Today was very busy for me so I didn’t get a ton of tea drinking done, and I found that the teas I was most reaching for were in sachet just because of the convenience. I’ve taken a handful of the teas from this company to work in anticipation for that situation just because they’re so high quality for sachet teas, so I was thrilled to be able to quickly brew this one up!
It’s actually the first straight tea I’ve tried from Seven Teahouse and, well, colour me impressed. Even as dry leaf it was highly aromatic and fresh, with really appetizing plum and honey aromas. Steeped it is a fairly fruity leaning black tea with that same type of plum or stonefruit note, but complimented by notes that are more decadent or grain-like: buckwheat honey, raisin bread, malt, cocoa. Full bodied with a nice balance between a thick, velvety mouthfeel and a hint of astringency at the top of the sip.
Yum!