I did a thing. I bought a kilogram of French tea. It’s actually pretty affordable when bought in bulk loose leaf. Those sachets are for royalty!
The aroma of this is absolutely intoxicating!! The exclamation marks coming from a normally reserved derk should give you a clue. It’s such a sweet and tangy, ringing golden yellow plum aroma! With a swirl of soft milky-creamy caramel! A golden bell glinting in the sun, a golden yellow tapestry made of the finest silk. It reminds me of my friend who came by the other night, how strange.
Guessing the base green tea is Chun Mee or maybe a Ceylon green. Those types of tea never wow but whatever it is, it’s a great delivery vehicle for this luxuriously fruity and floral, golden cherry plum note to evaporate ever so slowly in the aftertaste. There’s also this natural apricot in the aftertaste that I do think is from the green tea itself. The body is fairly thick and brisk, very mineral-salty and does have some bitterness to it which lingers for a while on the tongue. I like this part, since it gives the experience some more depth. Caramel flavor enhances the impression of deep sweetness and gently contrasts the sun-blushed redder tones of that beautiful mirabelle plum flavor.
It tastes like a gift from the sun.
Steep twice!
Flavors: Apricot, Astringent, Bitter, Brisk, Caramel, Cherry, Cherry Blossom, Dry Grass, Drying, Floral, Fruity, Milk, Mineral, Plum, Salty, Thick
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That always happens to me when I order from Dammann… Stupid 100g bags. So inexpensive though!
The more to share, though :)
O my word! You know, when I was off steepster, I managed to not buy much tea. Now, of course, I want to buy all the things. You people are killing me.
I’m trying to prune down a 1kg order from Dammann as we speak… QQ
Haha, my finger has been very very close to the add to cart button lately and DF’s is very very tempting, especially now with their list if caramel teas and the calendar. The situation is getting quite dire. I may need special tea furniture if this continues.
That always happens to me when I order from Dammann… Stupid 100g bags. So inexpensive though!
The more to share, though :)
O my word! You know, when I was off steepster, I managed to not buy much tea. Now, of course, I want to buy all the things. You people are killing me.
I’m trying to prune down a 1kg order from Dammann as we speak… QQ
Haha, my finger has been very very close to the add to cart button lately and DF’s is very very tempting, especially now with their list if caramel teas and the calendar. The situation is getting quite dire. I may need special tea furniture if this continues.