August Sipdown Prompt – a tea with orange flavor
I am going to drink two teas with orange flavor because the other one really just needs to be sipped down already.
This one is not a sipdown, but it is one I don’t serve when Ashman is home because he is not a big bergamot fan, though he will tolerate it if there are other flavors. That really makes tea hang around when I am the only one drinking it! It is not one I would consider a shelf staple but it is one I am happy to drink. In this flavor category, I think I would get Magic from Gurman’s as a replacement.
This tea has a lot of bad reviews, but I like it. Mostly I love the aroma of the dry leaves and the liquor. Lots of people get “soap” from it, but I don’t. I feel like the orange and mandarine aromas are strong in mine and I like that. I really enjoy it with breakfast. I am considering mixing this with Fortmason from Fortnum and Mason, which is okay but lacks dimension. I think the addition of this tea to it would make Fortmason more interesting.
The base is lightly brisk which always makes it nice with food to me.
One thing I dislike is Kusmi’s new tin design. The lids are too loose and I foresee lots of tea spillage accidents in their future. The old tins were very similar but somehow the lids were much more secure.
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It’s been ages since I tried this one, but I don’t even remember the orange! Then again, I don’t generally enjoy florals so that element was probably too much for me. :P
Oh, and I agree, the lids on their new tins are awful! Not sure whose idea that was… .
It’s been ages since I tried this one, but I don’t even remember the orange! Then again, I don’t generally enjoy florals so that element was probably too much for me. :P
Oh, and I agree, the lids on their new tins are awful! Not sure whose idea that was… .