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Yum. This is a tasty tea. I don’t get much maltiness, but it’s a good straight, basic black. Nowhere near as bitter as the CTCs get.

And it does indeed take milk very well. I have been trying milk more often with the straight blacks that I have – mainly because I have cream leftover from the Halloween tea party that I need to use. I hate to waste cream and yet I am still holding off from just whipping it with some vanilla and eating it with a spoon. :) So what I’ve been doing is making a pot, drinking one straight, one with cream, one with sugar, one with cream and sugar and then the remaining cups however I liked the best. I use about a teaspoon of cream and one sugar cube for a 6 ounce cup. Sugared is not my favorite way to have tea but it does mellow out some teas and bring hidden flavors out in others.

I think I prefer this with that little bit of cream but it isn’t a necessity. Rating based on plain tea.

After I run out of cream, I probably won’t be reviewing much with cream/sugar added, but since I’m discovering I do like that silky feel it gives, I might have to keep some on hand…