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Origin: Corea, Hadong district, Giri mountains
Tea colour: black tea
Length of infusion: 4’
Water temperature: 90°C
Dry leaves
Appearance: very delicate, long leaf, only gently rolled.
Colour: matt black with touches of very dark green.
Scents: initially planty, then much warmer roasted notes (roasted cocoa, coffee), vanilla, woody, cooked fruits, typical roasted notes, cocoa beans at the beginning of the roasting process.
Brewed leaves (infusion)
Scents: initially very chocolaty (roasted and milky vanilla), very powerful and sweet. Notes of cocoa, chocolate, butter, milk and vanilla. Also notes of dark fruits (plum), quetsche plum jam and crème chocolat.
Liquor
Texture: very supple, powdery texture. Good, persistent presence in the mouth.
Aromas: sweet vanilla, milky (warm milk) and roasted cocoa and coffee notes. Typically evokes chocolate notes combined with notes of cooked fruits (plum and quetsche plum jam) and touches of honey and waxed wood (sandalwood).
Aromatic profile and length in the mouth: Wonderful. Well balanced. Rich and complex throughout. The cocoa bouquet has exceptional length in the mouth.
Our verdict: This tea is really quite unique. Plucked and processed entirely by hand at the Jukro farm, this is one of the best black teas produced in the country. The cocoa, vanilla bouquet evokes the rich note of the China Qimen Mao Feng teas, but its strength, richness and intensity takes us more in the direction of the best dark Wu Longs from Taiwan. An outstanding gastronomic experience!