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“Adventaggedon Day 10: Tea 1/7 Between being at the office extra days this week and not having any teas well suited for gongfu brewing on the few days I have worked from home, I was really looking...” Read full tasting note
“Kiani Tea Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 10 Glitter tea again? That’s three times already and we’re only on day 10 of 25… I get having one or maybe two glittery teas because it’s the holidays, but...” Read full tasting note
From the Kiani Tea 2021 Christmas Calendar – Golden Monkey with luster dust
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Adventaggedon Day 10: Tea 1/7
Between being at the office extra days this week and not having any teas well suited for gongfu brewing on the few days I have worked from home, I was really looking forward to having a chance to brew gongfu today. I saw that the day’s tea was a Golden Monkey and I got really excited.
Then I opened up the packet and saw the gold luster dust.
I liked the luster dust at first, but as I said in my tasting note for the last luster dust tea… it’s starting to feel over used. We’re only on day ten and this is the third gold shimmer tea. How many more are we going to get!? More than that, I just didn’t feel comfortable brewing the gold luster dust in any of my gongfu teaware because it’s hard to completely clean out and I didn’t want to be finding gold shimmer in my next several session with the teaware. So I was pretty dang bummed out this afternoon…
I did end up brewing the sample Grandpa style which was nice even though it wasn’t what I had been hoping for. I didn’t pay it super close attention because I was still working from home and I didn’t have a lot of spare time today. However, I did enjoy the taste. Reminded me of sweet potato pie, as in actual sweet potato pie and not the sweet potato pie tea from DT. Starchy, nutty, some caramelized sugar type notes. Good.
Kiani Tea Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 10
Glitter tea again? That’s three times already and we’re only on day 10 of 25… I get having one or maybe two glittery teas because it’s the holidays, but this seems excessive to me. Then again, I’m not a fan of gimmicky teas in general.
The golden monkey itself is nice though. Supremely malty and smooth, with a nice chew to it. There’s an almost potato-y flavor as well, like unsalted French fries? So double carbs, ha ha… Not getting a lot else from it other than bread and taters, a bit of brown sugar sweetness perhaps, and a teeny hint of raisin. The aftertaste is a bit more like whole wheat or rye bread.
Not very complex to my palate, but tasty! A lighter black tea that still manages to be very comforting. :)
Flavors: Bread, Brown Sugar, Dried Fruit, Grain, Malt, Potato, Raisins, Round, Rye, Smooth, Sweet
Ha ha, I said almost the exact same thing about the luster dust! XD