Nepal Finest Jun Chiyabari

The steeped tea smells lightly, not a strong scent here. It has a slight berry scent to it and a bit of the nutty associated with Oolongs. It’s a delicate fragrance.

The flavor is light, has a hay or nutty taste, a mild maltyness in the back of the mouth. Maybe a vegetal edge along the sides of the tongue. It’s also a touch floral. As it cools there are a lot of different aspects that come out.

It tastes like it’s somewhere between a black and oolong, really. It has a bit of both to it and not quite completely either.

I wouldn’t brew this tea for the 4 or 5 minutes as recommended above. It seems to over brew fairly easily. It took me a few cups to really hit it right. 3.5 minutes at the most. So far I have found this tea to be a little thin in aroma and character. The flavor is good though. It hints of Darjeeling which is expected. I agree with the other tasting notes about the hay and vegetal flavors. The finish is pleasant, and mildly astringent. This would be a good tea to drink if you are consuming a lot of tea in a day and you aren’t pausing consider it. It’s good, but not great.