this was a pleasant surprise that immediately brews up strong and dark, and smells enough like a standard black with the dry leaf having a lightly fresh kick. mix some of this with Butiki’s Premium Taiwanese Assam and you could have Tazo’s Awake! the flavor is even better than the aroma lets on.
the mouthfeel is in a word: THICK!
unlike anything i’ve experienced in a tea before. and it warms you right up! i’ve had this twice already and have gotten the same revitalizing burst of energy each time.
i really enjoy the texture and strength. while not necessarily looking to be catapulted into hyperfocus at 8pm, this Kenyan CTC decided i should be. if you choose to drink this straight, i applaud your audacity! of course, i am not that brave. my additives were 2 tsps of brown sugar (was it 2 or 1?), a dash of cinnamon sugar (which i normally put in my coffee) & plenty of Silk soy milk to round out the flavor. the resultant color is a luscious, creamy caramel.
this is the tea for coffee drinkers most definitely (and i am one). even the look of it is like finely ground coffee!! which is a very comforting thing for me.
