Home – 6:00 PM
I realized that I forgot to try an August Uncommon Tea blend yesterday. Oopsies!
It’s interesting to me how they don’t really mention the lapsang in this tea in the description. I looked at the ingredients, so I knew to expect it, but anyone who didn’t might be quite surprised by the scent! XD
To be honest, I could do with a bit less lapsang in this blend, it does dominate the Yunnan and Assam a bit (even though it’s listed last).
I think a bit more toffee flavor would be nice too. I do get a burnt brown sugar sort of note, but to me toffee has to taste buttery. This is closer to molasses with its dark and toasty sweetness.
The base tea blend does have some nice notes of tobacco, wood, and malt, and it’s definitely rich-tasting. However, I think the smokiness is a bit heavy-handed and it masks some of the other subtleties present here.
Not bad, but could definitely be improved.
Flavors: Brown Sugar, Burnt Sugar, Malt, Molasses, Smoke, Sweet, Tobacco, Wood
I had the same experience with AU. The blends all seem so unique but none stand out as that great to me.
I really like a couple of the herbal blends, but not enough to order again! Although, I think now they’re not all in tins so maybe customs wouldn’t have a fit about the metal in the package…
They do come in bags now and in sample sizes. I think I ordered around 20 different blends and none of them were ones I need to keep in stock.