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drank Pure Ceylon Dimbula Tea by MlesnA
87 tasting notes

After I was mildly impressed with the single origin Ceylon teas by BOH (sachets) and Basilur (teabags) I was looking forward to trying more single origins from Mlesna.

But…. this tea sucks.

It brews very quickly into that dark peat brown tea colour and has a generic, hearty and tannin black tea aroma. It’s bold and rich with a hint of malt, but lacks a distinctive character. There’s nothing that makes it special.

The flavour is incredibly bitter – almost unbearably bitter. You need to add a lot of milk and sugar to make this tea drinkable. And I don’t usually like sugar in my tea, which says a lot about this one.

Yet, I did finish the cup and it does work well for washing down sweet, sticky foods. Pancakes, waffles, cake, etc. So it gets a middling score for that, but I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it. I’ll use the rest of this tea in baking.

Pssst. Martin. I sent you this tea but I see you haven’t logged it on Steepster yet. Can I say sorry in advance?

https://www.immortalwordsmith.co.uk/mlesna-dimbula-tea-review/

Flavors: Bitter, Malt, Tannin

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 250 ML
Martin Bednář

Haha, don’t worry. As I said, some teas are good, some are worse… I had this tea today in a hand today; but decided for Kandy instead. Not a good sign that you need to add sugar though. Who know, maybe my impressions will be different?

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Martin Bednář

Haha, don’t worry. As I said, some teas are good, some are worse… I had this tea today in a hand today; but decided for Kandy instead. Not a good sign that you need to add sugar though. Who know, maybe my impressions will be different?

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