Tea Lula

Love this tea. Smooth, slightly toasty/nutty with the first few steeps. Lighter, flowery notes emerge in later steeps.

For much of the 2000s, this contended with Pengaree Gold Rush for my daily breakfast tea, mostly because it managed to balance the spice and flowery notes with a deep, strong, malty flavour. It used to be like an entire meal in a cup with milk and sugar, with flavour that developed on the palette for a good 20 or 30 seconds after drinking it.

I’ve found that Mangalam has got a bit weaker in recent years, too tippy and fruit with not enough strength of character or bass notes. Still good, but there are better alternatives, such as Khobong TGFOP1