Essence of Assam

Tea type
Black Tea
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Average preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec

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  • “This is the smoothest assam I have ever had. The tea is brisk, robust, and chewy without any bitterness. I am even having a hard time finding astringency, there is some but not much. Most of my...” Read full tasting note
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  • “It’s been a little while since I brewed some of this. This is one hefty tea. Malty and robust and just – plain – delicious! A nice caramely backdrop to it that melds nicely with the malty...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Another one from my recent 52teas order. And it’s not whacky-flavoured! How can this be??? I’m not normally all that impressed by most Indian blacks, but I’ve seen a lot of good things about this...” Read full tasting note
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  • “SIPDOWN!!!! Or should I say SHAKE DOWN!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-W_i7Z59I Bob Seger…Thank you! Anyhow…first tea of the day! It’s bold and it’s settin’ the mode or mood for the day!” Read full tasting note
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We haven’t done a mid-week blend for a while, and I have just the blend for you this week!

I know we are normally all about the flavored teas, but here’s something a little different. If you are a tea newbie (like we all were at some point), then you might not know this but teas from different regions of the world have very different flavor profiles. Rainfall, altitude, and soil conditions all have an impact on the final leaf. It may all comeRead more

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This is the smoothest assam I have ever had. The tea is brisk, robust, and chewy without any bitterness. I am even having a hard time finding astringency, there is some but not much. Most of my assam drinking has been from single estate teas. It seems that 52teas has taken the best assams and blended them. This tea is really very good. If you have a hard time with assams hitting you in the face with their strength, I would give this tea a try. I have a hard time calling an assam tea smooth and mellow, but this one is close.

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Boiling 4 min, 0 sec
JacquelineM 15 years ago

How in the world did I miss the announcement of this one!!??! I have to break my lockdown – no question about it!

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It’s been a little while since I brewed some of this. This is one hefty tea.

Malty and robust and just – plain – delicious! A nice caramely backdrop to it that melds nicely with the malty flavor.

I’m off to write a review about it for the Tea Review Blog!
http://www.teareviewblog.com

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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Another one from my recent 52teas order.

And it’s not whacky-flavoured! How can this be??? I’m not normally all that impressed by most Indian blacks, but I’ve seen a lot of good things about this one, and my colleague and I decided to buy some Assam (elsewhere, cheaper) to have at work after getting rid of the last of our uber-boring oolong. So I was feeling inspired.

Now, this is going to be short, because I woke up from a very long nap just half an hour or so ago, and I’m still all groggy.

I’m struck by a strong note of raisins in the aroma. Like insanely raisin-y! There is also hint of malty sweetness, but really it’s mainly raisins for me.

It’s a little strong and a little astringent but without the borderline bitterness. The raisin-note is still very strong, especially on the aftertaste. And I mean it’s really very very raisin-y! Are we sure this hasn’t been flavoured a little bit???

It’s still not the Perfect Assam, but I feel like we’re getting closer here.

Cofftea 15 years ago

Sounds like this is a psuedo flavored tea… makes me interested to try it (inspite of not liking raisings). I’m looking for a good Assam to mix w/ chai spices.

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SIPDOWN!!!!
Or should I say SHAKE DOWN!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk-W_i7Z59I
Bob Seger…Thank you!

Anyhow…first tea of the day! It’s bold and it’s settin’ the mode or mood for the day!

Gary 14 years ago

I Shook Down all the Snow we Had here in Pa Today,
Small amount 4 to 5 Inches, The Snow was BUSTED,
Keep on Steepin

TeaEqualsBliss 14 years ago

Yup! We had about a foot!

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60 tasting notes

Thank you LiberTEAS for sharing some of this, it is good but I wish it didn’t have such a raisin-y aftertaste :) Maybe if I decrease the steeping time or something I can change that…

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