Barb’s Breakfast Black Tea from White 2 Tea Co.
Tea Type:
Black Tea
Where To Buy:
White 2 Tea Co.
Product Description:
The Barb’s breakfast black is an homage to my mother, who despite years of being baited with high-end Puer teas, still prefers to start her day with a heavily brewed pot of black tea in the morning. This Yunnan black tea blend is built to survive British style steeping as well as gongfu style brewing techniques. Well balanced daily drinking black tea with a classic style, versatile enough to enjoy with breakfast on the go or in a slow and quiet tea session.
Tasters Review:
The more I drink tea the more I enjoy the long winding, squirrelly looking black tea leaves – you know the ones – that are two toned – dark brown AND light brown…that is what this black tea looks like dry and I LOVE it. Once infused – the post infusion liquor is a darker brown. Once I started sipping I noticed that the tea got a bit lighter once the liquid in the cup was about half way down so it wasn’t a dark bold brown color, really, but more of a brown-gray.
This tea is malty, a bit woodsy (especially on the 2nd infusion), a bit juicy, and SMOOTH. It doesn’t leave an aftertaste and seems to do well with 2 to 3 infusions with still providing a good amount of flavor. This is a great breakfast tea and would probably provide a nice boost as a mid-afternoon tea as well. Delicious!