Tea: Big Red Robe (Da Hong Pao)
A Da Hong Pao from Kedocay
| Brand: | Kedocay |
| Style: | Da Hong Pao |
| Region: | Wuyi, Fujian, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
| Product page: | Big Red Robe (Da Hong Pao) |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 4 of Da Hong Pao
✓ 47 of Oolong Tea
✓ 2 of Kedocay
✓ 7 from Wuyi, Fujian, China
✓ 26 from Fujian, China
Review of Big Red Robe (Da Hong Pao)
August 3rd, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 9 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 87 of 100 |
| Superb | Good | Good Value |
There are notes of coal, honey, orchids, a tiny touch of cocoa, and a finish of yeasty bread. I absolutely love teas that have a smokey or empyreumatic (if you want to impress your friends) aroma, to me they are one of the most comforting aromas you can get.
The first steep puts me in a happy place, it is one of the big differences between curly leaf and rolled leaf oolongs, their first steep usually has a much stronger presence, even if you do not always get as many steeps. The mouth feel is very smooth, it starts off with an intense coal taste and that turns into a faint coal taste that will last through until the end. After the initial coal-splosion (totally a word now) there is a creamy honey taste and a strong, almost perfume like orchid taste. The finish has a hint of cocoa that mixes with coal into the aftertaste.
