So this is my last cuppa this tea! I’ve had this sample flying around and hiding in many spots in my house; so I’m pretty lucky I found it. This tea has been a pretty interesting offer from Kusmi. I think that the couple teas I’ve had from them are actually quite good (Prince Fladimir, Caramel, and Cinnamon). But their descriptions really leave something to want. I was thinking of ordering from them earlier this year and the most difficult part is seeing “black/green tea, citrus, spices” on just about every tea! It’s hard to know what you want when descriptors sound so similar to one another.
I actually oversteeped this one today. I have no idea how long, but may have been up to 5 min. longer than intended. You know what? It’s no worse for it! I like to do these at the suggested lower temp. and that seems to help the flavor a lot. But this was just very good in the longer temp. This tea has some distinctly peppery notes that are interesting to pay attention to. I like drinking this tea a whole lot more during the winter, but I really wanted to get it down! I think that I prefer this one sans milk/sugar; as with most of my tea. But I do think that it has been a pretty nice tea.
