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drank golden tip assam by Postcard Teas
423 tasting notes

When I visited Postcard Teas for the first time last year, the shop owner was dealing with a customer who wanted a smooth, non-astringent Assam. “He wants a Dian Hong, or some other Chinese tea”, I thought to myself as I perused the shelves, “there’s no such thing as non-astringent, subtle Assam”. So I was completely taken off guard when the owner said “of course” and handed him a tin of this tea (mentioning that the the bag refill was cheaper, which was decent of him, I thought. He could have given him the tin as the only option and the buyer wouldn’t have known better). Well, I wasn’t planning on buying any Assam that day, but once I overheard that conversation, of course I HAD to try that tea. I was halfway expecting it to be a standard, good-quality Assam, no more, no less. But it isn’t. It’s a class onto itself. There’s a bracing, tasteful bitter tinge to its malty sweetness that gives it depth, but the dryness, the mouth puckering so common after drinking Assam… It’s not there. I had a super long, super tiring day, and I desperately need to wake up. I almost without thinking grabbed this tea, even though I never drink Assams in the evening. It hit the spot exactly, in a “grandma is bringing tea and biscuits, and we’ll sit on the sofa and you’ll relax and tell me all your troubles so that I can hug and comfort you” kind of way. Minus the mothball smell, of course…

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 1 min, 30 sec
RiaDarling

Wow. I am so disappointed I did not try some of that now! I commented to him that I try to drink milk with tea as it’s the only way I get calcium and he suggested three that would be best with milk-the Supernatural black (and your description of that was bang on-that is exactly the way it struck me but I’m not quite so articulate in my descriptions), the vanilla and the Beijing Breakfast. The Beijing Breakfast is AMAZING. It’s brilliant. It has a strong malty, nutty, flavor that’s like a tea AND a cereal so that’s what I use in the morning but I often crave a cup in the evening as well. Great with milk but just as good solo. One of the most mellow and complex teas that I have had. I reordered it before I had even opened some of the others that I had purchased while I was there!

NofarS

Thank you! :) I love their Beijing Breakfast! It’s such a wonderful and different take on breakfast tea.

RiaDarling

I went ahead and ordered this Assam from Postcard based on your comments. So excited! I have not tried it yet as I just got back from Australia and was given a variety of T2 teas to try (mainly flavoured breakfast blends)but will let you know when I do!

NofarS

I hope that you like it! Such pressure :)

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RiaDarling

Wow. I am so disappointed I did not try some of that now! I commented to him that I try to drink milk with tea as it’s the only way I get calcium and he suggested three that would be best with milk-the Supernatural black (and your description of that was bang on-that is exactly the way it struck me but I’m not quite so articulate in my descriptions), the vanilla and the Beijing Breakfast. The Beijing Breakfast is AMAZING. It’s brilliant. It has a strong malty, nutty, flavor that’s like a tea AND a cereal so that’s what I use in the morning but I often crave a cup in the evening as well. Great with milk but just as good solo. One of the most mellow and complex teas that I have had. I reordered it before I had even opened some of the others that I had purchased while I was there!

NofarS

Thank you! :) I love their Beijing Breakfast! It’s such a wonderful and different take on breakfast tea.

RiaDarling

I went ahead and ordered this Assam from Postcard based on your comments. So excited! I have not tried it yet as I just got back from Australia and was given a variety of T2 teas to try (mainly flavoured breakfast blends)but will let you know when I do!

NofarS

I hope that you like it! Such pressure :)

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An Israeli computer programmer with a passion for tea (mostly bought in yearly shopping sprees in the UK), particularly black, oolong and white. I don’t generally enjoy flavoured teas or herbal infusions, but if a tea sounds interesting and smells nice I’ll most definitely try it. I drink several cups of tea a day, usually one or two in the morning, another one after lunch and one or two in the evening. My favourite tea so far is Lao Cong Zi Ya from Norbu Tea, but I’m constantly trying new teas. Only in the past year have I branched into Pu’erh and non-roasted oolongs. Finding good tea in Israel is difficult, so I import most of my teas from yearly visits to London, or from online retailers. If you see something in my cupboard that sparks your interest and you would like to swap with me, then please message me. I’m almost always up for a swap.

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