I was incredibly impressed with this one. I’ve had very few other floral teas, and man, does this taste like sweet orchids and honeydew melons. I steeped for about 3 minutes the first time with a heaping tea spoon and it was fairly vegetal at first with a sweet pea sweetness followed by the florals, but then I steeped it again five more times and it got sweeter and sweeter and sweeter. It has a black’s bold body, but the orchid is more like an oolong note, and the color and overall sweetness is a lot more like a green tea. This is really a black tea for green tea lovers. I personally tasted little astringency, but that mild astringency is again closer to an oolong or a green astringency being grass like. If you otherwise steep it lighter, it’s not nearly as astringent. This is perhaps one of the best teas that I’ve had from Teabox just by it’s sheer sweetness, strength, and full profile. I’d only say it’s complex because of the little nuances from other teas it offers, but an expert would better answer the question of complexity.
Like I said before, Darjeeling Blacks are Teabox’s specialty. I’d recommend a try, but to those who like unusual, grassy teas, green teas, and unconventional Darjeelings.
Flavors: Flowers, Grass Seed, Honeydew, Melon, Orchid, Peas, Sweet, Sweet, Warm Grass
