I have received two small pouches of this tea from White Antlers, so again thank you!
It looks very differently to its What-cha counterpart. It is like only the golden tips used. And those are much smaller leaves too.
It’s very much different, smell is more malty and more floral. Same with taste — it’s more floral and less complex. It’s not a bad tea though! Just not that perfect. Four minutes steep, as recommended was maybe too much and produced very malty tea. While I do like malty teas, I couldn’t notice much else. Of course, florals were in taste too, but probably way too hidden under the malts.
It isn’t bad, that’s right. But not that great as What-cha one. Less complex and maltier flavour profile.
Flavors: Floral, Malt
I don’t drink much Assam but I bought this to share with a friend who loves it. I don’t add milk and sugar to my tea usually. I found that if I used a lower temp and shorter time, this one was pretty nice, and my friend who loves brosk and malty tea liked it and didn’t find it too strong for her. Not a repurchase for me and if I remember correctly, I gave the rest to her.