Tea: Fuding White Tea Cake
A White Peony Tea from Upton Tea Imports
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Upton Tea Imports |
| Style: | White Peony Tea |
| Region: | Fuding, Fujian, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Compressed |
| # Ratings: | 2 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 17 of White Peony Tea
✓ 60 of White Tea
✓ 173 of Upton Tea Imports
✓ 8 from Fuding, Fujian, China
✓ 97 from Fujian, China
Review of Fuding White Tea Cake
January 9th, 2017
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 7 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 73 of 100 |
| Very Good | Good | Reasonable |
I tried this together with Upton's ZW42. I actually liked this one a lot, and not the other.
Brews up a dark, full-bodied cup that, like the other compressed white tea cake, is rather bitter. I find the bitterness more blunt though, whereas ZW42 has a sharp bitterness.
The aroma is strange and hard to describe. I notice strong notes of vanilla, and it's also quite floral.
I really liked this one. Not overly caffeinated either. I was able to brew it more strongly without getting jittery, and I liked how I felt after drinking it.
Like the other white tea cake, this one also resteeps very well. The second cup was rich and had a very complex aroma. By the third cup though, the aroma was mostly gone.
I would drink this again, and lucky for me and others, Upton still has it in stock. A little pricey though...is it really worth buying this tea, when there are many others in the price range that I actually prefer? I recommend trying this one for the novelty, the sample is a great deal.
