I’m in a pretty volatile place, as far as black teas go. Practically none of them are working for me right now, yet I crave them at this time of the year. I’ve become largely indifferent to the cocoa-malt profiles of a lot of the Chinese varieties and Assam’s astringent raisins.
This is one of the very few exceptions to my current apathy. I don’t know why, since it’s one of those aforementioned Chinese cocoa-malt teas, but there is just something about it that takes me in. It’s possibly the powdered sugar aroma it exudes while steeping, or perhaps it’s the lovely dichotomy of rich, deep notes with the smooth, light quality of the “broth.” I don’t know. until I find the motivation to rebuild my black tea palate I’m going to desperately cling to it though.
Running out of this, along with the Thailand Sticky Rice Oolong, had me reordering from What-Cha a lot sooner than I had planned; I wasn’t going to bother until I ran out of the Kenyan White Rhino too, but these two teas somehow snuck up on me and became an essential part of my routine.
Steep Count: 4
(2017 spring harvest)
Flavors: Cocoa, Malt, Powdered sugar, Sweet Potatoes
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Damnit, CrowKettle, looks like I’m going to have to cave and order from them sometime too with your fabulous reviews.
I 100% recommend What-Cha; it can get expensive(GBP) but if you’re looking for straight teas, Alistair carries some truly unique ones. But before you take my word on it, I can send some samples to try out first. :)
CrowKettle, your tea descriptions are positively intoxicating. Seriously.
Sorry that you are off black teas at the moment. To me, that seems like a sad thing as I
derive so much joy from them lately. Though I can be fickle—going to swatches of black to swatches of oolong and then back again. That seems to be the pattern lately, with the occasional green or white.
Damnit, CrowKettle, looks like I’m going to have to cave and order from them sometime too with your fabulous reviews.
I 100% recommend What-Cha; it can get expensive(GBP) but if you’re looking for straight teas, Alistair carries some truly unique ones. But before you take my word on it, I can send some samples to try out first. :)
CrowKettle, your tea descriptions are positively intoxicating. Seriously.
Sorry that you are off black teas at the moment. To me, that seems like a sad thing as I
derive so much joy from them lately. Though I can be fickle—going to swatches of black to swatches of oolong and then back again. That seems to be the pattern lately, with the occasional green or white.