Received this one in my swap with Courtney. I love assam. I am sure I have said in many of my reviews that CTC assam is one of my all time favourite teas.
This one is not a CTC version, but the leaves are quite small. There is not much smell to the tea dry. Brewed there is a very, very light assam smell. Slightly sweet.
The brewed tea is OK. I had quite high hopes for this one. I am not getting any malt, which is the most disappointing part. It is only moderately bold. There is a mild sweet honey flavour. I am not getting much spice either that is described in the description of this tea. To me, this one is almost bordering on a Ceylon. I am also getting a light metallic tang in the aftertaste, which I have had with some assams before.
The tea itself it good, I just prefer a much bolder and maltier assam. I think it may have been better with a larger quantity of tea, I used 1 tsp which is what I normally use.
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Sorry this one wasn’t the best for you. I also love Assams, especially the malt of course.
That’s ok. You never know if you try. That is the great (and maybe not so great) thing about swaps. You get to try a bunch of teas to see if you like them, without committing to large amounts. I was still very happy to try it.
Very true. :) I’m excited to try your homemade tea!
Handmade tea, maybe? That is the company name, it is a monthly tea service :)
Ohhh. I thought it said handmade. Well, that’s not quite as fun haha. :P
Thank you very much for the review. We really appreciate it and are hope that overall, you were happy with the tea.
Sorry this one wasn’t the best for you. I also love Assams, especially the malt of course.
That’s ok. You never know if you try. That is the great (and maybe not so great) thing about swaps. You get to try a bunch of teas to see if you like them, without committing to large amounts. I was still very happy to try it.
Very true. :) I’m excited to try your homemade tea!
Handmade tea, maybe? That is the company name, it is a monthly tea service :)
Ohhh. I thought it said handmade. Well, that’s not quite as fun haha. :P
Thank you very much for the review. We really appreciate it and are hope that overall, you were happy with the tea.