Continuing with the project to get through all the teas in my cupboard and write a note about them, I am almost to the end of 15 out of 21 cupboard pages. w00t! And even more yay because until this morning, I had 22 cupboard pages. But with a spidown I cleared out that pesky page with only one tea on it. So there.
And I’m not fully neglecting my samples either, those little packets that don’t get a place in the cupboard but still take up space in tea world.
Even with all that, I don’t feel like I’m making a terrific dent in my supply here. Sigh. All I know is I haven’t bought any tea since I replenished my (gone) herbal/fruit blend stash months ago. So where they come from I have no idea.
This one is quite smoky in the tin. A woody smoke, like the remains of a wood fire in the fireplace. Charred wood, but not ash, which is fortunate. Not much resin, and no meaty-bacony smell either. Also fortunate.
After steeping, the smoky aroma spreads out and mellows some. It’s still there, but it’s more subtle. Not so much at the center of things as the edges. The color is very pretty, dark reddish-amber.
The tea has sweetness to it, and the flavor isn’t overly smoky though there’s a hint. It’s surprisingly smooth and gentle on the stomach. I would call it a medium-bodied to light bodied-tea. The mouthfeel is smooth and soft.
It’s enjoyable, for when you want a hint of smoke but lapsang is too much. It’s at least as good as I remember the Mariage Freres Lapsang being, though different. Rating accordingly.
Flavors: Campfire, Smoke, Wood
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Wow! That is quite a project! I have done two stash declutterings/organizings of late and am happy with the way things are headed. I am seriously going to try NOT to order any tea (maybe a Keemun for brekkie, tho) and maybe I will actually get things under control.
I, too, am trying to taste and write about all of my teas! Almost there I think. You can do it, hurrah!
@ashmanra – the key word there being “try”! ;)
Yeah, it will take me another several months, I think. But I’m going to keep plugging.
Cameron — go, go, go!
Wow! That is quite a project! I have done two stash declutterings/organizings of late and am happy with the way things are headed. I am seriously going to try NOT to order any tea (maybe a Keemun for brekkie, tho) and maybe I will actually get things under control.
I, too, am trying to taste and write about all of my teas! Almost there I think. You can do it, hurrah!
@ashmanra – the key word there being “try”! ;)
Yeah, it will take me another several months, I think. But I’m going to keep plugging.
Cameron — go, go, go!