Thanks Roswell Strange for this one.
The dry tea to me smells almost like a cherry cola tea…hmmm… interesting. The brewed tea smells of a very strong, bold breakfast tea…hmmm…interesting.
The tea tastes like a strong black tea. It is very astringent on first sip. But towards the middle of the sip, there is a vanilla taste that does come out. I would describe it more as a fruity vanilla. Almost like there is a slight sour fruit taste mixed in with it, like sour cherry/berry vanilla. By the end of the sip, it is actually smooth tasting, which is where I would guess the velvety part comes in. Hmmm… interesting. This is a very interesting tea. It is totally opposite to what I would expect in regards to the astringency. Overall it is not too bad.
