I’ve seen this one make the rounds on Steepster before advent, so I’m glad to finally have the chance to sample it! And oh my stars, the dry leaf smells delectable! It has such a deep caramelly/pecan sweet aroma! I hope that translates into the brewed cup…
Well, after brewing the whole kitchen smells divine, like a baked dessert. I’m still getting that nutty/caramelly aroma, but now a very strong sweet, baked cinnamon note is present, and it smells like some sort of pastry has just come out of the oven. The brewed tea is… hmm. I feel like I need a little bit more “oomph” compared to the strong aroma I’m getting, I think. That isn’t to say I’m not tasting anything at all, because I am; there is a sweet nuttiness with a lingering cinnamon aftertaste, and the nuttiness is starting to fill out on my tongue even more as my tea cools a bit. I think it’s actually the base that may be my issue, that I want it to feel a little fuller, as somehow the black tea itself is coming across a little thin to me? Fuller/thicker, with the same flavors, just amped up to compensate for a stronger base. I think that would make this just right.
So, excellent tea, I just feel a few tweaks could make it a more perfect execution. I would actually consider getting this one, because with more leaf and the ability to experiment a bit with steeping parameters, perhaps I could get it just a bit closer to what I’m looking for compared to a one-brew sampler.
Flavors: Caramel, Cinnamon, Nutty, Pastries, Pecan, Sweet
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I just took the last sips of my cup of this! I feel like the sweet scent without the taste of sweetness makes it a little hollow and one dimensional. I didn’t get around to adding sugar to test my theory before finishing my cup, so it remains a hypothesis.
I felt it tasted sweet at first, and then later into the cup (the cooler it got), the more pithy/less sweet it tasted, so you may be right. Definitely one I would experiment with if we cross paths again!
I’m the outlier today, I wasn’t a fan. It tasted too artificial for me, and a bit cloying. But I’m glad everyone else is liking it so far! :D
I did get hints of that too, Cameron. Luckily it was more fleeting for me!
I just took the last sips of my cup of this! I feel like the sweet scent without the taste of sweetness makes it a little hollow and one dimensional. I didn’t get around to adding sugar to test my theory before finishing my cup, so it remains a hypothesis.
I felt it tasted sweet at first, and then later into the cup (the cooler it got), the more pithy/less sweet it tasted, so you may be right. Definitely one I would experiment with if we cross paths again!
I’m the outlier today, I wasn’t a fan. It tasted too artificial for me, and a bit cloying. But I’m glad everyone else is liking it so far! :D
I did get hints of that too, Cameron. Luckily it was more fleeting for me!