Simultaneous first tasting note and a sipdown!
This tea came in a small amount in a beautiful tin, so I must have gotten this with Young Mountain Tea kickstarter waaay back in 2016 lol. Found it in the bottom of my stash and brought it to work to replace my daily black tea.
The leaves are absolutely gorgeous. Long, thinly rolled, smooth needles, with a few silver tips floating here and there. I split the small amount (probably 5g) into my all purpose work kyusu, spent some time with the leaves before finishing up the sample after the first half of the leaves were spent. The tea was so delicious, but I’d rather move on to another equally wonderful tea and keep the ball rolling than to hoard 2.5g lol.
The brew is a warm golden honey, smooth and thick in body. I get classic dark cherry notes and raisin, with only small hint of astringency at the tail end. It’s very clear that this tea was made with skill and love. Gotta love black tea for keeping it’s profile locked away until you’re ready to drink it. I’m adding this to my re-order list for sure.
Flavors: Black Currant, Fig, Honey, Raisins
