14 Tasting Notes
I tried this one last fall, and I don’t know what it was – but I wasn’t super impressed at that time. It seemed a little bland.
I received 50g from my mom as a birthday gift this year, and to humor her I made a pot of it for her and the other guests. WOW – what a difference! This time it was delicious and spicey and pumpkiny – everybody loved it. I was much more favorably impressed this time and will definitely make it again. I had it with a touch of sugar, no milk, and it was perfect. I can only imagine how good it would be as a latte.
Preparation
My first tasting note on Steepster – yay!
I haven’t been a loose-leaf tea drinker for very long, but one of my favouritest teas for a long time has been Twining’s Lady Grey. When I found this Baroness Grey loose leaf tea, I thought I’d give it a try. It was very reasonably priced and I didn’t have much to lose.
When I got my tea in the mail, this was the first bag I pulled out. I was disappointed at the initial smell, which was rather bitter and astringent. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I brewed it! Drinking it without milk and sugar, I found the bergamot to be a little bit overwhelming, but with milk and sugar it mellowed out a lot and became very smooth. I found this tea to be fairly similar to the Twinings variety, but without the “Froot Loops”-esque aftertaste I sometimes get with that one. As the tea cooled, I found the lemon became much more pronounced (and even overbearing) for the last few dregs.
I brewed 1.5 tsp for 5 minutes and it came out a tad weak – I will brew it longer next time.
