Another sample from A Quarter to Tea – thank you! I HAD to try this one as well. Ceylon black tea with walnuts and bananas! I made sure to get that big piece of banana into the infuser! Sadly, any Ceylon is not my favorite. The description says “rich” Ceylon but to my tastes, Ceylon is anything but rich. Sadly there wasn’t as much banana or walnut flavors as I was hoping either. As it cools, there are hints of banana and walnut. The second steep was the same. I’m probably not steeping this one correctly but there isn’t enough sample to figure that out. Maybe I should be using two teaspoons for a whole mug. http://www.etsy.com/shop/AQuarterToTea
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for a mug filled 3/4 // 7 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 3-4 min
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Give that bad boy a 4-5ish minute steep from the start and it’ll bring out the flavor a lot better, it also gets a bit of butteriness from the longer steep too, which I’m pretty sure where my brain got the ‘rich’ from. :) I agree that Ceylon definitely doesn’t fit that bill on it’s own!
I’ll be sure to try 5 min for the remaining tsp!
I’m waiting eagerly for my samples! Do you know if it’s a low or high grown Ceylon (or the specific region it’s from)? Personally, I’ve found that I’m a greater fan of low grown Ceylon. To me, high grown is definitely more floral/delicate. Totally not “rich”; a nice smooth medium body…
It’s a lower grade of St James estate, so Uva region. Should have a little more body than a higher altitude Ceylon, and be rich comparitively, but I definitely agree that was a faux pas on my part.
Give that bad boy a 4-5ish minute steep from the start and it’ll bring out the flavor a lot better, it also gets a bit of butteriness from the longer steep too, which I’m pretty sure where my brain got the ‘rich’ from. :) I agree that Ceylon definitely doesn’t fit that bill on it’s own!
I’ll be sure to try 5 min for the remaining tsp!
I’m waiting eagerly for my samples! Do you know if it’s a low or high grown Ceylon (or the specific region it’s from)? Personally, I’ve found that I’m a greater fan of low grown Ceylon. To me, high grown is definitely more floral/delicate. Totally not “rich”; a nice smooth medium body…
It’s a lower grade of St James estate, so Uva region. Should have a little more body than a higher altitude Ceylon, and be rich comparitively, but I definitely agree that was a faux pas on my part.