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“Fortnum & Mason Advent Day 11 This is a new to me tea! I think there are three or four in this advent that I have never had before and I am excited to run into one today. I was a little put off...” Read full tasting note
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Fortnum & Mason Advent Day 11
This is a new to me tea! I think there are three or four in this advent that I have never had before and I am excited to run into one today.
I was a little put off when I saw that not only is it a black and green blend, but the green is a jasmine.
I made it like black tea with boiling water but kept the steep just shy of four minutes. At first I thought it was super sharp and harsh, but as I kept drinking, it just started reminding me of darjeeling. Since I like darjeeling prepared with a low temp and short steep, I decided to try again.
This time I turned the kettle down to 175F to pamper the jasmine green and kept the steep at three minutes. Now the color of the steeped tea is lighter and the jasmine is definitely coming out more. I think I prefer it this way.
Ashman had already prepared his and gone by the time I made mine, and later told me that he added milk and sugar because he wasn’t wild about it. He didn’t notice that it had green tea in it and had prepared it like a black tea.
It was a decent tea, but not one I would buy. I am very glad to have tried it, though!
Exploring tea!
Yes, and I am so glad there is enough to experiment with, because otherwise I would have thought this tea was just a big nope with no redeeming values!