600 Tasting Notes
I continue to enjoy another cup of this fine tea that is highly flavored with bergamot. Noticing more and more the citrus flavoring, as I am, happily reminded of when one has had an orange and the texture lingers in your hands and nostrils as the smell is carried in the air. It is a lemon-like (citrus) scent but only in the oil; strong and bitter but not in taste as the bergamot does make this tea smoother and milder in taste.
The aroma, the color and teas’ strength all are evenly distributed in the cup.
Preparation
Infuse: for 3-5 minutes
Tea’s brew is dark amber in color when steeped for the full 5 minutes.
I continue to play and enjoy these new teas that I have obtained this year. I say this because I find that they are similar and I try to discern what stands out in one cup as opposed to another tea of similar nature/derivatives.
The bergamot oil makes this tea more wholesome throughout since it is evenly distributed in aroma, flavor and the strength of the tea. Steeping it longer or less is pretty much the same cup of tea. I note the smoothness in the roasted flavor of the tea with no after taste. It is not as full bodied as The Kopili Assam tea and not as bold either.
This English tea is smooth and rich; silk-like in quality and taste, making for a well-balanced cup of tea.
Preparation
This is tea is made of 100% Natural Ingredients…
Brewing instruction:
For best flavor steep for 3-5 minutes
Tea is dark amber in color
Brewing this tea longer for the full 5 minutes does result in a distinctive full-bodied tea that is darker with malt for flavoring. Tea is more robust that that of the London Cuppa. The London Cuppa is more roasted it seems than this Assam black tea. I want to say it is earthy tasting, I think I mean to say it is strong tea, purer than the London Cuppa.
In all, my days have been spent comparing these teas as they are very similar in nature, however, The Kopili Assam tea does stand out as being more assertive by far. Taste can be too strong but if one is a coffee drinker and wanting to switch to teas, then this would make for a good choice. Possibly.
Preparation
For a great Cuppa, pour fresh boiling water onto a tea bag in the cup. Allow cuppa to stand for 2-3 minutes, which will reveal true flavor of the cuppa. Alternatively, if you are making a brew using a teapot allow one tea bag per cuppa. Allow pot to stand for 3-4 minutes, gently stir pouring the brew.
I decided to fix myself a cup of the London Cuppa since I have not had it in a while. I still have a few of those round sachets left. Using my new tea mug I placed one tea bag in a cup and poured fresh boiling water onto the bag in the cup. Allowing it to brew for between 2-3 minutes.
I am pleased to say this was a good choice in starting my day. The cup is a nice and hot tea brew. A lovely dark malt color and smelling of mild roasted brew. The taste is robust, deep and very rich, malt is all I can think to say of the flavoring in the cup.
Preparation
This China Rose Black Tea that I have is in loose leaf; a tin full. And I wanted to see how tasting a cup of this tea would meet with having tasted several other teas of similar type but in tea bags instead of loose leaves.
For this tea, it is best to brew and steep for a lesser time. Two minutes and not a full five minutes if only fixing one cup at a time. It brews strong right away. I find this tea is closer to the Kopili Assam in strength. They are both very assertive teas. The Kopili is probably the nicer of the two teas in quality as well.
For wanting a simple cup of black tea, The China Rose tea will do nicely. Adding sugar and crème to it makes it nicer even. And with the Kopili Assam, the flavoring is a fuller roast, nothing at all weak about this tea.
Preparation
I fixed myself a cup of this tea with honey today and it was very warm and welcoming. The sweetness made the tasting of it more like liquor, licorise without the anise. As well as brought out the malt flavoring in the cup of tea.
I am happy that I tried it, as such; since I do not usually put anything in my teas. In all the honey enhanced the flavoring; made it richer and bolder for a fuller bodied tea, whole-roundly.
Preparation
I always begin the New Year in wanting to rid my body of excess. I came to find that this tea can help me to eliminate and flush out my system.
This tea brews a very dark umber when boiled fully. I drink this tea nightly prior to retiring. I sip it slowly since it is my last cup for the day. It is smooth and its laxative quality is most effective.
I am happy to have found this tea and I hope to continue to experience good results. Overall, it is a good tea for ridding of waste-by-products found in the body.
Thank you to the Hemani brand.
Preparation
The International folks may not be pleased with me sampling their teas and divulging this either. The last time I attempted to visit store it was closed, yet their light was on.
Something of my character is always being negated and divulge. I help as well. So stupid of me.
Tea is golden in color, a lovely umber.
Tea’s aroma is grassy with a vegetal scent. Upon taste, it is mildly astringent. I should note that this is the tea I fall back on when not drinking expensive name brand teas. This is something that I try to keep stocked in my cupboard regularly. I don’t always keep count since it is consumed daily. I like this tea for what it is; which is green tea, a good cup of warmth that may not be of quality in accordance to standard pricey teas. And yet, good just the same.
Preparation
Tea is dark amber in color.
Tea’s aroma is a malt flavor and is best enjoyed with sugar and milk. I prefer it malt-like and at times with a drop of honey, which is nice when, throat is sore from having a cold. This is another one of those market brand teas that I try to keep in stock and consume daily in conjunction with my green tea. I find I can begin the day with this premium blend Pekoe and end the day with their green tea for something lighter.