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I was really excited to try this tea as I’ve been wanting to try Indian green teas. And a tea that bills itself as sustainable and a perfect pairing with chocolate? Who could resist?
The dry smell is like seaweed, cut grass and swamplands. It intesifed while steeping. I brewed it in my green teapot (Green forest-friendly tea in a green teapot? Why not?) so the red-brown color was a nice suprise while pouring. Even better, the tin’s instructions were fairly close to the times/temperatures I find satifactory.
The taste is musty and vegetal with tones of what I think is oak, a bit of a malty Assam, like the tin says. It very much reminds of Florida everglades. I’ve gotten five good infusions from this tea before it slides away from strong and musty to vaguely herbacious, but still drinkable. I can only hope they harvest this every year for a while.