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African splendour
Discover this rare tea from the Tinderet Estate in the highlands of Kenya’s Rift Valley. Most connoisseurs drink it as a little luxury after a good meal. It has a superb flavour, with light floral notes and a special maltiness. ‘Tinderet’ means ‘Place of Lightning’, and the afternoons often see flashes of lightning after a morning of sun. Fair trade and ethically produced, it’s an all-round winner.
This is my favourite straight black tea by far. It is such a bold flavour, with an almost malty sweetness to it. Once steeped it has almost a honey scent to it.
My advice is to let it steep for only 2-3 minutes, any longer and it will start to taste bitter. It is so finely chopped that the flavours and colour are released almost instantly. I was told that honey compliments this tea very well (as opposed to sugar) if you like your teas sweet, but I prefer it with only a splash of milk.
This was the first straight black tea i’ve tried loose.
fantastic! malty! and i love looking at it also. I don’t steep this as long as the recommended steeping time. Fantastic with steamed soy milk.
A decent tea, but not terribly exciting. Smooth, buttery. Accentuated by milk.
Really full bodied. Certainly bolder than most loose leaf blacks I’ve tasted. Great with milk, as is suggested. Almost a cocoa scent/flavour.
This may well be my favourite tea. Nice and strong, and a little bit sweet on its own accord. I could drink this tea anytime, anyplace. And I’m really fickle, so that’s saying something.
I was at the David’s Tea the just opened up near my house and was doing my usual I-need-to-buy-a-ton-of-new-teas-right-now kinda thing when I remembered that my black tea supplies were running low (for me) and I spent about 45 minutes figuring out which teas I wanted. I finally chose this one due to it’s strong, bold scent. I usually find that black teas aren’t bold and smooth enough but this one was perfection! Even standing up to my cream and brown sugar additions! I sometimes cut it with Earl Grey or English Breakfast and that’s just as delicious.
Malty and very strong. Just the thing if you want a cuppa to keep you going.
Holey cow this is robust!!! I’ve never had a straight up black tea before. With some sugar and milk this is like a meal. I’m not sophisticated enough to get all of the notes in this, but it’s really rich. I think it would make an awesome tea latte. I think next time I will use a bit less. I, too, am fascinated by the shape of these leaves…it looks like really coarse ground coffee.
Very nice solid black tea – would love to see this one done up as an Ethiopian tea.
One of my favourite straight black teas! If you don’t like your tea strong, this may not be for you but I love the strong flavour, which can be a bit harsh. I’d recommend it with a bit of milk and honey.
My go to morning tea. Good malty/earthy flavor with a little bitterness and a nice caffeine pick me up.
I love this tea.
It’s like a regular black tea, but kicked up a bit. Be careful not to steep too long, as I find it gets bitter. I add milk.
A tea that is most definitely in need of a touch of milk to help its subtle flavours further expose themselves, but a good morning tea, not so bold as a nice Assam or Breakfast blend, but a pleasant brew.
Pretty good, not as good as other after dinner teas but still satisfying.
A very simple, delicious black tea. I generally drink my black teas with sugar/honey/agave nectar, but this is one of the few that I drink plain. Keep it up, David!
I love the little balls of tea. Visually, this tea is great. It’s also a good standard black tea for those who enjoy orange pekoe and are looking for something a bit more refined.
