Neato! I likey this one. Thanks Amy O for sharing!!!
The blend is very comforting, soothing even. Strong, but I like it that way. The Assam and lapsang work well together, and like Amy mentions, I suspect there is some Ceylon as well.
Knowing that there would be a fair bit of astringency, I let the water cool in my cup for about ten seconds. I’m not sure what temp that would have brought it down to (97 maybe?) but it seems to have worked because the astringency is not so bad. I definitely get that sourness in the aftertaste though.
One thing I like is that I can actually taste something besides lapsang. Too often in lapsang blends, it takes over the whole cup so that there might as well not be anything else in there for all the smokiness. Here, the smoke definitely dominates but not to the point of overshadowing the other notes.
Anyhow, thanks Amy!! :)
This is You :-D
glad you liked it.
I knew I would! lol thanks again!