12 Tasting Notes
I still haven’t finished the tin of this I bought five years ago. It’s okay, but it’s kind of boring, and like many of Kusmi’s teas, I think its scent was writing checks that its taste couldn’t cash. Every time I make this, I’m reminded of the vodka and then I’m disappointed that I’m drinking tea and not vodka. It has a subtle smokiness to it, that is nice and if I were somehow seperated from my giant cannister of lapsang, I would brew this, I guess. I see that some folks like this iced, so maybe I’ll try that, sometime.
Preparation
I’m almost finished with my second full-sized tin of this tea. It is our week-end afternoon go-to brew. It has a nice citrus-y, grapefruit-y taste with a hint of vanilla. I think it’s perfection with just a drop of honey. The husband finds that revolting and probably too much like Squirt. Hey I like Squirt. I bought a bunch of tins of Kusmi about five years ago, mostly based on how pretty the packaging was. I was not blown away by any of the teas, really, but this one. You have to be careful not to steep it too long or it will taste like perfume or floor polish.
