i was pleasantly surprised, this tea has a wonderfully fragrant smell even when dry, and more when steeped. the aroma is malty – not fermented like how beer smells, but more of a clean, sweet malt smell. added warmed skim milk to it and no sugar. the description says full-bodied, i absolutely second that description.
Flavors: Malt, Sweet
finding myself in hot water again and again…
I grew up in a tea drinking culture, but my parents were seriously hung up on jasmine tea and oolong tea, so I never really had much exposure to other teas. My horizons expanded when I moved to Japan and discovered genmaicha (roasted rice tea aka popcorn tea). after that, I discovered black teas, red teas, and flavoured teas, how different teas could be by the region, processing methods, water used.
Now I can’t get enough of it!
I experiment with different teas, blending them sometimes to see what the outcome would be. I find my tastes to be quite diverse, but run away from the more floral side of things. Tie Kwan Yin is probably the only one that most people seem to enjoy, that I don’t. Otherwise I am game for most teas. Fruity? love it. Smoky? Mmm. Earthy? bring it on! Light and vegetal? keep pouring!
Toronto, Canada
