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“Opening the packet and taking a quick sniff reveals a mild mixed fruit scent. Further inspection shows very large leaves that are: black, curly, long, thinly rolled and are dark black with some...” Read full tasting note
“This tea isn’t too fruity, but has a crisp-ness to it. I might have steeped it too long because it’s a little bitter. Hopefully not forgetting about it for twenty minutes next time will yield a...” Read full tasting note
Hillside Blend Black, a flavored Tea Blend based on a black tea collected and produced by members of the local Lahu hilltribe from semi-wild ancient tea trees in Fang province, in a unique way capturing the atmosphere of the forest- and cropland-covered northern Thai mountains, where the black tea for this exquisite tea blend is cultivated in altitudes around 1000 meters, through the skillful addition of a popular mix of fruit and spices such as cranberry, ginger, apple, strawberry and cherry.
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Opening the packet and taking a quick sniff reveals a mild mixed fruit scent. Further inspection shows very large leaves that are: black, curly, long, thinly rolled and are dark black with some golden tips present. Spreading the mixture out also exposes a couple of large fruit pieces. A closer sniff-spection adds sweet wood to the mild fruit tone.
Steeping Parameters: 5g of blend. Boiling water. 320ml vessel. 3-4 Minute Steep.
Once steeped the tea liquid is amber with a red hue and bares a sweet, strawberry fruit scent with undertones of wood and sour malt.
The first few sips reveal delicate yet sweet fruit notes with some astringency and a sour malt background. The after taste is sweet and fruity whilst not being too overpowering. The fruit is coming through as strawberry sweet but cranberry sour/tart.
As it cools the sour malt comes through a little more but the after taste is fruity and it lingers with the malt, adding some dryness to it all. Perhaps slightly perfumed over all but in a nice contrast to the malt.
The rest of the cup remained rather consistent in terms of strength and flavour. I know I bigged up Siam Tee at the start of my review and while this is not my favourite blend it is still a good job. In terms of quality they are one of the best available. No broken or finely chopped leaves here! The black base is stronger than the fruit but that is to my preference, with such a good quality black tea I want to be able to taste it. So think of this as a black tea with added fruit flavours rather than a fruit tea that happens to contain black leaves.
More info: http://sororiteasisters.com/2016/05/11/hillside-black-tea-blend-siam-tee/
This tea isn’t too fruity, but has a crisp-ness to it. I might have steeped it too long because it’s a little bitter. Hopefully not forgetting about it for twenty minutes next time will yield a better cup. Haha! /UserError
