This…Tea…Is…Awesome! I know I tend to love just about everything I try. But really almost everything I have tried of late has been really good. Admitting that – This one may well hold the record for the most malt I have ever smelled in a sample pouch. The leaf is gorgeous. I think it is better looking than the picture. Less orange, more tan, than Teavivre’s Golden Tips but every bit as beautiful. It tastes like liquid malted milk balls. I can’t decide if I am really tasting the chocolate coating or if the mental image is just too hard to shake. The first cup is super smooth with zero bitterness and zero astringency. The second cup is far less malt. It has a slight edge with a mineral note and a fruitiness in the aftertaste.
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mmmm…tips
you just cost me $38. drats….. :)
Thanks once again for another brilliant review Kevin. Thanks for the order donkeytiara, I’ll be sure to include some free samples of black tea.
donkeytiara – Pretty sure this wasn’t that expensive ;)
What-Cha – my wife who seldom tastes tea (because of caffeine) took a sip of this and went, “Whoa!”
Stephanie – I’ll try and set a little back. Just don’t bank on it ;)
Wow, great to hear it induced such a reaction from your wife who isn’t a tea drinker. Although I don’t like to play favourites with my tea, I have to admit that it really is my favourite black.
No, this tea wasn’t $38, but added to the rest I ordered…. :)
Kevin, What brewing parameters did you use for your “Awesome!” cup? I just purchased some. Thanks!
Never mind, I found it: http://theeverdayteablog.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-cha-nepal-2nd-flush-2014-golden.html
Looking forward to reading your take on this one.
Just when I thought I was getting the new tea lust whupped into shape…
mmmm…tips
you just cost me $38. drats….. :)
Thanks once again for another brilliant review Kevin. Thanks for the order donkeytiara, I’ll be sure to include some free samples of black tea.
donkeytiara – Pretty sure this wasn’t that expensive ;)
What-Cha – my wife who seldom tastes tea (because of caffeine) took a sip of this and went, “Whoa!”
Stephanie – I’ll try and set a little back. Just don’t bank on it ;)
Wow, great to hear it induced such a reaction from your wife who isn’t a tea drinker. Although I don’t like to play favourites with my tea, I have to admit that it really is my favourite black.
No, this tea wasn’t $38, but added to the rest I ordered…. :)
Kevin, What brewing parameters did you use for your “Awesome!” cup? I just purchased some. Thanks!
Never mind, I found it: http://theeverdayteablog.blogspot.com/2014/08/what-cha-nepal-2nd-flush-2014-golden.html
Looking forward to reading your take on this one.
Just when I thought I was getting the new tea lust whupped into shape…