Reading tea reviews always exhilarates me. Loose leaf tea is a uniquely subjective experience. There are differences to each person’s palette, and presumably variations in the individual blends that get packaged and shipped to each person.
Let me say that I enjoy this tea, and will probably by more. But my batch wasn’t mysterious or subtle. It didn’t hint at anything.
It was cloves. It was fill-up-the-room, make your tongue numb cloves.
I sit here today slightly amazed at how clove-y this tea truly is. The clove taste overpowered the tea flavor (not to mention the other spices). If you’ve ever found yourself smoking a clove cigarette, or chewing on a clove just for the flavor, you will absolutely fall in love with this tea.
I like cloves, I truly do. However, in order to turn this into a truly fantastic pot of tea, I cut the tea with some Colonille Vanilla tea, also from Serendipitea. The clove/vanilla mix is absolutely amazing, and I would highly recommend it.
I would, however, avoid recommending this as a standalone tea under most circumstances.
Oh … my … goodness. I have smoked a clove cigarette! It’s been decades though.
How cool you brought that up. I don’t smoke anymore, (let alone those things) but still, I have good memories about them. Thanks!
I like your descriptions too.