June Sipdown Prompt -a tea from India
A gift from Youngest – many thanks!
This was my breakfast tea today, paired with a simple omelette of eggs, cheese, thyme, and pepper and a slice of toast with F&M Rhubarb and Raspberry Jam.
The dry leaf scent was quite nutty. Steeped twice and combined.
The color of the steeped tea was a gorgeous clear red. It really drove home why the Chinese name for black tea is red tea! With this depth of color…what would a single steep be like?
The first cup of tea was pure chestnut. Strong nutty flavor with a solid black tea background. As the tea cooled, the Assam really made itself known and all the characteristics you associate with an Assam breakfast tea came out – briskness, malt, and enough oomph to get you going. The chestnut stepped back a bit as the base took the forefront.
Sipping the very last of this after the meal, I know I would be tempted to add milk and sugar if I had this without any food at all, but as it is it didn’t hurt my sensitive stomach and was a nice, brisk breakfast tea. I bet it would make a great latte. I think that is my afternoon snack planned…
