I’d forgotten I had this. As in… I hadn’t really forgotten as such, I just knew there was very little left and I didn’t think it would be enough for a pot so I didn’t bother with it until yesterday when I looked in the tin and got a surprise. I’ve made a small pot of it now and there should be enough for another small pot.
For a black tea the leaves seem a bit on the large side and they smell nice and sweet. For having been forgotten for the better part of six months and purchased who knows how much earlier than that, they have definitely retained aroma.
It’s relatively light in colour and while the dry leaves had a very good aroma the tea seems to have little. It’s there and it’s very similar to the ‘dry’ aroma, but it’s not as pronounced.
I’ve logged it before as a tea that disappointed me a little. While good, it didn’t live up to my expectations of it. I described it as sort of delicate but not really. I’m not sure what I meant with that… Today I would say it’s fairly delicate, period.
It’s possible it’s lost a bit of flavour, but I’m quite happy with my collection of tins that are all air-tight and light-proof and I would claim that I’m storing my correctly, so I don’t really think it would have lost all that much. I think it’s just supposed to be this way.
So, delicate. Yes. Not nearly as sweet as the smell of it would have you believe and not much in the way of after taste. Even somewhat oversteeped (10 minutes or so ahem) I didn’t really get a whole lost of flavour out of it. If the flavour intensity could be doubled or trippled, I’d like it a lot. I’d say it was a nice and smooth tea.
Apart from not really sure what I actually meant the last time I logged it, I think I still agree with myself that I had too high expectations of it. I’m finding it a bit boring and probably wouldn’t try it again. So I’m neutral on this one.
