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“1st steep: This tea is really lovely. The scent reminds me of the holidays, but the tea is incredibly well balanced. The thyme is very clear and definitely comes through. The base is smooth and not...” Read full tasting note
“I was saving this little treat from Martin for a sleepy morning, thinking it would activate some lazy brain synapses. Wow, did it ever! It is definitely tea-THYME, pun intended! The dry leaf is...” Read full tasting note
“A few years back I had a wonderful black tea with thyme and I didn’t remember what brand it was. Another a few years back I had a black tea with thyme and it was bad. Or at least, not that good....” Read full tasting note
Georgian black tea with thyme
Sensory profile
Intense aroma and taste
Description
A combination of black leaf tea with thyme from Georgian organic farming, without pesticides and artificial fertilizers. Packed on our behalf in Georgia, thanks to which it retains its taste, aroma and health benefits longer. The intense flavor of thyme is softened by black leaf tea. If you still want a more soothing taste, we recommend adding lemon and honey to it. No artificial flavors or dyes.
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1st steep: This tea is really lovely. The scent reminds me of the holidays, but the tea is incredibly well balanced. The thyme is very clear and definitely comes through. The base is smooth and not astringent at all. A really lovely and unique tea from Martin, thank you!
2nd steep: Just as lovely the second time around. Impressive for a black tea!
I was saving this little treat from Martin for a sleepy morning, thinking it would activate some lazy brain synapses. Wow, did it ever! It is definitely tea-THYME, pun intended!
The dry leaf is about half-and-half black tea to herb, and the thyme comes through first. It’s refreshing—sort of like lemon with pine, but the unusual combination keeps making me think about spaghetti sauce. Probably because my uneducated Midwest palate never seasoned anything else with thyme.
Martin, thank you for broadening my horizons! We aren’t done with hot weather yet—I bet this is doubly zingy on ice.
A few years back I had a wonderful black tea with thyme and I didn’t remember what brand it was. Another a few years back I had a black tea with thyme and it was bad. Or at least, not that good. Since then I am searching for a decent, distinctive thyme black tea and now, I think I have found the gold.
Well, yes… it is a Georgian black tea base, something I have soft spot for. So, I am totally not biased.
It is very intensive. Afterall, on their 5 leaves ranking system, this tea have 4 and 1/2. Very strong black tea, sadly crushed into small pieces, with same size of thyme leaves. I even would say there are twice as much of thyme than tea itself.
Anyway, a great wake-me-up cup of tea, worth two steeps (maybe even three!), both steeped 5 minutes; without any loss of flavour. Yes, it may be quite one-dimensional, because thyme being so strong.
Song pairing (not true anymore :D ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-5YC_oHjE
This one was very unusual—I’d never had a black tea with such a savory herb in it.
I agree! I found the base really worked somehow, happily hah.
I am really happy that you like it. Although unusual, I feel I need to keep it in my cupboard all the time.