The tightly curled snails of black tea in this sample smell richly of honey with a touch of molasses and malt. There is a deep, rich baked fruit aroma as well.
The first steep was so rich and full bodied. Gorgeous color, and looked so pretty I decided to have it in my silver lined cup from Crimson Lotus.
I had just made zucchini bread with a mystery grain that was in the freezer. It looked a lot like hard white wheat but may have been spelt? I ground it into flour and also was combining two recipes I have made. The bread turned out great. Somehow it was almost like caramelized sugar on the outside even though the new recipe only had 1/4 cup more sugar than the old one, but the extra full cup of flour would have counteracted the sweetness, I would have thought. This bread needed a tea with body and flavor.
I preferred the first steep to the second, but the second was good. I gave most of it to Ashman when he got home from work to go with his slice of zucchini bread. I intend to keep using this flour, keep using this adapted recipe, and make sure I have a hearty tea like this one to go with it.
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Mmmm zucchini bread… yum! I had a custom blend from Brutaliteas with Golden snail yunnan black tea in it called Scooby snacks that would be perfect with some zucchini bread.
It is a great time of year to make it and toss some in the freezer! Next up is a carrot cake loaf cake – no raisins!
Ooooh that’s a great idea!
Mmmm zucchini bread… yum! I had a custom blend from Brutaliteas with Golden snail yunnan black tea in it called Scooby snacks that would be perfect with some zucchini bread.
It is a great time of year to make it and toss some in the freezer! Next up is a carrot cake loaf cake – no raisins!
Ooooh that’s a great idea!