Trying to focus on other things than I should, and that includes this tea. Can’t focus at all today and tomorrow an exam from Mathematics I and honestly… I have no idea. Thanks to derk and White Antlers for small pouch of 3 grams.
But as I am here, and writing this tasting note, I will write it down and hopefully will do again something more important like THAT studying.
I am not a fan of this tea too. It is somehow mixed woody + strongly malty, with hints of metallic or similar taste. I did again two steeps, 3 minutes long and 5 minutes long. Both western.
The first steep was indeed very strong in malty notes. A bit of fruity too, somehow woody. derk says it’s cherry wood, well, it could be that. The mouthfeel was okay, but overall somehow, unbalanced towards the malts.
The second steep was milder in malts. The woody notes stayed pretty much same, and thus it is a bit different but still pretty much strong in quite unfamiliar notes.
Overall, I find those cups too heavy for my stomach. They are bold, and I am lacking the light notes which are common (at least in small quantity) in many other black teas. It’s just not my favourite, but again, let me borrow words from derk — “Whether that’s due to the leaf not coming from ‘ancient’ trees, the processing, or my relative lack of familiarity with Thai terroir, I’m not sure.”
I agree; certainly I don’t have much experience in Thai blacks. Especially in loose leaf. I need to focus on this region for sure. It is a very interresting black tea, but I guess it’s too heavy for me. That’s actually interesting, as I prefer malty and full bodied teas, but for some reason I can’t explain well, this is a very different than others I have tried yet.
Flavors: Dark Wood, Malt, Metallic, Wood
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When I drink Thai blacks, I treat them the way Thai restaurants do; lots of dairy and sugar. The ones I’ve had tend to be very bold.
I tend to avoid breakfast-type teas, so I wasn’t surprised that this was not my favourite. I have an awkward 1.5 or so grams left and am thinking of cold steeping it. Good luck on your exam tomorrow!
Leafhopper It’s going to be an in your face black cold steeped, too. If you use dairy and sweetener in your teas, this one will go down a lot easier with both.
White Antlers, I normally don’t use anything in my tea, but I’ll take this under advisement. :) I was kind of hoping I could dilute it enough for it to be okay.
Oh, sure. Diluting might be just the solution to make it palatable.
Yeah, though that will get rid of the cherry flavour as well. Sigh. #FirstWorldProblems
It was certainly very bold tea. Probably I never experienced that strong (in flavours) tea yet. Kind of shame I hae used all the tea in one session. Maybe next time I have my hands on Thai tea :)
When I drink Thai blacks, I treat them the way Thai restaurants do; lots of dairy and sugar. The ones I’ve had tend to be very bold.
I tend to avoid breakfast-type teas, so I wasn’t surprised that this was not my favourite. I have an awkward 1.5 or so grams left and am thinking of cold steeping it. Good luck on your exam tomorrow!
Leafhopper It’s going to be an in your face black cold steeped, too. If you use dairy and sweetener in your teas, this one will go down a lot easier with both.
White Antlers, I normally don’t use anything in my tea, but I’ll take this under advisement. :) I was kind of hoping I could dilute it enough for it to be okay.
Oh, sure. Diluting might be just the solution to make it palatable.
Yeah, though that will get rid of the cherry flavour as well. Sigh. #FirstWorldProblems
It was certainly very bold tea. Probably I never experienced that strong (in flavours) tea yet. Kind of shame I hae used all the tea in one session. Maybe next time I have my hands on Thai tea :)