This is smooth and rich with malt and chocolate notes. I find it falls a little shorter on the fruit notes than the grade 1. I also thought it had less smoke. ohmygurd where is the smoke!? The smoke I was looking for is pretty tame with this one. A great tea but I really want more in the smoke department, so grade 2 is still top dawg!
I’ve discovered I really like the spicy, nutty teas. Some fruity teas are pretty good but they are hit and miss for me. Flower teas really aren’t my thing right now. Seems like my preferences are changing so this may be different in the future.
Tea Rating system:
90 – 100: This is a tea I will always have on hand at work, and at home. I will leave it on altars as offerings of perfection.
80 – 89: This, or one of it’s close cousins, will likely be in my cabinet at home. When this tea runs out, I will buy more. I’ll always wonder if there is something better, but be too afraid to look to stray from home to find it.
70 – 79: Definitely good, but not a clear winner. I enjoy it, I’ll finish it, but I probably won’t buy it again until I’ve exhausted all other versions of this product from any reputable retailer. Though, it may enjoy a resurrection for custom blending.
60 – 69: This tea is okay, but definitely not something I’m going to brew again. I’m going to give what I have left away.
30 – 59: I didn’t finish drinking this tea. I actually poured it out, and went for something else. I’ll still give this tea away, but I’ll do it with a warning and a plead for forgiveness.
0 – 29: This tea is riding securely towards an iceberg at the helm of the failboat. I’ve taken this out of my tea tin, and laid it on a napkin as potpurri. I do not consider it fit for human consumption.
Yes, I did copy this from Dylan. It’s okay we share every thing any ways.
Tacoma WA
where the smoke at?!
I feel like I should be dressed as an old lady, ( the one from where’s the beef commercial) and yelling out where’s the smoke on an airplane or some thing. :D
Absolutely – we’ll get you a tshirt made then. :D