I haven’t had this tea in a while so I thought I’d have some for breakfast this morning. I really enjoy this tea and I also wanted to find out how my taste buds were doing. I figured with some of the more delicate flavors in this tea – I might be able to see if my taste buds were getting somewhere back to normal (what is normal?) so that I might be able to start trying some of the newer teas that I’ve recently received.
Unfortunately, my taste buds are not completely in check, but, they’re getting there. The smoky quality of the tea stands out in the first couple of sips, but it is not too smoky. I can taste the smooth buttery characteristic as well, and that makes me smile, as it is one of the aspects of this tea that I have always found so delightfully unusual. The raisin is quite delicate, as is the cinnamon. However, I do note a sweet cinnamon note in the finish that sort of rests upon the palate.
So, my palate isn’t quite up to par just yet, but it’s MUCH better than it was say two weeks ago. I won’t rate this tea numerically just yet, perhaps with the next cup (which, by the looks of it, just may be my last cup of this outstanding tea!)
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As I finish the cup, I notice that the flavors have really come together quite nicely, and it tastes a lot like I remember… that is to say, it tastes like buttered cinnamon raisin toast. The raisin flavor is still a bit more delicate than I remember it being, as is the cinnamon, and I attribute this to my taste buds’ current predicament rather than any fault of the tea, which even without my palate’s full abilities, is still quite enjoyable this morning.
This was such a difficult cup for me to comprehend. All the flavors are there but like you said it’s so delicate!
As I finish the cup, I notice that the flavors have really come together quite nicely, and it tastes a lot like I remember… that is to say, it tastes like buttered cinnamon raisin toast. The raisin flavor is still a bit more delicate than I remember it being, as is the cinnamon, and I attribute this to my taste buds’ current predicament rather than any fault of the tea, which even without my palate’s full abilities, is still quite enjoyable this morning.
This was such a difficult cup for me to comprehend. All the flavors are there but like you said it’s so delicate!