When I first made this I made the mistake of following the instructions on the tin and adding a spoon of black tea to the simmering mixture. I forgot that I loath stewed tea, and that was the overpowering flavour I got from this first batch.
I tried again this evening without adding extra tea. It doesn’t look like there’s much tea in the tin so I decided to try to get as much flavour from the spices as possible. I simmered the mixture for 30 minutes. A first cup, with a little honey, was very nice, with a lot of cinnamon sweetness and a little ginger kick. I’m going to leave the rest to settle over night and see how it is in the morning.
I’ve been enjoying adding a spoonful of this to re-steeped black leaves when I fancy a little bit of spice and to keep them going longer.
I really like Samovar a lot, but I wish they would reduce their $100 free shippng threshold.
