Is it terribly wrong that I dreamt about tea last night? Specifically, I dreamt about THIS tea! I was sipping the cup and a flavor of raisins exploded with each sip. Fast forward to this morning – based on the description this is the very same tea I buy called Ruby #18, a tea I love! I was interested in how it might differ coming from a different distributor.
It differs greatly! I LOVE this! The aroma is magnificent – buy it for that alone if you wish. It smells dark and richly of…raisins or dried fruits, or deep dark fig jam. But the flavor is complex and interesting. I would not add anything to this. The description mentions cinnamon and mint. I don’t get cinnamon or mint, but perhaps the mint they refer to is a high lingering note and mouth tingle that I attribute more to a slight astringency or lingering light smoke. Magnificent! I feel very wise and somber drinking this. I think I may call my children “Grasshopper” today.
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GASP! How could I? I forgot to say, “Thank you, Paul, for all these wonderful teas you sent!”
I got it! There was a flavor I couldn’t pin down, and it was molasses! Rich, deep, dark, sweet molasses!
Glad you like this one- it’s a favorite. I get the deep figgy, jammy, molasses too and love that last little astringent “pop” that clears the way for the next sip.
Indeed! And it was driving me nuts until I finally realized molasses was the note I couldn’t quite pin down. This is really excellent tea – so interesting and complex.
GASP! How could I? I forgot to say, “Thank you, Paul, for all these wonderful teas you sent!”
I got it! There was a flavor I couldn’t pin down, and it was molasses! Rich, deep, dark, sweet molasses!
Glad you like this one- it’s a favorite. I get the deep figgy, jammy, molasses too and love that last little astringent “pop” that clears the way for the next sip.
Indeed! And it was driving me nuts until I finally realized molasses was the note I couldn’t quite pin down. This is really excellent tea – so interesting and complex.