From Daylon R Thomas! Thanks so much for that excellent tea delivery! I wanted to accomplish a few sipdowns before diving into the box. I was extra thrilled to try these Trident teas, ever since I read about them when Daylon originally tried them. Though Trident specifically says this is an assam from India, it most definitely reminds me of a Taiwanese assam. The flavor profile is the same as a PTA – Premium Taiwanese Assam. Somewhat starchy, malty. Maybe slightly different tasting from a Taiwan tea, but in an unlabeled taste test, I bet I would guess a PTA. This is quite delicious and DEFINITELY high quality from this shop. The leaves are huge.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons // 22 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 3 1/2 min steep
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I’m so glad you loved that one. PTA’s are more fruity to me when I try them, but that one is more toffee sweet and drying for me despite having a lot of layers to it.
Yes, I can definitely see that! PTA is usually strawberry to me, with caramel. This also reminded me of a Ruby, which usually is like the nougat in certain chocolates. So this tea was like a mix of those flavors!
I’m so glad you loved that one. PTA’s are more fruity to me when I try them, but that one is more toffee sweet and drying for me despite having a lot of layers to it.
Yes, I can definitely see that! PTA is usually strawberry to me, with caramel. This also reminded me of a Ruby, which usually is like the nougat in certain chocolates. So this tea was like a mix of those flavors!