Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – January 2024 Tea #9 – A blend made in another country
I wanted to try this with two teaspoons to see if the flavors that were supposed to be there actually made it into the mug (even though this tea is older now, the blend never really had the flavors it was supposed to.) I saw a HUGE piece of vanilla go into the teabag… which actually made me steep this for three steeps. I didn’t want to waste that pricey vanilla! Honestly, all three steeps tasted the same. I steeped the third quite long. This tea is mostly maple, definitely vanilla, with a hint of oakiness. If I had ever had bourbon, I might think it was similar to that. However, there is still zero sense of pancakes or bacon here, or even smokiness from the lapsang, or even anything that hints that there should be puerh here. So if I want a maple vanilla flavored cup, I can go for this one. Overall, two teaspoons didn’t really make a difference, but I’m very glad I steeped it three times. That huge vanilla made it extra tasty.
But re-reading my original note, I noticed marzipan that is now missing, and was not tasting any maple back in the day. Otherwise, in the past it was only that vanilla!
Flavors: Maple, Oak, Vanilla
