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Russian Samovar from Mahamosa Gourmet Teas, Spices & Herbs

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Russian Samovar

Black Tea by Mahamosa Gourmet Teas, Spices & Herbs

This tea blend is derived from an old Russian recipe. As the name implies, it is perfect for serving from the traditional Russian teapot, the “samovar”. Russia is known for its love of teas which first arrived from China through Mongolia. Tea is the most popular non-alcoholic drink in Russia. The leaves are dark and smoky in appearance. This blend is highly aromatic and light bodied, with a hint of smokiness.

http://www.mahamosa.com/teabar/en/russian-samovar.html

2 Tasting Notes

Azzrian
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Azzrian 2 tasting notes

One of THE smoothest morning blends I have tried. Its not very smoky at all so don’t fear if you usually do not care for smokey teas. I swear I am getting a very light vanilla flavor here too and especially in the aroma! Nice tea! I will be doing a full review for SororiTea Sisters later today after I get some work done.

Full review on http://sororiteasisters.com/ on Feb 10th but here are the snippits:

When I opened the bag and put the leaves into my steeping basket I could smell a faint aroma of vanilla, although this is not listed as an ingredient I felt it had to be a natural aroma in the tea. I also was able to taste a light vanilla flavor as well but as the tea cooled more the vanilla aroma dissipated. The flavor mellowed into a simply smooth delicious black tea.

Mahamosa contributes 50% of their profits to charity which gets my approval as well!

The smokiness is light, and in a strange way far less in the flavor than in the feel of the tea. I don’t know if that makes sense or not. It does have a very light campfire side aroma but there is this light sweetness to it that makes me think more of a lightly roasted marshmallow than the campfire smokiness itself.
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