Tea Time At Reverie: Yezi Tea’s Yi Fu Chun Black Tea

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015 / saraletourneau / 2 Comments

Yezi Tea describes their Yi Fu Chun Black Tea as “smooth as riding in a Rolls-Royce on a newly paved highway.” After trying it for myself, I have to agree with that description. Learn more about this smoky, sophisticated black tea today at A Bibliophile’s Reverie, and what literary vampire it reminded me of.

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Remember last time when I mentioned I was battling the winter blues? Well, the weather hasn’t improved much since then, so I’m craving a good ol’ black tea this time. Since it was time to rotate back to my Yezi Tea samples, I went straight for their Yi Fu Chun Black Tea.

Yi Fu Chun is a Chinese black tea grown near Fuqing City along the country’s Nanhu Mountain range. Climate plays a crucial role in tea-growing; and according to Yezi’s website, the Nanhu Mountains can be covered in fog for 200 days a year. Read on to learn more about this smoky, classy gem.

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Yezi’s Description:“Yi Fu Chun is an organic tea, and Yezi is proud to bring you this offering sourced, like most of our teas, directly from the farmer. You will find drinking this golden brown brew…

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Tea Time at Reverie: Teasenz’s Red Dragon Pearls Black Tea

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014 / saraletourneau / 2 Comments

Somebody’s found her new favorite unflavored black tea! Check out my newest tea review at A Bibliophile’s Reverie, where I discover the unfolding warmth and “bold yet cozy” profile of Teasenz’s Red Dragon Pearls Black Tea! And yes, it’s possible for a tea to be bold yet cozy at the same time. 😉

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With all the samples I’ve received so far for Tea Time, I’ve done my best to offer variety with each new review. At the same time, I’ve been dying to try Teasenz’s Red Dragon Pearls ever since Teasenz’s package arrived. Grown and harvested in China’s Yunnan province, this black tea (also known as “Black Dragon Pearls”) is special in that it’s one of the only hand-rolled black teas in the world. And from the sounds of Teasenz’s description below, Red Dragon Pearls could be the ultimate autumn tea. So, let’s see what we find once the pearls unfold, shall we?

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Yezi’s Description:“An unusual black tea hand-rolled into ‘pearls’ in southern Yunnan, China. This fantastically bold brew offers up all the flavors of a crisp autumn day with just one pearl. Malty, nuanced, and tannic, it also offers complex flavors of fallen leaves…

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Tea Time At Reverie: Yezi Tea’s White Peony Master Grade White Tea

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014 / saraletourneau / 4 Comments

I’ve found a gem of an unflavored white tea! With notes of flowers, almond, and caramel, Yezi Tea’s Master Grade White Peony (Bai Mu Dan) White Tea is light and refined, a cup of liquid harmony. But of course, you’d like the longer version, right? Then I encourage you to check out my latest tea review at A Bibliophile’s Reverie!

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After some brisk and flavorful brews for the past few Tea Times, it’s time for something more delicate. So, I went through my Yezi Tea samples and decided on their White Peony Master Grade White Tea. This brand of White Peony (also known as Bai Mu Dan) is grown in the Jian’ou County of China’s Fujian province and harvested during the spring. The young leaves are then gently dried in the sun on bamboo trays. No doubt this process – plus the fact that white tea isn’t oxidized like black, oolong, and green teas are – gives this tea its celebrated delicate aroma and flavor. The Master Grade level also indicates the highest possible quality for a White Peony tea. So, let’s have a cup or two (or three) of White Peony together, shall we?

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