New Tasting Notes
This tea comes in a “whole leaf pre-measured pochette”, basically, an amped up version of a tea bag. It’s nifty to prepare. It’s just a basic green tea, my grandmother gave it to me and the date on the packaging was over a year old, but it wasn’t opened yet and in an airtight tin so I gave it a try. I think if it were fresher it would have a more pronounced flavor so I squeeze in some lemon and honey to give it depth.
A fairly standard black tea. Nice deep color and decent aroma. I added a good amount of milk and sugar (I don’t usually do that) which helps cut back on the spicy flavor. Right as the spice is about to kick-in in full strength, the sugar and milk come and soften the blow. Even though its a breakfast tea it works well as a mid-afternoon cuppa.
Over steeped time and portion-wise just for kicks. The more/longer you steep the more the smokey flavors comes thru…worth a shot, I guess. But I missed the Grapefruit blend I got from the first attempt…so with this…I think I will follow the instructions to a tee…or should I say TEA? Still a nice strong tea.
