1908 Tasting Notes
This was a really interesting tea, the steeping recommendations were for 2 tsps for 30 seconds in 190 F water. Lacking a working thermometer I had to guestimate on the water temp, but it doesn’t seem to have hurt anything.
The first steep had a sort of clear, slightly sweet taste (I have no idead what to compare it to) on the tip of the tongue which faded into a baked flavour I’m familiar with in my Formosa Oolongs (although not as strong).
The second steep (for 1 min) tasted much more vegetal, almost like a green tea – did someone switch the leaves on me while I wasn’t looking?! It also had that hint of clear sweetness, particularly as it cooled.
Apparently I was gripped in a fit of insanity this morning because I decided to re-steep the leaves from the last cup. The tea was even muddier than before (I was hoping it would be less) and the flavour still unimpressive. Bleh.
I steeped this for less time than before (4 min) and now I can taste the green tea a little better.
looks at the ingredients list Apparently there’s also supposed to be lemongrass in here somewhere, although I can’t taste it.
Preparation
Drank this with milk this morning.
do you mean you just creamed the tea with milk or you warmed milk with the teabag?
No, I just added some skim milk after it was done steeping. I’d like to do a traditional-style chai one of these days but I either lack the time or am too lazy. ;)
Great way to have it, with milk. Good choice.
Thanks. :) Most chais are too harsh for me to drink plain, although I try to be careful not to drown the flavour either when I add stuff.
Specifically Tea had to order this in from their supplier, The Tea Center, because they don’t keep it in stock.
This tea smells and tastes and lot smokier than I was expecting given that it’s a blended tea. It wasn’t bad but it smelled like it would be almost on par with some straight Lapsang Souchongs I’ve seen. The addition of skim milk dampened down the BBQ flavour somewhat, so it still made an enjoyable morning cuppa.
Preparation
The flavoured rooibos wasn’t too tart like I find certain blends are, and there was the distinct but not over-powering sweet-almond taste of marzipan present. It makes a great evening cuppa.
