While I have been impressed by Thai Sticky rice oolong by Curious tea, I am not so much impressed about this Kenyan tea. I wonder, if it is because:
a) tea from Kenya isn’t that good
b) it is 2020 (!) harvest, which is almost 3 years
c) combination of both
d) steeping western 3 grams
The visual of the leaf promised a lot. Long, wiry, not single-coloured, tea, with hints of golden pieces as well.
In taste it is a dismal. Flat tasting, very boring; with no impressive nor strong notes. They say it is “fruity, stony and slightly malty with notes of plums” aaand I get nothing from it. It has been like breakfast tea. There weren’t any extra points, considering it is a loose leaf. If I got this in tea bag, I would happily drink it on daily basis, but not as a loose leaf.
Shame indeed, as I was looking forward to try plain Kenyan tea. I will hope I will try fresher batch one day.
