Mastress Alita’s sipdown challenge Wednesday, February 17th: Random Acts of Kindness Day Tea #2
Courtesy of Kawaii433 a while ago! Thanks very much! I’ve been neglecting this one a bit because I’m not usually seeing the specialness of a roasted tea, but this one isn’t too bad. There is a hint of green under the deep red leaves and the brew is fairly light orange. The roast isn’t too bad, but also tastes like a hint of stevia which obviously isn’t there. Maybe I’m just now making this connection that roasted teas taste like stevia to me. The second steep is much the same, light roast flavor which I like, starchy, maybe hints of squash. Not oversteeped at all at three minutes. The third steep is also great but I can never notice nuance after the roasted notes. But the roast is light, so I like! I definitely wouldn’t consider this “dark roast”.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for full mug // 30 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 28 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #3 // just boiled // 4 min