I am ordinarily a black tea purist. Sometimes I moonlight with oolongs, but as a rule anything lighter isn’t to my liking. I also drink tea like a Brit, tending to loads of sugar and cream.
This is the first tea that I have had where I didn’t need the cream and still enjoyed it.
I’d heard/read about the ‘buttery’ nature of this tea and wasn’t sure I wanted to know what that might entail…tea and butter together in the same sentence didn’t sound appealing in the slightest. Once brewed, however, I understood it’s more a matter of texture and silkiness than taste. The flavor is pleasantly herbal with a wonderful honey note that halved! my usual sugar requirement. This is my new favorite and is the first tea that has inspired me to actually invest in a Yixing kettle.
Flavors: Herbaceous, Honey
