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“Another gift from a coworker! I was really curious about this tea – it’s obviously named after Kevin Gascoyne who is one of the owners of Camellia Sinensis. Though each owner specializes in...” Read full tasting note
Our expert tea taster, Kevin Gascoyne, who has been specialising in black teas for over 25 years, has come up with this breakfast blend of four of our teas from India, Sri Lanka, Rwanda and Colombia. Blending is an expertise in its own right in the tea industry and this creation will appeal to our classic black tea lovers.
The textures and flavours of this amalgam of leaves combine perfectly, leaving room for the flavour strengths of each tea. A… Read more
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Another gift from a coworker!
I was really curious about this tea – it’s obviously named after Kevin Gascoyne who is one of the owners of Camellia Sinensis. Though each owner specializes in sourcing different types/regions of tea, I would say that out of all of them Kevin is definitely the most public facing and the one who is most prominently involved with different community and industry events. So if CS is going to put out a tea named for one of the owners then I suppose it makes sense it would be him – though I do hope that in time each of the other owners will get a tea that nods to each of their own specialties…
I really enjoyed the taste of this blend of black teas, though! Since he’s most well known for his love of Darjeeling teas and really just teas from India in general, I was kind of expecting something a little more tannic and brisk. Instead, despite a robust full bodied character, this tea is really approachable smooth/round on the palate and the taste was quite sweet! Honey is the note that springs to mind over all others but also flavours of warm freshly baked sweet breads, candied fennel, and graham cracker as well.
The mix of regions is pretty unique too with the mix being Indian, Rwandan, Columbian, and Sri Lankan – all fairly common terroirs for breakfast teas except for Columbia. I do really like the Columbian tea that Camellia SInensis carries, and their Rwanda Rukeri too for that matter! Both terroirs bring a nice character and complexity to this cup!
