It tastes rich like a cup of coffee, but with less caffeine so you can drink it all day without getting zooted off the energy sauce. If I lived in China I’d drink it on the daily with every meal.

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    Hell yeah, Oolong is top tier. Charcoal roasted oolong is my favorite.

    Also, Like other people have recommended, Pu-er is a good next variety to try. It’s basically fermented aged and a historically prized tea. It can have a funky aroma depending on how it’s made, but is very good.

    I normally don’t like added flavors that much, but I recommend “sweet sticky rice” Pu-er, which is Pu-er with the herb Nuo Mi Xiang added and it gives it a nice fresh made rice scent. It’s delicious.

    If you find a good distributor (I’ve had good experience with teavivre) you can get variety packs, which let you sample a wide range of different varieties of each main type of tea. I recommend doing this because there are so many varieties and they are usually all pretty good!

    Also: high quality tea can be a little more expensive but You can and should rebrew the tea!!! Especially with Pu-er. Depending on how you brew it you can get several brews out of the high quality stuff, and the flavor can improve sometimes.