I am a BIG black blend tea fan. Frisian blends, Scottish, English, Irish….they’re all good with me, as long as they are married to milk and honey! So obviously, I was rather excited to get my hands on the blends offered by What-Cha. The promise of a blend including Nepal tea was too much to resist. The first time my husband and I tried a cup of this tea, I immediately looked at the bag to make sure I leafed it correctly…. the tea was very weak and non-descript. Hmmmmm…. so I tried again this morning. Sadly, I had the same experience. I use spring water for my tea, so I know it wasn’t the water…. I finally had to use 3 teaspoons of tea in 12 oz of water to get the tea to stand up to milk and sugar. Now mind you, the flavor of the blend isn’t bad, it was just weak. What-Cha uses 2 different Ceylons in this blend (along with Assam and Nepal), and they are what comes through strongest in this blend. There is a woodsy note, as well as a green note that floats languidly in the cup…. but overall, the thin mouthfeel and the lack of roundness in the flavor profile just didn’t make it something I would order again. If you like Ceylons and drink your black tea without milk and sugar, I would give this tea a go…. the Ceylon in this blend seems to offer something inviting, but for me it was just from too far away…..
Flavors: Green Wood, Malt
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I’m sorry it wasn’t quite to your taste, I very much modelled the blends on what I enjoy in a cup of tea and as someone who drinks tea exclusively without milk, in hindsight its unsurprising that the blends can come across on the weaker side. I’ve only produced a limited amount of each blend and when they are sold out, I will take on board all feedback and evaluate what changes need making or possibly drop the current blends and create more unique blends better tailored to the regions I specialise in rather than trying to recreate known blends.
Forgot to say thanks for the tasting notes, I really appreciate your taking the time to write the notes and it is invaluable for me as a retailer to see what needs changing and what does not
You are very welcome! This wasn’t a bad tea by any means, but I guess I was expecting something to put hair on a chest (not mine…my husbands, please.) :) I will anxiously watch for the announcement of your new blends…and I still have the English and the Irish to try!
Hopefully the Irish and English will be more to your taste, as the Irish is predominantly Assam and the English is predominantly Kenyan. Also a longer steeping time of 4-5 minutes should help the strength.
Review of English is up! :)
I’m sorry it wasn’t quite to your taste, I very much modelled the blends on what I enjoy in a cup of tea and as someone who drinks tea exclusively without milk, in hindsight its unsurprising that the blends can come across on the weaker side. I’ve only produced a limited amount of each blend and when they are sold out, I will take on board all feedback and evaluate what changes need making or possibly drop the current blends and create more unique blends better tailored to the regions I specialise in rather than trying to recreate known blends.
Forgot to say thanks for the tasting notes, I really appreciate your taking the time to write the notes and it is invaluable for me as a retailer to see what needs changing and what does not
You are very welcome! This wasn’t a bad tea by any means, but I guess I was expecting something to put hair on a chest (not mine…my husbands, please.) :) I will anxiously watch for the announcement of your new blends…and I still have the English and the Irish to try!
Hopefully the Irish and English will be more to your taste, as the Irish is predominantly Assam and the English is predominantly Kenyan. Also a longer steeping time of 4-5 minutes should help the strength.
Review of English is up! :)