This is the feed of all reviews of teas from Joseph Wesley Black Tea on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/brand/joseph-wesley/491/http://ratetea.com/review/4047/http://ratetea.com/review/4047/Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:24:44 ESTSomething fascinating and wonderful...a Keemun of top-quality produced outside the traditional area, yet in an area with a tradition of artisanal black tea production. Seems to combine the best qualities of Keemun with qualities of Fujian gong fu / congou black teas. I saved this tea review for last, from the recent samples of Joseph Wesley Black Tea, because it was my favorite of the bunch. It's also among my favorite Keemuns ever sampled. The dry leaf has a strong aroma, and it is rather unlike mos...http://ratetea.com/review/4027/http://ratetea.com/review/4027/Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:15:50 ESTThis was an exceptional tea, and I think its name does not do it justice. It didn't taste classic, it tasted extraordinary! The dry leaf is black, with very wiry, crinkly leaf that is quite long. The leaf is pleasantly aromatic, and the aroma complex and toasty, suggesting fruit, nuts, wood, caramel, and malt. Brews up a relatively light-bodied cup with a smooth flavor. Tastes naturally sweet, almost as if honey has been added. New elements come out in the aroma, floral notes. The aroma is mild...http://ratetea.com/review/4011/http://ratetea.com/review/4011/Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:12:46 ESTDry leaf has beautiful, intact wiry leaf with golden tips, and a mild aroma of rye malt and fruit. The brewed cup is very dark, but not as aromatic as I'd like. The aroma is mostly fruity, and also suggests rye malt, but the aroma is weak, and the flavor is also somewhat weak. Although this tea is smooth, I think it has little else going for it. Pleasant, lightly peppery finish characteristic of Yunnan black teas. I tried brewing a second cup, and it retained the pleasant rye malt aroma, but was w...http://ratetea.com/review/4007/http://ratetea.com/review/4007/Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:14:04 ESTI gave this tea a poor review back in November of 2014, but my brother picked up some more for me, in Detroit, and I gave it another try. It still was my least favorite of the Joseph Wesley teas. My old review: The first tea from Joseph Wesley to truly disappoint. The disparity in quality from the other teas is striking. Recognizable as an Assam, but uninteresting. Dry leaf is not very aromatic, mostly of dried fruit. Upon brewing, produces a dark cup that is only weakly aromatic, mostly of mal...http://ratetea.com/review/4003/http://ratetea.com/review/4003/Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:40:17 ESTExcellent. This is the traditional Chinese Lapsang Souchong, subtle, not the British-style stuff with the overwhelming smell of campfire smoke. I love it. I've only ever tried one other Lapsang Souchong on par with this, the Lapsang Souchong Superior Grade from Life In Teacup. This tea was equally exquisite, yet quite different. Aroma of the dry leaf is subtle, suggesting cocoa and wood. The brewed cup is rich and dark, and has a smooth but rich mouthfeel. The aroma is mostly of cocoa or bitte...http://ratetea.com/review/3973/http://ratetea.com/review/3973/Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:23:54 ESTI sampled Joseph Wesley's teas at the Philadelphia Coffee and Tea Festival, and they were exceptional. I've been excited to brew them up and give them more attention; this is the first I brewed, and it was outstanding. Dry leaf is beautiful: fine, twisted, golden-orange leaf, and very aromatic: smells intensely like rye, with a hint of smoke, some mushroomy tones, not like button mushrooms but rather Chinese black mushrooms, and a hint of bitter chocolate. Very pleasing. The brewed cup is even more...