Capital Tea Ltd sent me a new batch of this and I though I’d try it today.

The tea is a beautiful bright toned copper red. The scent is of malt and spice with tones of yam, cocoa, butter, warm toned stone fruit and honey underneath.

The top notes are spice and citrusy malt. The spice is slightly floral and is savoury with cinnamon and hints of thyme, mixed with lemon tones in the malt. This is followed by smooth plum and yam mixed with honey and a bit of cherry and a stronger cinnamon note with butter, finally the tea portrays a mild bitterness from malt and cocoa. This is a rich, mildly bitter toned and spicy sweet, malty tea with nice fruit and spicy floral notes.

I steeped this tea for 3 minutes versus 3.5 minutes for last seasons tea, but the differences I noticed between these two batches is that this one may be more floral and seems to be less thick tasting with less of a molasses note.

Regardless this tea is quite strongly flavoured and would support milk well. It makes for a very nice start to the day.

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Fjellrev

That’s a mightily adorable teacup, and this tea sounds wonderful. Then again, most Assams do.

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Fjellrev

That’s a mightily adorable teacup, and this tea sounds wonderful. Then again, most Assams do.

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