Bailin Gongfu Black Tea

Brand: TeaVivre Style: Black Tea Caffeine: Caffeinated Region: Fujian, China Loose/teabag: Loose Product page: Bailin Gongfu Black Tea

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90 Aroma: 9/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 5/5
Tea_is_wisdom (4 reviews) on Jul. 23rd, 2012

Dry Leaf: Has a malty smell with a nice sweet aroma.
Wet Leaf: I get a malty maybe even a toasty aroma with a sweet aroma.
Liquor: Has a dark amber and a nice brightness I would say.
Taste: I get a maltiness with a bit of sweetness. The broth has a little heaviness to it with a dryness. Also, I get a raisin flavor in the after taste.

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57 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 3/5 Value: 3/5
Sylvia (215 reviews) on Jul. 22nd, 2012

This tea is okay. It has chocolaty aroma. It tastes kind of like cereal, and maybe that's a sign of it being a bit stale, I don't know. I added cream and sugar.

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77 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 3/5
Kelsey (142 reviews) on Apr. 23rd, 2012

I'm always complaining about black teas have a strong bitter taste so I really liked that this tea was smooth and mild. I never understood how a tea could be "bready" but this tea really does smell like bread! I really enjoyed drinking it and would recommend it to anyone who thinks Black Tea is too strong.

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87 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5
Alex Zorach (1448 reviews) on Apr. 23rd, 2012

I really like this one, especially after drinking it on multiple occasions.

This black (red) tea was only vaguely similar to others from China that I've tried; it was quite different from anything I have tried yet. Its aroma was more like Yunnan teas than anything else, but much milder and smoother, and with a very different flavor and finish.

Brews a rich, dark cup. Deep and very full-bodied, with a muted flavor. Aroma is mostly of dried fruit, with a bready quality. Perhaps a bit malty too, but without the edgy qualities of Assam. Finish leaves sweetness and some interesting complexities, like a suggestion of caramel.

I found this tea grew on me. The first time I drank it, I was relatively unimpressed, but as I brewed it a second and then third time, I found that I was liking it more each time.

It is subtle, smooth, and very pleasing. Very reasonable price!

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External Reviews

Our editorial team has selected the following reviews from other websites:

• Teavivre Bailin Gongfu - Review on Tea Guy Speaks
  Oct. 8, 2011
  
  Tea Guy Speaks reviews this tea, remarking that it initially tasted slightly off-putting, but that it came to grow on him greatly. He commented that it seemed to resemble cocoa more than caramel as claimed in TeaVivre's description.