During the What Cha tea tasting we did a cup by cup comparison of this and the Russian black tea, this one lost. There is a slight off taste with the black tea and fruit notes that do not go down as smooth as the Russian tea. Now, this is still a decent tea and I would like to point out that it may be because of What Cha’s recommendations: 194f instead of 200’ish.
Both teas are similar, but the difference on the finish/aftertaste is quite clear if you drink the teas next to each other.
The Russian was smoother and had a stronger cocoa note to me.
Same as what I was tasting.