Sikkim Black Cosmos from Herbs & Kettles

Sikkim Black Cosmos

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Bread, Caraway, Cocoa, Creamy, Grain, Hay, Malty, Rye, Savory, Smooth, Toasty, Woody, Astringent, Dark Bittersweet, Dry Leaves
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Caffeine
High
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Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 12 oz / 354 ml

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Marvelous autumnal flush from the majestic mountains of Sikkim which is reminiscent of a chocolate covered candied orange peel.

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This tastes surprisingly similar to a Fujian hongcha… It definitely has that dark wheat bread with caraway thing going on, and is much smoother than I would expect for an Indian black tea. Very chewy and satisfying, with a toasty grain note, and a touch of wood and hay. It’s a bit like a combination of something like a Bailin Gongfu with a late flush Darjeeling.

It’s a bit of a far cry from the notes it’s supposed to have ha ha, they describe it as chocolate orange and list a bunch of other sweet and fruity notes. I can see a touch of toasty, unsweetened cacao, but nothing about it tastes sweet to me at all. It’s more on the savory and malty side IMO. But I really enjoyed it, so I don’t suppose it matters ha ha!

Flavors: Bread, Caraway, Cocoa, Creamy, Grain, Hay, Malty, Rye, Savory, Smooth, Toasty, Woody

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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1962 tasting notes

This smells super chocolatey. It transfers to the flavor a bit, but there’s also an astringency that isn’t great.

Flavors: Astringent, Dark Bittersweet, Dry Leaves

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