drank Christmas Tea by Fortnum & Mason
1711 tasting notes

Advent Day 24

I can smell oranges when the tea is dry. Once steeped I get the aroma of a black base (maybe Ceylon?) and a warm mix of spices on the sip. Clove dominates and blends well with the orange, a slight smokiness is in the finish. Adding cream kind of dulls it all, which is a shame. I’m not sure how I feel about this tea. Do I like it only in comparison with how dismal many of the other advent teas were or do I like it on it’s own merit? Either way, it isn’t a spectacular enough tea that I would seek it out.

*edit: Looks like this is the Ruby Red Christmas Tea, not Christmas Tea. It doesn’t have it’s own entry here and it’s not interesting enough for me to put out the effort to make one.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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