Dried leaves are broken and slightly tippy.
Brewed with spring water—4 minutes at near boiling.
The liquor is a bright reddish-brown. I picked up strong flavors of dates and malt with a woody and clover honey undertone, but very little astringency and no bread/toast, which surprised me for an Assam tea. This isn’t as heavy as other Assams, either, so this can be enjoyed throughout the day—not just a breakfast tea.
This is certainly an enjoyable tea that is a welcome addition to my cupboard.
Date of “Packing” (unsure about picking): May, 2021
Flavors: Dates, Honey, Malt, Wood
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What a treat! I’ve rarely had the opportunity to enjoy a bunch of leaves that fresh.
gmathis: I made a mistake when I wrote the original post (I’ve edited it now). I read the bag incorrectly and thought it listed “date of picking” as May, 2021 — it actually merely said “date of packing” was in May. So, I actually have no idea when this was picked! :/ I checked the other Teabox tea that I reviewed last week and it noted the same thing: date of “packing” instead of “picking”. Since packing is quite a different step than picking, I made sure to edit the posts to list this appropriately.
Considering that most of my current pantry stash is older than a couple of my cats, I’ll bet you’ve still got me trumped on freshness ;)
What a treat! I’ve rarely had the opportunity to enjoy a bunch of leaves that fresh.
gmathis: I made a mistake when I wrote the original post (I’ve edited it now). I read the bag incorrectly and thought it listed “date of picking” as May, 2021 — it actually merely said “date of packing” was in May. So, I actually have no idea when this was picked! :/ I checked the other Teabox tea that I reviewed last week and it noted the same thing: date of “packing” instead of “picking”. Since packing is quite a different step than picking, I made sure to edit the posts to list this appropriately.
Considering that most of my current pantry stash is older than a couple of my cats, I’ll bet you’ve still got me trumped on freshness ;)