This. Freaking. Tea.
I got my last Butiki order in the mail and this is the second tea I have tried from it tonight (yes, my tasting notes are out of order but I loved this one too much to wait to write a review for the first tea!).
This makes me even more sad that I can never order again, oh how I wished I had found this tea earlier so I’d have had more time to stock up on it! Don’t know why it wasn’t more popular here. Weird.
Anyway!
The dry leaf aroma was pretty bready, which made me excited! While it steeped that aroma was replaced by just a really bold wave of black tea. It smelled so strong that it came off almost bitter, which dashed my hopes a bit.
But when I went to drink it everything changed!
Yeah, it had a bitter edge to it, but it was still smooth enough to make for a thoroughly pleasant cup.
The main taste in this one was malt.
I have been trying to search for the best malty teas, and holy Shanghai! This is one of the best I’ve ever had! It is a bummer that I didn’t try it earlier, but I’m so happy to have half an ounce of this one. It’s delicious!
If anyone gets this tea and hates it, hit me up, I’d probably be willing to swap for it! :D
If you like malty teas you will seriously lovee this one!
Another win from Butiki Teas!!
Flavors: Bitter, Malt, Smooth
Comments
OMG I love this tea. SO good. I have another CTC that’s similar, but less malty.
CTCs are my comfort teas. :D
I have only ever had one other CTC teas, it was just Harney & Sons.
If you have any recommendations, I’d love to know so I can try more, OMGsrsly!
Unfortunately everything is local. I love the Rungagora from teacentre.ca (if it was in stock I’d send you some, but it’s my precious). Also, Janet’s Special Teas in Sidney has one I’m really liking, a Bukhial. I’m sure you can find these teas elsewhere. I usually find CTC Assams, though, so Crimson Horizon is quite different.
Oh okay, well was worth asking. If you ever find a really good one that isn’t local, please let me know so I can buy it and try! (:
They’re pretty common teas. If you see a CTC from Rungagora or Bukhial (I think these are gardens?) then it’s probably the same one.
OMG I love this tea. SO good. I have another CTC that’s similar, but less malty.
CTCs are my comfort teas. :D
I have only ever had one other CTC teas, it was just Harney & Sons.
If you have any recommendations, I’d love to know so I can try more, OMGsrsly!
Unfortunately everything is local. I love the Rungagora from teacentre.ca (if it was in stock I’d send you some, but it’s my precious). Also, Janet’s Special Teas in Sidney has one I’m really liking, a Bukhial. I’m sure you can find these teas elsewhere. I usually find CTC Assams, though, so Crimson Horizon is quite different.
Oh okay, well was worth asking. If you ever find a really good one that isn’t local, please let me know so I can buy it and try! (:
They’re pretty common teas. If you see a CTC from Rungagora or Bukhial (I think these are gardens?) then it’s probably the same one.
Well good to know!