When I opened this package and inhaled, I smelled a lot of butter. Actually, it wasn’t all that unlike opening a package of popcorn! Not to be at all deterred though, I went to prepare it.
I tried my first cup with a bit of cream, and for some reason, I couldn’t really detect the caramel and vanilla notes. I stirred in some rock sugar and that brought them out a bit, but it certainly was not an “in your face” caramel or vanilla.
I made a second cup and steeped a bit longer this time, only adding in rock sugar (as I worried that the cream addition had muted the flavours slightly). I enjoyed it, that much is for sure, and I’ll certainly be happy to finish up the sample, but I don’t know if i’ll be ordering this one (which is slightly sad, although to be honest I already want like a million ounces of the cantaloupe and cream so my bank account may be heaving a sigh of relief). This was also my first experience with an assam (even an assam base), and I still haven’t made up my mind about it. I think I’m just used to my black teas being really strong.
I may use more leaf next time—the great thing about Butiki teas (it would seem) is that they are very open to experimentation.
Thanks Stacy!
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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.
As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!
Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.
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Ontario, Canada
