I’m kind of burning out on the fancy teas, so decided I’d like to just have a strong breakfast tea. This should fill the bill.
It is surprisingly good. The aroma has powerful molasses notes with just a hint of chocolate. I enjoy spelling it so much it is hard to start sipping. The flavor is more tar than molasses. Good, but not great. I usually add sugar to my breakfast teas but this didn’t need it: strong, but not at all harsh or bitter, though there is a bit of tannin in the finish.
I added some nutra-sweet, and the tarry taste became more like molasses, and I liked the taste as much as the nose. All in all a very fine tea. I’m thinking I need to start exploring African teas, which I’ve pretty much ignored up to this point. This reminds me of Yorkshire Gold, which also has strong molasses and it the tea I used at work when I need to carry a tea bag to a meeting.
A word of caution: I weigh my teas rather than using a tea-spoon, and this is at least twice as dense as normal loose-leaf teas. Try using just half a teaspoon. I also used a shorter steep time due to the fine CTC particles.
Thanks to *Stacy at Butiki Tea* for putting this box together
Thank you so much for your very thorough tasting notes on all of these teas. I’ve really enjoyed reading them.