Junn ShennChinese Puerh Tea, Black Tea, 5 Years Aged Fully Fermented Red Tea, 30 Count Balls, 7.41Oz, 210g (About 1500ml Soup Per Ball)

Junn Shenn tea balls are fantastic. There are thirty balls of compressed tea, each individual tea ball carefully wrapped in paper held with a pretty little twist tie. Quite a few steeps can be had from a single tea ball, each steep being somehow far better than the last right up until fade off.This is my third purchase from the Junn Shenn company. Excellent, simply excellent.

Even though red tea isn't known for being better aged, and these are from 2022, they still have enough freshness to provide a nice aroma and robust flavor especially once the ball begins to open from steeping.They serve a bit more bitterness than some black teas, but in a not-so-bad dark chocolate sort of way. I've been brewing Gong Fu style and it works pretty well for that. The tea soup brews up a satisfying brown color and lasts a pretty good amount of steeps. I'm a beginner to Chinese loose-leaf tea, but this seems like a pretty good value, probably worth a try if you're looking for a robust daily drinker.

Cool packaging ... but tastes like old boot leather.

The media could not be loaded. This tea may not be for everyone. I am speaking as an avid gong fu brewer but not so much of a snob. I have a sense of "adventure" to try Amazon listings abd they're mostly hit or miss.LEAF QUALITY 7/10 The pearl itself is pleasingly presentable. Whole leaf with minimal stems compared to other listings. There is also a minimal amount of dust that erodes from the pearl during steeping. However, the leaves don't last over 5 steeps and break apart quickly.FLAVOR: 8/10 Liquor is thick and very smooth. Brews can be intense so if you're not a fan of thick strong tea, I recommend flash brews. As seen in my video I would strongly encourage a rinse as this gets rid of the strong smokey flavor. The earthyness of the taste may be what turns some people away. This is a strong cup! But has a more charcoal essence when you first sip. Very toasty and smoky with a silky red wine finish. The aftertaste (like all aged teas) is the best experience. I get sweet blackberry and dark chocolate.PRICE FOR QUANTITY 10/10 I will purchase another order very soon just to keep a good amount in my stock. I would recommend if you are looking for a low budget option for the QUANTITY of pearls.

I like my black tea very dark and very strong and then I add milk and honey to taste. I place 1 of these tea balls in the infuser of a 16 oz mug and let it steep for 5+ minutes, add oat milk and honey and enjoy 3-4cups/day that way. I add the milk and honey as a personal preference, not because the tea is bitter. In fact, my 3rd and 4th cups are usually just the tea and it’s very smooth, even after a 10 minute steep.

I love this tea!

I got this tea hoping that it would taste as good as some of the more expensive teas I've been buying from China. It was adequate but not as good as I had hoped. The flavor was full-bodied for sure. Bold, even. But I thought it lacked complexity and was a little one-note.Still, of the various Puehr teas I've purchased from Amazon, this is the only one I'd buy again. It's a decent cup when you just want puerh and aren't looking for an "experience." It reminds me of the coffee my dad used to take to work in his thermos to sip on while he worked the assembly line. He wasn't expecting anything more than "coffee" out of that coffee, so he wasn't disappointed.So, I'll keep some around when I want a thermos full of puerh at my desk, but I'm not hosting a tea ceremony with it for my best friends.

This is a good everyday puerh. The flavor is rich and a bit astringent with no fishy taste you can get with some lesser quality tea. The color is dark after the first opening steep and smells earthy.I recommend you brew this in the traditional gongfu style with boiling water, 212°f/100°c to bring out the flavor, in this way;1st steep 30 seconds to open the leaves2-5th steep 10 seconds6-8 steep 15 secondsAfter this I collect the leaves from a few sessions to make cold tea in my refrigerator.This is the first puerh I have bought that I would recommend to others. Don’t forget to feed you tea pets!