Another one from cookies! I know she was anxious to be the first person to review this one, and it’s such an unusual tea and not what she expected. So I’m going to try it too and see how it tastes to me! The tea leaves themselves are rather small (I looked on DTH’s website to see what kind of tea it is, but all it said was “Chinese”) and they’re very dark, almost jet black in color. There are little shiny brown barley grains mixed in throughout, and they’re quite cute. Dry scent is rich and roasty and reminds me of coffee, with a surprising sweetness.
Wow, it smells even sweeter when it’s steeped up! There are also roasty and woody aromas here, and perhaps even vanilla? Such an interesting and unusual tea… There’s definitely a strong roasted grains flavor combined with a sweet woodiness that reminds me of bourbon vanilla. In the beginning on the sip, there’s something that tastes like green beans with bacon to me. There’s a little touch of roasty bitterness that’s very reminiscent of coffee, which I’ve found in the flavored barley teas I’ve tried as well. I wonder what the base tea tastes like by itself, as all the flavors here are rather unusual!
Flavors: Coffee, Grain, Green Beans, Oak, Peanut, Roasted, Sweet, Vanilla
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I was thinking the base is a Keemun, but I’m not so sure. I kind of want to get the plain roasted barley from DTH to see what it’s like on its own.
I would try it too. I actually have a sample of mugicha from Den’s that Stephanie sent me, will have to see how it is. :)
I was thinking the base is a Keemun, but I’m not so sure. I kind of want to get the plain roasted barley from DTH to see what it’s like on its own.
I would try it too. I actually have a sample of mugicha from Den’s that Stephanie sent me, will have to see how it is. :)