Classic Black Tea

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
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Flavors
Brisk, Earthy, Leather, Malty, Rich, Smooth, Tamarind, Tangy, Woody, Astringent, Brown Sugar, Honey, Sweet Potatoes
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Caffeine
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Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 30 sec 2 g 62 oz / 1825 ml

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  • “I’m not sure what I was expecting with this one (hasn’t read prior reviews), but it seemed stuck halfway between Keemun and English Breakfast without quite accomplishing either; neither fish nor...” Read full tasting note
  • “Backlog. Looks and smells like a typical English breakfast tea. Malty with a pine/eucalyptus aroma. Steeped a scant 1g grandpa style in a 215ml glass. My initial impression wasn’t so great. ...” Read full tasting note
    75
  • “A few crushed threads of saffron complement this black tea beautifully! The combination gets my engine revving <3 Great following a spicy lunch.” Read full tasting note
    78
  • “This one smells very breakfast-y, leaning more Irish than English with some sharper notes of what I expect to be some astringency. There’s also subtle hints of honey. I steeped the low end...” Read full tasting note

From Georgian Tea 1847

Classic black tea comes from Guria region which is a seaside province of west Georgia. Tea is plucked only by hand from organic plantations. This tea is perfect everyday breakfast drink, technology although is modern orthodox, this tea will remind you old Georgian tea from soviet era, which was called Georgian “Extra” that was one of the highest quality grades in soviet union. It has nostalgic aroma yet with more intense astrigency and flavour.

3g/250 mL
95° C
3-5 minutes

Place of Origin

Guria Region, Georgia

Altitude

100-150m

Tasting notes

Well balanced astrigency with honey and flowery notes

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8 Tasting Notes

2891 tasting notes

I’m not sure what I was expecting with this one (hasn’t read prior reviews), but it seemed stuck halfway between Keemun and English Breakfast without quite accomplishing either; neither fish nor fowl, but not unpleasant, either.

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676 tasting notes

Backlog.

Looks and smells like a typical English breakfast tea. Malty with a pine/eucalyptus aroma. Steeped a scant 1g grandpa style in a 215ml glass.

My initial impression wasn’t so great. Tasted marginally better than a bag of Lipton. Brisk and malty with a dark mahogany color. I think this type of tea is meant to be had with milk so I may have brewed it wrong to begin with. Since I can’t stomach black tea with milk, I decided to follow derk’s suggestion and added a few strands of Spanish saffron.

This turned out to be a brilliant idea as the tea immediately softened. I couldn’t taste the saffron but it added a bit a sweetness and a warm floral layer.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 1 g 215 OZ / 6358 ML

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1557 tasting notes

A few crushed threads of saffron complement this black tea beautifully! The combination gets my engine revving <3 Great following a spicy lunch.

Preparation
2 min, 30 sec 3 g 10 OZ / 300 ML
TeaEarleGreyHot

Love the idea of saffron threads! Of course Bigelow taught me that clove and orange peel is a good additive, too!

derk

I also enjoyed floating a few threads of saffron in a bowl of some clean Chinese green tea, too. It’s one of my favorite spices, so much that I’m trying my hand at cultivating that particular crocus. May they be fruitful and multiply :) Do you ever add anything to pots of pu’er?

TeaEarleGreyHot

Actually, derk, I am getting to the point with some puers of adding flavours. May start with juicy sweet orange peel, clove, and/or hibiscus petals. Will try saffron in some blacks and oolongs. Am open to other suggestions! A co-worker puts thyme in with his Lipton teabags — I guess you have to do SOMEthing with them! I’ve been enjoying an osmanthus oolong, though the osmanthus is very potent! That OO is also a GABA tea, and I’m not sure if I notice any effect from that (my bp is already under control).

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1440 tasting notes

This one smells very breakfast-y, leaning more Irish than English with some sharper notes of what I expect to be some astringency. There’s also subtle hints of honey. I steeped the low end recommendation of 3 minutes as I’m not big on astringency haha.

Well, the taste is incredibly smooth without astringency at this steep time! There is an almost creamy aspect to the cup that is different from maltiness and actually better. There are also subtle hints of sweetness that I would categorise as brown sugar-like. Wow. Thus far, these Georgian teas are knocking it out of the park!

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 4 tsp 11 OZ / 340 ML

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1837 tasting notes

A sipdown! (M: 5, Y: 13) Prompt: An afternoon tea, as drank in the afternoon
And very sad one. Wonderful tea. Strong and robust, a bit astringent, but today with way more sweet notes, namely sweet potatoes, brown sugar and honey. Smooth, and not bitter at all.

A bit stronger tea like Guria Likhauri, which, and I repeat myself, makes sense, as it is very same region of tea.

If you need a daily-drinker, with lovely flavour profile, I can recommend you this tea. 100 g for 3.75 USD is unbeateable deal IMO.

ashmanra in comments for previous note: “And let us know what your parents say when they try the tea!”

They say, it is indeed very similar, and they loved it, mostly for the lovely sweet note of it and no bitterness here. I have prepared in a family pot; and then a last serving for myself, single cup.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec
Leafhopper

I look forward to finally getting to try some of these Georgian teas, though I don’t remember which ones are coming to me! Maybe I ordered the Wild Black Tea instead?

ashmanra

Glad to hear they liked it, Martin! That is, indeed, an incredible deal on a good daily drinker.

Martin Bednář

Leafhopper: Next week I will finally send it. For sure. You get Wild black tea and rolled black tea. I will check, if I haven’t received this in surplus, but I think not :)

ashmanra: Yes, indeed. I was happy too.

Leafhopper

Thanks, Martin! :)

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