A co-worker of mine is originally from Ireland and she brought me a few bags of this to try.
This tea is packaged in the traditional white, circular filter-paper teabag. The fragrance is light but definitely creamy with notes of pepper.
Upon adding the boiling water, it was immediately black which foreshadowed the strength of this tea. It was highly astringent with an underlying malt. I don’t normally add anything to my tea, but this one needed a little sweetener and cream to get through.
The power of this tea took me off guard at first, but it grew on me. If anything, it will wake you up!
