This tea is one of my favourites but since it is not a “premium” tea, I am also happy to drink it casually. This makes it quite fun to follow its progression.
The aroma is more subdued now, but still peppery. It also reminds me of cooked meat, forest, and stewed vegetables.
The tea has a slick mouthfeel and a really good depth of warming flavours while still being bright and refreshing. The taste is well integrated. I can still detect herbs, grapefruit and other citrus fruits, but it is now more woody and nutty. The aftertaste is long-lasting, biting, drying, sweet, and very fragrant with notes of milk, herbs, and grains.
Flavors: Biting, Bitter, Citrus Fruits, Drying, Forest Floor, Grain, Grapefruit, Herbaceous, Meat, Milky, Nutty, Pepper, Stewed Vegetables, Sweet, Woody