Review topics: ["taste","feel","sweetness","tea","honey","box","drinker","brick","flowers","rinse","coffee","steeps"].
Reviews
Smooth
"When ordering this I feel like I completely misunderstood what to expect from Hei Cha. I expected something of an acquired taste; very strong, mushroomy and sour, with plenty of astringency and bitterness. Instead this brews super smooth pretty much no matter how you treat it. It's definitely earthy, caramelly and has subtle notes of Chaga, sourness and astringency, but it feels very muted compared to the experiences I've had before drinking Pu'erh. It's a nice tea that I could easily drink every day, and I feel like a big cup lasts me all day brewing Grandpa-style. I do wish however that it felt a bit more alive and potent flavour-wise. I have to acknowledge that it's only a few years old at this point though, so I probably will enjoy it more once it's aged."
— g b. (4/5)
Quite Enjoyable
"New to Fu Tea. Quite enjoyable. Lots of golden flours. In find it soothes your stomach and helps with digestion."
— Christopher S. (4/5)
Top Tier Fu!
"I’ve had this tea for a few years, but just now got around to reviewing it. To me, this Fu brick is sweeter than most that I’ve had. On par with a good Tian Jian. The sweetness and sour taste is similar to the Run Zi Fu brick. Flavor-wise, I get caramelized fruit, forest tones, rock oolong-like minerality, and sweet sour honey. The brick is loosely compressed and doesn’t brew out as many rounds as I would like, which is my only gripe. But I think I like it more the older it gets."
— Ryan P. (5/5)
Great stuff
"Very enjoyable tea. I usually brew it up strong in a thermos. There's a nice and grounding tobacco-y taste at play here, coupled with the traditional, slightly acidic sweetness, I often get from fuzhuan teas."
— Eric R. (5/5)
delicious, enjoyable hei cha
"It is extremely difficult to describe the taste of a Hei Cha tea properly, or to compare it to a known taste. I sometimes think that some Hei Cha teas are not drunk for the taste, but rather for their supposed medicinal properties... I have also had experiences with quality teas with an almost unpleasant, unappealing taste... This Hei Cha, however, has a very delicious, pleasant taste! It has a typical Hei Cha aroma, but it is also sweet and even a little creamy, with a hint of spices in the background, perhaps a slight Chinese cinnamon... I have tasted some of the components of the tea's flavour in the branches of certain trees in the autumn forest... The colour of the tea resembles that of certain Yunnan red teas, strong, able to withstand many infusions. Definitely worth trying and enjoying!"
— suttogo (5/5)
95C.....5 pours at 110 seconds...Ive
"95C.....5 pours at 110 seconds...Ive learned that some people boil this Fu...not Gong Fu Cha style....i dont think you can go wrong brewing this Fu...its very forgiving....i used 14 grams in my 200 ml Purple Yixing Clay Teapot....tomorrow ill use my 500 ml Black Yixing Clay Teapot....im sure ill be able to get another 1000 ml....but the steeps will be much longer.....at 97C....this tea is yummy....I love strong Hei Cha....and this tea has got a creamy....buttery....PU-ERH taste....its amazing....id like to buy some more and put it in my tea vault.....in the photos....you can see the Golden Flowers.....I LOVE SEEING GOLDEN FLOWERS....i have some year 2000 Fu...its loaded with Golden Flowers....GOOD JOB YUNANN...IM PLEASED"
— Mitchel B. (5/5)
Really unique tea. Lovely Fu
"Really unique tea. Lovely Fu Brick."
— Stephen T. (4/5)
Relaxing
"Nice easy drinking smooth Fu. Peaceful time"
— Gilbert B. (5/5)
Nice tea
"Great tea, always regret not buying the whole cake. Feeling inside after drinking is strange, but in a good way"
— Steinar T. (5/5)
Good stuff
"This is the first fu zhuan I have tried, and it's really good. I keep drinking it almost every day without getting boring. The price is great too, I may purchase a whole brick."
— Ido153 (5/5)
