Whoop! I snagged the last two boxes of black tea in 50 miles of me! I may not be kidding. The local stores here, in my neck of Mexico, generally stock green tea or various herbal tinctures (in tea bags only). What little black tea makes it south of the border is not enough for the tourist gringo demand. In fact, this is the first black tea I have seen in a couple of months and both boxes are Stash.
One is Earl Grey and the other is English Breakfast. As my boyfriend says, warm and wet, with a tag to remind you are drinking “tea”. I hesitate to say this is “bad” tea. It isn’t. In fact, the tea is quite a good base. It is sweet and not bitter with a pleasing saltiness and a hint of bergamot and a gentle lemony nose.
But that gentleness is really the problem here. The tea is weak and lacks body and the bergamot flavor compliments the tea strength perfectly.
I made this first cup with 8 oz boiling water and steeped for 4 minutes. To get more flavor I will try using two tea bags and 5 minutes steep next. If it takes two tea bags to get enough flavor for one cup of tea then this is expensive tea to drink. Still, with nothing else in my cupboard, this is Mexico so I am happy to have it. Recommended with reservations.
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Somewhere on the Sea of Cortez is a soggy gypsy. Right now she is probably in the galley making another cuppa. She can’t read the weather but she can read your tea leaves.
