| A very interesting tea, with a strong smoky taste that is unexpected in a yellow tea. |
Terje (8/31/2010)
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| The strong smoky aroma persists throughout. Because it is a yellow tea, it can be infused successfully many more times than many green´s and can be drunk on an empty stomach without any upset (greens should be drunk after a meal). If you like Lapsang Souchong or other strongly flavored teas, you will love this one. The underlying taste is smooth, complex, and enhanced somehow with the smokiness. Few if any grassy notes are noticeable because it is a yellow. The rough leaves are fresh and green. I find the taste smooth and very invigorating. Highly recommended! |
Kei (7/28/2010)
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| Thank you for putting it back on your shelf. This marvelous tea really grows on you. I think the 2010 crop is slightly better than the 2009 in the sense that it is just a bit milder making it even a more pleasant tea to drink. |
Peter (6/20/2010)
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| try as I might, I could not get a drinkable cup, even after brewing several different ways, temps, etc. I cannot reccomend this tea at all. |
Christopher (12/8/2009)
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| This tea seems to grow on you and I like it the longer the better. The 2009 harvest is again wonderful and I have learned how to use this tea for maximum enjoyment. In my 120 ml tea pot I use a little over 1 g of tea leaves. Steeping time 15 sec + 15 sec for pouring. Good for 4 infusions. The next 2 increase steeping to 30 sec + 15 sec. pouring. That makes it 6 plus one last one for total wash-out with 2 min steeping. |
Peter (11/24/2009)
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| Strange tea. If you like smoke-dried aroma & taste you´ll be in heaven while drinkin Wei Shan Mao Jian. But if you don´t like this kind of teas you´ll be very disappointed und rather unglad. This is a specific tea, worthy trying, but... I rather will not drink this tea too often. |
Paweł (10/14/2009)
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| I really enjoy smoky teas so I thought I´d give it a try. After a couple tries I´m pretty sure I figured out how to do steep it right and it´s definitely an excellent tea! Don´t skimp on the leaves and steep it a bit longer than suggested (I´ve been doing 3 minutes or so in a pre-heated tetsubin) and it has a wonderful earthy taste behind the smoke, similar to Yunnan Pure Gold. I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys smoked teas. |
Travis (6/16/2009)
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| Holy smoke, that’s strong tobak, not for the faint-hearted. In its own class an excellent tea which I had the pleasure to drink with my newly acquired Tenmoku cup. A pleasant diversion every now an then from the greener oolongs. I am always amazed by the various teas those Chinese Tea Master Magicians are able to produce. |
Peter (9/8/2008)
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| this tea is definatly very special, it is very smoky, with a nice clear yellow liquor and present a smooth mouthfeel. Its completely understandable that some people rated this tea so low, because its not a tea for everyone, but if you enjoy smoky flavours in general maybe you will like this one. in my opinion is a good tea, but not to be drank everyday. |
Sergio (8/2/2008)
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| Good |
Markov (3/5/2007)
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| Upon opening the bag of this variety, I was instantly overwelmed by an almost noxious and overbearing aroma of liquid smoke, such as in the little bottles available in grocery stores. Whatever process is used to smoke these tea leaves, in my opinion, completely destroys the taste of the underlying leaf. To brew a cup of this tea for drinking is not something I would be able to enjoy at all. This tea would be more suited ground into a seasoning for say... beef ribs. |
Greg (10/3/2006)
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| Quite possibly the worst pot of tea I’ve ever made. Not just smoky but sickeningly so. It made me think of someone boiling a bunch of wood ash and giving the strained liquid for me to drink. I don’t believe I can even force myself to drink this again. |
Jeff (9/28/2006)
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| I liked this. They’re definitely not lying when they say it’s different from what you’d expect from a yellow. It’s smoky and dry, and while I find it quite nice on cup is enough. Unlike the delicate white teas that makes me feel light and flighty, this is a tea that grounds me. More than one cup, though, is just too much of the good stuff. |
Merete (9/18/2006)
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