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So today I made this tea in my Finum .8 tea infuser pot. 2 healthy teaspoons…I have a tendency to use a bit more tea when the leaves are more in tact, because my Polish logic says that there’s more air in the measuring spoon if the leaves are in bigger pieces, so I need to use more tea…. who knows if I’m correct or not, but today’s teaspoons led me to a nice, low astringency cup of assam, with a nice malty taste and a bottom note of raisin and sweet potato. At least that’s what my mouth is telling me. I’m not getting the baked bread note that others have mentioned as much as the malt from this cup (well, 2 cups, but don’t tell my doctor) but that’s fine. This is a well balanced tea that doesn’t leave my tongue feeling all dried out after drinking it, which I love. Drank with rock sugar and 1% milk. Handled them well. So far, one of most refined Assams I’ve had….but I’ve only just begun!

Flavors: Malt, Raisins, Sweet Potatoes

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
Sami Kelsh

Ohhh, baby. This sounds like a good ’un!

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Sami Kelsh

Ohhh, baby. This sounds like a good ’un!

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Spot or pot, I love a cup!

I learned to drink tea while living in Dublin in the early 80’s, so as you can imagine, I am a hearty brew lover, and take tea with milk and honey. I am trying to expand my horizons with tea….that is why I’m now on Steepster! Joined in January 2014.

Currently loving strong black teas that hold up to milk and honey well. I have a curiosity about keemuns and yunnans, but smoky ones are out. Green and white teas are off my radar, but making little forays into oolong and darjeeling tea. Herbal? So far only cacao tea has gone into regular rotation in my tea routine.

I do like some naturally flavoured teas…almond, vanilla, cardamom, ginger. This seems to be mostly in the cooler months…but mostly I’m an unflavoured tea drinker.

Life is too short for bad tea and bad bread.

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