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Assam from Waitrose

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78/100

Assam

Black Tea by Waitrose

Assam Large Leaf Tea
Pure Assam tea with a deep colour and rich flavour. Large leaf tea, specially selected and blended for Waitrose. The hot humid climate of the Assam Valley in North India produces a tea noted for its deep colour and rich flavour, which has just a hint of malt

9 Tasting Notes

Charlene Blades
80
Charlene Blades 2 tasting notes

I maybe brewed this a bit strong, because it’s a little more tannic than I would expect given the descriptions I’ve read. Still, it’s a nice, fully flavored basic black tea

I brewed this tea a lot more impatiently today than the last time, and the result was very well balanced. Nice flavor to it, even with ice added.

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MattTeaLeafSlim
75
darren
75
darren 6 tasting notes

Bought this after the success of the lapsang souchong. This is not as good. It’s not large leaf for a start, but the main thing is that the taste is a bit flat. Not enough malt for my liking. So, drinkable, but not exciting…

I could smell the maltiness as I poured it. This is definitely growing on me.

Nice and strong. Needed it after getting home late from the gig last night

Experimenting with a stronger brew, and it’s much more effective. It feels wrong to drink an Assam in the evening, but a man’s gotta do… Maybe I’m hoping for an Ovaltine maltiness before bedtime

Perfect for a wet & windy morning. Well, any morning actually..

Wakey, wakey, rise and shine!

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