A.C. Perch Advent 2021 Day 3
Lex, her mom, and her nonna are all doing this calendar as well (the B&B caffeine free advent we’ll be enjoying together next month as well haha). However, they are all pretty caffeine sensitive, so when I opened this tea I was a bit concerned! Well, I didn’t need to be, because my phone was blowing up this morning with texts about how much they loved it — “I could sit and drink this all day! What a wonderful journey!”
The scent is intoxicating — bold, yet clean and clear (though I do love a bold black tea that I would take as a breakfast tea). The CTC cut is so small! It almost looks like coffee! This tea is bold, but with only the subtlest hints of tannic-ity at the end. It’s not too malty, but ever so slightly so. I can’t get over the lack of astringency/tannic notes here since sometimes that can be the downfall for these bold black teas.
Lex, her mom, and her Nonna all added milk (oat for some and soy for others), but I enjoyed this straight. I tried a sip of Lex’s with soy milk and it was also divine.
