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“I tried this tea once before when Nepali Tea Traders had an evening tasting when the tea’s were introduced at Happy Lucky’s Tea House. It was a stormy Winter evening (snow!) but nearly 50 people...” Read full tasting note
“Tea of the afternoon – what I really need is a nap but I’m afraid I won’t be sleeping for a while. This tea is intriguing. It’s very aromatic and as I was holding the cup up to my nose I was trying...” Read full tasting note
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“Himalayan Golden– Nepali Tea Traders Dry: Floral, spicy, Mexican oregano, Muscatel Wet: Rich floral- spice note that is soft and delicate Leaf: Gorgeous long, narrow twisted leaves, dark umber...” Read full tasting note
A Sandakphu tea, our signature Himalayan Golden provides a rich, mellow cup of tea with a beautiful golden color and a smooth, buttery finish. Himalayan Gold is a complex, flavorful tea because it is fully oxidized, naturally dried and fired. Full-leaf, loose tea.
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Wet leaf: Uniform mid-brown, good sprinkling of plump bud sets (bud with one leaf) with single leaves. Light floral, slight malt, unsweetened cocoa, biscuits.
Taste: Lightly sweet, blushing floral, fruit, honey, biscuit, spice.
I had expected great things from this tea, but failed to bring out any distinctive flavours on the first infusion. The second and third infusions were slightly improved. There was some sweetness, a bit like raw sugar but more subdued. The aftertaste is a light tingling on the tongue that last for about a minute. Pulling the water temperature back from 95 degrees to 85 degrees allowed for a softer liquor with a pronounced sweet fruit or honey note. There was no ‘creamy’ mouth-feel, but rather a more mineral finish. In fact, I might be tempted to call this Himalaya Ceylon Black.
As this tea cools I am admiring its leaves. They are really beautiful to look at with furry silver to gold loosely twisted buds among dark chocolate brown blades. The dry leaf smells sweet with a hint of smoke.
Using one TSP in 225 ml of 94°C water, I got a pale copper tea that smells of honey sweet potato and cinnamon,citrus tones and a hint of salty butter.
This light bodied tea has bright citrus and sweet potato up front opening up to cinnamon tinged honey mixed with salted butter, with the briefest echo of its roasting process. As it cools there are also slight sweet grain notes, a faint hint of plum and cocoa, and a hint of clover floral tone. It has a sweet honeyed aftertaste.
This tea is both light and bright and very warming and comes across as very elegant. It is sweeter than a Darjeeling, but is not as heavy, grainy,or chocolatey as many of the Chinese blacks I’ve had. This makes a very pleasant afternoon tea.
Thanks boychik for giving me the opportunity to try this tea. I enjoyed it very much!
