Taylors of Harrogate

Delicate, dinstinctive, and sweet! I like this for a lot of the same reasons I like the lighter, sweeter Assam varieties. Can stand up the adding of milk, but I prefer it without.

Too harsh, and the taste is pretty muddled. The real use for this tea is just to steep a huge Thermos-ful and add milk and lots of sugar (amazing builders’ tea, voilà!) The caffeine kick is admirable. Four cups of this put my heart-rate up alarmingly one night. I didn’t get to sleep for hours.

You can get this stuff in either loose-leaf or bagged format. It’s not my favorite Assam, but for a basic kick-around variety, especially bagged? Nice. It’s not too malty for my liking.

I buy the hard water variety – excellent.

Fragrant.

Pretty good, i had to double bag mine.

Brisk, with a little bitterness, but not overpowering in bitterness. A great “get me through this mess of an afternoon” pause.

Serviceable, but the amount of dust in the loose leaf can make it a challenge unless you have a superb strainer.

A bit of a change for breakfast this morning. A round flavor with a little spiciness, but only a touch of bitterness, despite using hotter water than I normally use.

Having with breakfast on a leisurely Saturday morning. A smooth, round flavor with no bitterness. Brewed with slightly cooled water (bring to full boil in kettle, remove kettle lid and wait 2 minutes, then steep), served with a few drops of milk.

Re-steep. Not as full this time around, but still has fairly good flavor.

My “after-breakfast” tea that will carry me through until the afternoon. Water was a little hotter than normal (just off the boil as opposed to a two-minute cool-down), so it’s a little more robust. Just a dot or two of milk in the cup helps soften the sharp edges.

Having this with breakfast. Looking forward to the second steep later on in the day – it holds up surprisingly well!

I think I could have this tea any time, day or night. The flavor is fantastic.

Resteep. Still quite a bit of flavor! Used water a little hotter than the first steep, but no other changes.

Finally bought some more! A nice, round tea, excellent for the afternoon or during lunch.

Tragedy struck – it’s the last of this tin! But good to the last steep. I must get some more soon.

A beautifully grey, drizzly day bringing those fantastic smells that only a summer rainstorm can bring. A moment’s rest from the world with this tea.

I’m running out of my breakfast tea! I have to pick up more.