This was the tea I chose for my free tea from the sale, and it is SO GOOD! I really didn’t know what to expect. I usually think of assams as dark and malty, but the leaves make me think of a golden tip yunnan. When I brewed it, the aroma was AMAZING. I could just inhale those notes all day! Sweet, bread-y, with a hint of spice. The taste is very much the same. I think the spice note is a bit like nutmeg. I also detected a yam or sweet potato flavor. There is just the slightest hint of malt. This tea is smooth (like all of Stacy’s teas!) and I found it warming , cozy, and comforting. :)
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Another profile facelift! My tastes have changed a lot from when I first discovered loose leaf tea.
I can trace my tea journey back to October 2012, when I discovered DavidsTea. Before that, I had the occasional cup and enjoyed high tea at An Afternoon to Remember, which has since closed.
I went through a period of wanting to try all the teas, and was really into flavored teas, especially dessert blacks, but my tastes have substantially changed over time.
I still enjoy the occasional flavored black or rooibos, but I’m more into unflavored black teas right now and recently, puerh. Chinese black teas are amazing…with their notes of chocolate or sweet potato, who needs a flavored tea? I had a much steeper learning curve when it came to puerh. I used to dump out cups of puerh for tasting like leather. Now, I am really enjoying them. I think it took finding good quality puerh and steeping them gong fu style to really enjoy them.
I also, on occasion, enjoy a good oolong, white, or green tea.
Favorite tea companies right now include: Mandala, Teavivre, Butiki, Golden Moon, Lupicia, and DavidsTea (for teaware mostly).
Just a note: I don’t rate my teas numerically because my iPad doesn’t like the scroll bar. Maybe someday that will change…hint hint, steepster! ;)
P.S. My profile picture is of one of my 2 cats, Holly, who is a little princess but very photogenic, and she loves boxes, including those that bring me tea! :)
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San Francisco Bay Area
Nice, I’ve not tried this one :)
I can send you a sample if you like. Are you still at the same address?
I am! But we could totally swap sometime…
Okay! I’ll put it on the list for a swap. PM me when you’d like to do it!