I hate being the first one to review a tea. It always makes me so nervous that I’m going to describe something wrong or… I don’t even know. But here goes.
This tea is certainly interesting. I really can’t decide whether or not I like it. But I think that mostly comes from the fact that this doesn’t taste at all like I thought it would. In my mind I have this idea of a genmaicha but with black tea. This isn’t really the case. It does have that roasty quality to it, especially smelling the dry leaf which smells like peanut butter or sunflower butter. Roasted nutty, seedy goodness.
But, surprisingly it tastes like pu-erh to me rather than black tea. Really earthy is the only way I can describe it. There’s also some thick raw sugar or sugarcane noticeable. It’s not bad at all. I just can’t wrap my head around the disparity between what I think I’m going to taste, and what I’m actually tasting. Hm, the more I sip, the more I think I actually like it.
Anyone want a sample of this one? Let me know I’m not crazy!
Flavors: Earth, Roasted, Sugarcane
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that sounds really interesting. I’d expect more of a burnt barley taste in my mind lol
I need to try my sample! :)
I don’t think I’ve ever had barley on it’s own, so who knows. Maybe it is burnt barley I’m tasting.
Please do, Cameron, I want to see what others think.
This one is very interesting, cookies! I do taste a little bit of that roasted barley flavor that reminds me of coffee, and I did pick up on the same sweetness that you did. However, I found it very woody, which maybe have been what you described as earthy. Can definitely see similarities to puerh!
that sounds really interesting. I’d expect more of a burnt barley taste in my mind lol
I need to try my sample! :)
I don’t think I’ve ever had barley on it’s own, so who knows. Maybe it is burnt barley I’m tasting.
Please do, Cameron, I want to see what others think.
This one is very interesting, cookies! I do taste a little bit of that roasted barley flavor that reminds me of coffee, and I did pick up on the same sweetness that you did. However, I found it very woody, which maybe have been what you described as earthy. Can definitely see similarities to puerh!