Vanilla Orchid Darjeeling Black Tea

Fresh out of the individually wrapped package this has a very enchanting scent to it. Both Vanilla and Orchid-esque. Very fairy-tale like. After steeped…much of the scent disappears and you can smell a little black tea with barely-there vanilla. It brews dark. It’s a solid black tea with a very little bit of vanilla and a very little bit of floral notes. Not bad at all.

A nice Darjeeling base with just a touch of vanilla. The tea in the sachet expanded quite a bit, unlike several others. Slightly floral and very mild in astringency. The vanilla is soft and sweet. A yummy cup on a freezing morning. My hands are too cold to type more. My office needs to throw another lump of coal on the fire. Damn, it’s like A Christmas Carol in here!

I am starting to think that Zhena’s tea is just not for me. I’m not tasting any of the vanilla. There is a tiny hint of sweetness, but it’s mostly just a bland tea taste. I’m not impressed.