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Black Tea by Upton Tea Imports
A delightful tea from the first flush season of 2012. As early prices reached record highs, we found this late offering to be attractively priced and worth the wait. The leaves have a heady aroma, yielding a cup with flowery aromatics, a pleasing level of tannin and a light, crisp finish.
Origin:
IndiaSteeping Suggestions: –
Leaf Quantity: 2¼ g/cup
Water Temp: 212º (boiling)
Steep Time: 3 min.
Hmmm…this is probably the best first flush I’ve had, but I’m still not feeling it. I don’t like how thin it tastes. It’s too light for my tastes, I guess, since it does slightly remind me of the nutty notes I like in second flushes, but way sweeter, and of course lighter with floral notes.
Other than it not being something I really go for, it is a really, really good tea. And when I looked it up to add on here, it was almost sold out for the year.
