When I first got this tea In was a little dissappointed as I quite like their English Breakfast and I love their Chai, but this tea when I brewed it my normal Assam way at about 92/3 min was relatively weak and dissapointing. Before I gave it away, I decided to give it another chance and brewed it at a slightly higher temperature for around 5 minute, like Ahmad’s Halmari Assam and it redeemed itself.
This one is a fruity, spicy, malty Assam. And has a deep almost rosewood red liqueur.
The scent is of cherries, sour plum, and citrus notes, malt , biscuit and spice.
The taste is relatively smooth with all of the above flavours, a touch of molasses for sweetness a very faint hint of floral, and only a very faint bitterness from the malt. This one is mostly red fruit, spice, biscuit and malt. It’s not an amazing Assam but it is a decent budget option. I’m glad I gave it a second chance!.
This is another tea company for the North and East of Toronto contingent you can pick up your orders from them directly. They have a wide selection, but I think they sell mostly wholesale. http://cjaytea.com/upload/index.php?route=information/contact.Otherwise they sell some of their teas at Whole Foods, Starskey’s, and Highland Farms that I know of.
Stop.bragging.about.awesome.tea.places.I.can’t.visit. ;-)
You can order from this one… The site just is a little disorganized. I actually almost never get yo the end of the GTA either.