Cracking open my sample of this after seeing a recommendation from Courtney. I made an order of sample sizes from TTC a while back, luckily they’re all sealed or vacuum sealed, so I’m sure they’ve held up marvelously.
Dry scent was a dried fruit explosion, some sweet and sticky but also with pops of tartness.
The steeped aroma is quite different, all cinnamon and creamed honey. Yummy. The honey and cinnamon are also present in the flavor, thank goodness. They meld perfectly with the soft bread note to make me think of thick homemade wheat bread toast slathered with creamed honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. There’s also a lovely sticky dried fruit note, so perhaps a touch of fig jam as well.
Yummy, sweet, fruity, bready, cinnamony tea. Breakfast in a mug! ;)
Starting with a conservative rating until I’ve had some more Taiwanese blacks to compare this to!
Flavors: Bread, Brown Toast, Cinnamon, Cream, Dried Fruit, Fig, Honey, Raisins, Smooth, Sweet, Thick
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Yay! So glad you enjoyed this one. :)
I love Taiwanese black teas. :D
They are the best! My favourite for sure. I’m always on a quest for them.
Cameron B.: Taiwanese blacks tend to have a distinct lack of heavy malt which I find absolutely intriguing and complementary to my tastes. I hope you do explore them more!
@derk – I love their rich honeyed fruit notes. I have a small pile of sealed TTC samples, but I’m trying to sip down some open teas before I allow myself to open anything else! :P
The honey is the besttttt. I have their Golden Dragon Black Pearl Oolong (lot 799) that’s also tasty (much more like a black tea than an oolong)!
Yay! So glad you enjoyed this one. :)
I love Taiwanese black teas. :D
They are the best! My favourite for sure. I’m always on a quest for them.
Cameron B.: Taiwanese blacks tend to have a distinct lack of heavy malt which I find absolutely intriguing and complementary to my tastes. I hope you do explore them more!
@derk – I love their rich honeyed fruit notes. I have a small pile of sealed TTC samples, but I’m trying to sip down some open teas before I allow myself to open anything else! :P
The honey is the besttttt. I have their Golden Dragon Black Pearl Oolong (lot 799) that’s also tasty (much more like a black tea than an oolong)!