Annapurna Black Beauty from Klasek Tea

Annapurna Black Beauty

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Black Tea
Flavors
Berries, Citrus, Citrusy, Cocoa, Dust, Grilled Food, Hay, Leather, Malty, Meat, Osmanthus, Peanut, Red Fruits, Salty, Soap
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Edit tea info Last updated by Martin Bednář
Average preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 3 min, 15 sec 4 g 10 oz / 300 ml

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  • “I wish I could’ve gotten this Nepali black tea to work for me since Martin esteems it highly. It’s a very high-pitched aroma tea for me with lots of red berry and citrus; deeper notes of malt,...” Read full tasting note
  • “Martin sent a beautiful little packet of these leaves my way—the kind that are so long you can’t get them on a spoon properly, so you have to guess at proportions just a bit. With new-to-me teas, I...” Read full tasting note
  • “A sipdown! (M: 6, Y: 83) Last one this year. Maybe, maybe not? Sad one? Definitely. Last 4 grams and 90°C water. Well, lovely tea that will be missed; and lots of going here in flavours. As I...” Read full tasting note
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A beautifully crafted, regularly rolled, fully oxidised leaves mainly consisting of young golden tips with a delicate aroma of forest fruits, dark malt and sugar molasses. The dark brownish-red infusion has a round, creamy flavour with hints of vanilla, forest honey and sugar cane and a slight trace of citrus.
Preparation: 3 teaspoons (7 g) per 0,5 l of boiled water, cooled down to 85°C, steep for 2 – 3 minutes.

Lwang Tea Estate, Nepal

A tea garden near the village of Lwang located about 30 km northwest of Pokhara in central Nepal. The relatively small garden covers 0.66 hectares at an altitude of about 1700 metres at the foot of one of the most beautiful Himalayan peaks, Machapuchare. The fishtail-like mountain is sacred to the Nepalese and has never been climbed by any mountaineering expedition. The garden was founded twenty years ago by an association of sixteen local families of the Gurung ethnic group and the tea is grown here in harmony with the local beautiful nature without the use of chemicals. It is planted with clonal shrubs sourced from Darjeeling.

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I wish I could’ve gotten this Nepali black tea to work for me since Martin esteems it highly.

It’s a very high-pitched aroma tea for me with lots of red berry and citrus; deeper notes of malt, leather and cocoa. The taste is less sharp but still tangy-citrusy and malty, also salty and peanutty. Overall, rather tonal. I love that it makes my mouth water but a soapy aftertaste kind of kills it for me.

Thanks, Martin! On to the next Nepali black :)

Flavors: Berries, Citrus, Citrusy, Cocoa, Dust, Grilled Food, Hay, Leather, Malty, Meat, Osmanthus, Peanut, Red Fruits, Salty, Soap

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 10 OZ / 300 ML
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Martin Bednář
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Soapy aftertaste? Shame… I don’t recall that though.

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Martin sent a beautiful little packet of these leaves my way—the kind that are so long you can’t get them on a spoon properly, so you have to guess at proportions just a bit. With new-to-me teas, I tend to err on the side of “don’t overdo it,” so my first cup of these beauties was a touch on the light side, but still malty and sweet.

I’m convinced that this will hold up well to longer and slightly more heavy-handed treatment.
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Martin Bednář
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Ehh, I had it yesterday too and I thought I have overleafed; but actually, nope. I think it is light tea on its own.

gmathis
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I did kind of a sloppy grandpa steep today: popped in some new leaves with the old ones from yesterday, steeped a cup, and iced it down. The flavor still wasn’t overly strong, but it held up well.

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A sipdown! (M: 6, Y: 83)
Last one this year. Maybe, maybe not? Sad one? Definitely.

Last 4 grams and 90°C water.

Well, lovely tea that will be missed; and lots of going here in flavours. As I noticed in first note, from dark fruits through malty notes, honey flavours with the cherry on the top being brown sugar. Round, sweet, flavourful; with distinct flavours and wonderful leaves to the eye (though my last amount had only little of the golden tips).

Affordable and enjoyable. I won’t get next year harvest probably, as I definitely need to cut down tea amounts; but I will keep this tea in mind.
Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 4 g 10 OZ / 300 ML
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