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This one smells like incense indeed with its sandalwood and spice aroma. I was a little worried it might taste overly incense-y and was relieved to be greeted with warm spices and honeysuckle instead. It reminded me a LOT of another favorite: Kashmiri Chai.
It makes sense as Kashmiri chai has similar spices (cardamom, star anise) and uses either green tea or lightly oxidized oolong as a base instead of black tea.

For those unfamiliar, this is a unique chai served in Pakistan that’s creamy, lightly spiced, and has a beautiful pink hue. A quick video showing what Kashmiri chai looks and how its prepared: https://www.tiktok.com/@kitchen_diaries_by_zubda/video/7186720975180860677?_r=1)

Thanks derk for sending this tea!

Flavors: Cardamom, Cinnamon, Honeysuckle, Star Anise

Preparation

Boiling

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My Rating Criteria:

95 to 100: Top shelf stuff. Loved this tea and highly recommend it

90 to 94: Excellent. Enjoyed this tea and would likely repurchase

80 to 89: Good but not great. I liked it though it may be lacking in some aspects. I’ll finish it but probably won’t buy again

70 to 79: Average at best. Not terrible but wouldn’t willingly drink again

60 to 69: Sub-par. Low quality tea, barely palatable

59 and below: Bleh

Fell into tea many years ago and for a long time my experience was limited to Japanese greens and flavored Teavana teas. My tea epiphany happened when I discovered jade oolongs. That was my gateway drug to the world of high quality tea and teaware.

For the most part, I drink straight tea but do appreciate a good flavored tea on occasion. I love fresh green and floral flavors and as such, green tea and Taiwanese oolongs will always have a place in my cupboard. After avoiding black tea forever, Chinese blacks have started to grow on me. I’m less enthusiastic about puerh though. I also enjoy white tea and tisanes but reach for them less frequently.

Other non-tea interests include: cooking, reading, nature, philosophy, MMA, traveling when I can, and of course putzing around on the interwebs.

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