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“Assam tea of the morning here. 3/4 of the Upton tea sampler. The leaves are very slender and broken (GBOP = golden broken orange pekoe) This is pretty good, I wish I had the foresight to try it...” Read full tasting note
“More Upton thunderdomin’. This morning it was TA38 Mangalam Estate Assam GBOP Clonal SPL vs. TA48 Doomni Estate Assam GFBOP. Both brewed up that deep red characteristic of Assam. Both smell...” Read full tasting note
The leaves of this very fine tea have an attractive appearance and a wonderful, rich aroma. The cup is sweet, with malty nuances and fruity notes. This tea can nicely accommodate a splash of milk.
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Upton Tea ImportsAssam tea of the morning here. 3/4 of the Upton tea sampler. The leaves are very slender and broken (GBOP = golden broken orange pekoe)
This is pretty good, I wish I had the foresight to try it plain before I dumped in my usual soymilk that I drink with assams. I’m getting a lot of malty flavor with a bit of chocolate and a trace of bitterness in the finish. I wonder why you need your leaves broken if you’re drinking the tea in loose leaf form… anyway this is pretty good but a bit pungent and strong even with the addition of soymilk. An eye opener for sure but not something I would need to have around on a permanent basis.
I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!
More Upton thunderdomin’. This morning it was TA38 Mangalam Estate Assam GBOP Clonal SPL vs. TA48 Doomni Estate Assam GFBOP.
Both brewed up that deep red characteristic of Assam. Both smell malty and a bit dark chocolate-y. An early whiff of bitterness, also usual.
Very bitter! Even for me. As such it takes very well to a healthy splash of milk and pinch of sugar, which makes it taste more like coffee or chai, very rich and robust. With some of the bitterness tamed, the chocolate (the dark, intense kind) really comes out! I went from thinking this would be promising based on aroma dry and brewing to fearing I hated it because it was way too bitter to finding it a gem with lots of milk added.
This feels like a strong tea both in flavor and caffeine—I’m a bit jittery now!—and as such I think I’d only drink it when in the mood for something like coffee (which these days is rare). But when that mood strikes, it’ll do the job very nicely.
