Jingmai Mountain Wild Arbor Black Tea of Spring 2018
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Commercial Description
...Our Jingmai Wild Arbor tea is made from a naturally occurring Jingmai assamica varietal that is naturally hybridized and smaller in scale than pure assamica. The tea brews up a chocolate and floral sweetness much like a Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, but with it's own unique character.
Ratings & Reviews
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Heather Z. (85 reviews) on Apr. 18th, 2021
This is a wonderful thick bodied tea! It has sort of a milk cocoa smell and it tastes a bit chocolatey as well. It has a mild sweet taste and it’s just really amazing! It is so smooth and not astringent or bitter at all

Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Oct. 5th, 2018
Wow! Exceptional!!!
I've tried a lot of teas from Yunnan Sourcing over the years but have never ordered nor have I reviewed any of them; they were always just served to me by others, often aged Pu-erhs. I finally ordered some of my own and I am super impressed with every one. This is my favorite one of the batch.
This tea was delightful; easy to drink but with the complexity to satisfy me when I sipped it slowly.
The dry leaf is beautiful and explosively aromatic. The aroma is multifaceted and I find it hard to describe: there's a fresh, light quality that reminds me of ceylon teas, but it's more malty and with a hint of smoke. It also has some earthy notes, and hints of cocoa. I find it delightful and I love just sticking my nose in the tin that I put it into. (Side note, three of the five "resealable" bags I got from Yunnan sourcing broke after several uses, forcing me to transfer the teas to tins. I'm not crazy about this, especially if the packaging is not biodegradable, now I have a bunch of wasteful packaging that didn't even serve its intended purpose. If I am going to have to transfer the tea to a new container, I'd rather the packaging then be totally biodegradable. But this complaint is not really about the tea itself.)
The brewed cup has a honey-like sweetness: aroma is soft but complex: malty, floral, and slightly vegetal, notes of hot chocolate. Very smooth up-front, but ends in a moderate astringency, giving it a rich, full body. Little bitterness or sourness. I love the flavor and mouthfeel of this tea. It's pretty close to perfectly suited to my tastes.
Feels strongly caffeinated, but I like how I feel after drinking it. A good tea to drink when I want to focus.
Has a warming quality and I found I didn't like drinking this as much on the hottest days. It really came alive for me as the weather got cooler and the skies cloudier. I also found this tea paired well with sweets; eating it with cookies tended to bring out more of the vegetal notes, and the peppery sensation in the finish, typical of Yunnan teas, both of which I liked.
Resteeps well although not exceptionally. I always got two cups from it. I like a max 3 minute first steep and a very long second steep. Brewed this way, the second cup has more peppery notes in the finish, and is markedly less malty, and perhaps a tiny bit Pu-erh like.
I have been periodically enjoying this tea. It's too caffeinated for me to want to drink it regularly in quantity, so I have to be in the right place to want it, but when I do, it's absolutely delightful and I enjoy every sip.
Price is incredible. You can get 100 grams for only $7.00. This is definitely the best tea I've tried in this price range in a really long time.
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