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“From Daylon R Thomas a while ago, thanks very much! Can’t believe only Daylon ever wrote a note for this. Must have been a quick offering from Whispering Pines and then disappeared. The dry leaf...” Read full tasting note
“I lightened up the leaf to 3 grams and 5 oz western this morning. The overall profile was brighter on the orange blossom end and less malty, but very viscous and malty overall. There’s still a lot...” Read full tasting note
This is an organically produced black tea from a remote tea garden in the high mountains (1700m above sea level) of Nepal. When I first tasted this tea, I was blown away by the cleanliness of the taste, and I said “these (this tea and Nepal Black) taste exactly what I would imagine organic black teas from the high mountains of Nepal would taste like”.
My palette is trained mostly for Chinese and Taiwanese teas, so this one has been a bit tough for me to describe, but I’ll try my best!
The flavor is, again, distinctly clean. Compared to Nepal Black, the gold tip version is much more “airy”, with brighter florals and an almost tropical fruit feel to it. It’s like open meadows and summer herbs, with orange blossom honey and a velvety texture. An awesome black tea that I’m grateful to have been able to source!
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From Daylon R Thomas a while ago, thanks very much! Can’t believe only Daylon ever wrote a note for this. Must have been a quick offering from Whispering Pines and then disappeared. The dry leaf looks absolutely my jam: twisty with lots of gold… what I can only describe as a beautiful mess of twisted leaves. :D It’s quite the golden cup! Might be a little light for me, but it’s great for a light tea. Lots of mineral notes. I think the lingering aftertaste might even be better than while drinking it: like a tomato soup that is mostly cream. Then maybe some pine sap and BBQ sauce spices. The second steep is almost FULL buttermilk or cream. Very odd and unique! I don’t think I have noticed buttermilk in a tea before? The leaf looks fierce in appearance, but the flavor is so delicate, I almost wouldn’t guess it was a black tea. Definitely a tea I might occasionally crave, if I’m not in the mood for a strong cup…
Steep #1 // two teaspoons for a mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 4 min
Album: Wye Oak – Every Day Like the Last: Collected Singles
Song: Fortune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNBjdcxB9J4
I lightened up the leaf to 3 grams and 5 oz western this morning. The overall profile was brighter on the orange blossom end and less malty, but very viscous and malty overall. There’s still a lot of dryness, and personally something that reminds me of medium to darker beer ales, giving me some oats and barley malt. Maybe it’s something else lighter like wheat, but this tea gives me a dry beer vibe. Watching the leaves unfurl into a caramel gold color was pretty cool.
I was hoping for more sweetness on this one, but it’s on the drier end of golden bud teas. There’s decent layers and complexity to it even though I need some sweeter notes to balance the dryness for my palette. I think this tea would be great for people who like malty teas or need a higher end lunchtime kind of tea. It’s still delicate enough for later times while retaining heavier elements if you push the leaf. I enjoyed it, though I can see someone else enjoying the remaining grams more than I will.
Flavors: Floral, Malt, Oats, Orange Blossom, Wheat
It was very limited.
In that case, I appreciate getting the chance to try it even more.