So, I went out on a limb and bought a pound of this tea.
We shall see if I made a mistake or not.
Since it is blended with Earl Grey and has Lapsang Souchong, I was hoping that this was a tea that my husband and I could enjoy many pots of together (EG for me and LS for him)
Smelling the tea in dry leaf form, I can smell the bergamot and a hint of smokiness.
The tea brews up to almost a Maroon color.
Smelling the tea in the cup, and it smells faintly of bergamot and just a nice quality black tea. Not really smelling much LS smokiness at the moment.
Taste is a nice black tea, a hint of bergamot in the background, not much smokiness, but there is something else…there is a honey-like sweetness making itself present.
Very nice breakfast tea, I think I will enjoy it, but I don’t think there is enough smokiness present for the Hubby.
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Interesting… You’d think with a long steep…
Yes, I think I will try that next time.
5 minutes is already pretty long. The Bergamot is likely to get bitter with anything longer.
Hmmm, well, I am wanting a bit more of a bergamot or smoke…or something.
Maybe just add a smidgen more leaves to get a stronger flavor than.
Yeah, I would try more leaf before trying more time, in this case.
Interesting… You’d think with a long steep…
Yes, I think I will try that next time.
5 minutes is already pretty long. The Bergamot is likely to get bitter with anything longer.
Hmmm, well, I am wanting a bit more of a bergamot or smoke…or something.
Maybe just add a smidgen more leaves to get a stronger flavor than.
Yeah, I would try more leaf before trying more time, in this case.