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Franken Breakfast Blend from Custom

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Franken Breakfast Blend

Black Tea by Custom

A blend of black teas to make a hearty morning tea. Usually, it is odds and ends. A little Assam, a little Keemun, some Ceylon, a bit of Yunnan. It is ever changing because I add in the ends of samples, then test it. It might need a little punch from a super robust tea every now and again, but I just add some Assam or a tea that was too strong for me on its own. The last thing I added was some Nilgiri…. Yes, it is ALIVE! (Just like my Franken Chai!)

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SimplyJenW
SimplyJenW 3 tasting notes

Tea of the morning…….

I have recently added some Lapsang to my Assam/Keemun/Ceylon/Yunnan/Congou blend. We now have notes of chocolate, malt, and smoke. It kind of reminds me of Mark T. Wendell Victorian Afternoon.

I am in love! I will be drinking this to the end of the tin, and then starting anew. Fortunately, (or not for my goals of stash reduction) I have a whole box full of things to blend for breakfast tea on my next go around.

Usual teapot method.

2012-06-01 08:34:16 -0400
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Tea of the morning….

I needed this today. Just enough smoke to wake me up. A good balance of malt and kick. Lower on the cocoa notes and honey notes that I usually drink. A hint of breadiness.

I highly recommend playing around with your moderate to inexpensive teas to come up with something completely suited to your palate. It is like home in the morning, if that makes sense.

Special thanks to ScottTeaMan for the awesome product pic!

Usual teapot method.

2012-06-20 08:44:53 -0400
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Tea of the morning…..

I am onto a new Franken Breakfast Blend. The last batch got over smoked by some Lapsang Souchong (and that will permeate everything in the blend, so go very, very sparingly if you blend with smokey teas as they take over!) Right now it is 2 parts Mountain Rose Herbs Assam, 3 parts China Panyang Congou from Upton, and 3 parts Gen Ben Shi, a Yunnan from Upton. At one point, I was going to give this whole blending thing up, but today I am glad that I did not.

The resulting blend is very good. Smooth, malty, cocoa-noted, and cozy. Not a hint of bitterness or astringency. There is a slight difference in leaf size on these three teas, so I did my scooping from the bottom of the tin (the Gen Ben Shi is a huge tea!) It also reminds me that I probably need more of the Congou at some point as it is perfect for blending tea and smoothing everything together.

Usual teapot method.

2013-04-29 07:14:08 -0400
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