As previously mentioned, the teas I ordered don’t seem to be very fragrant, save for a couple, and this is one of the ones which lack in fragrance. Maybe a touch of spice but giving the plethora of positive raves about S&V, especially regarding the aroma, I’m surprised this doesn’t have more oompf.
Taste-wise, it’s pretty tasty. A definite apple cinnamon. It reminds me of sitting at the counter as a kid whilst my grandma would make cinnamon twists, rolling the dough in a bed of cinnamon and brown sugar. It’s like that with a touch of apple. I’m not really getting cakey notes from this, though.
Some Steepsterites have suggested overleafing S&V teas so I’m going to start doing that after the first round of sipping is done.
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Just a little! I started out making tea the way Silk Road does, with 1 tsp per 500ml. That doesn’t work for a lot of teas…
Haha you’re right. I still do that sometimes, depending on the tea, but there’s NO way that would work for these, let alone 1 tsp per cup, it seems.
The bonus is I go through tea faster now. :) If I didn’t use 1 to 1.5 tsp per cup, it would last FOREVER.
That is definitely the upside, especially since I ordered so many damn flavoured blacks. They suck you right in!
Just a little! I started out making tea the way Silk Road does, with 1 tsp per 500ml. That doesn’t work for a lot of teas…
Haha you’re right. I still do that sometimes, depending on the tea, but there’s NO way that would work for these, let alone 1 tsp per cup, it seems.
The bonus is I go through tea faster now. :) If I didn’t use 1 to 1.5 tsp per cup, it would last FOREVER.
That is definitely the upside, especially since I ordered so many damn flavoured blacks. They suck you right in!