Trying the 2015 version this morning. I had been avoiding opening it until I used up the 2014 but I couldn’t help myself any longer. This is the 2015 Summer blend.
Erhmagerd.
Pure brown sugar and molasses with enough bite to make you know you have a tiger of an Assam blend. Followed my normal method of Western steep at just off boiling for 3+ minutes then let it cool for about 5 minutes. That step of cooling from scalding hot to warm seems to make all the difference in bringing out the malty, sweet notes in an Assam, at least for me.
It’s been so long since I had GTT/Vadham’s Signature Malt Assam I can’t remember which one I preferred – this one or that one. But this is a wonderful Assam.
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C
3 min, 45 sec
1 tsp
6 OZ / 177 ML
wow heh
Yeah… I really need to work on expanding my descriptive vocabulary. There are things going on in this scent that I just can’t describe.
it sounds delicious!
I loved this one, too :)