Sample 1/3 I ordered from Joseph Wesley. I love a good assam, especially in the morning. These came in really cute sample tins with paper tags, though I’m afraid I will lose the tags and get them all mixed up!
I figured I would need to try this plain first, in order to get a good sense of what the tea really tastes like. It’s definitely a dark and malty brew with a citrusy, brisk note in the finish. There aren’t too many assams I could drink plain but this is definitely one of them. There’s a bit of astringency but nothing I cannot handle. I did prefer this with a splash of soymilk, which is how I drink most assams.
I prefer a little less briskness in my teas but overall I did enjoy this…
Preparation
Boiling
3 min, 30 sec
2 tsp
12 OZ / 354 ML
i need to try me some of their teas!
I ended up writing the kind of tea on the bottom of the sample tin. While the tags were very cool looking, they fell off too easy and it was easy to get things mixed up.
Jen, I think I need to do the same!