Mistress of the Dark

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Bergamot Oil, Black Tea, Pomegranate, Safflower
Flavors
Tea
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Caffeine
High
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  • “Some time ago, I decided I wanted a sample pack from Friday Afternoon. (They do that. It’s lovely. You tell them, “Give me a bunch of teas of type [x]” where X is things like Green, or Black, or...” Read full tasting note
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Sultry, intriguing, clever and captivating: she’s the Mistress of the Dark. A rich base of cave-aged Malawi dark tea is piqued by pomegranate and made buttery with butterfly peaflower. A dash of bergamot lends a surprising sharpness of tongue for a charisma & caffeine boost combo!

Ingredients: Aged black tea, black tea, blue butterfly peaflower, safflower, bergamot oil, pomegranate oil

Approximately 80mg of caffeine per cup

Steep at 190° F or 87.8°C for 2-4 minutes.

https://www.fridaytea.com/products/mistress-of-the-dark

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Some time ago, I decided I wanted a sample pack from Friday Afternoon. (They do that. It’s lovely. You tell them, “Give me a bunch of teas of type [x]” where X is things like Green, or Black, or whatever, and they send them.

I wasn’t expecting to like this one. I did. :-) Bergamot and I are not on speaking terms (my annoyance with Earl Gray and the fact that it’s often all I can get at conferences is a subject of some hilarity amongst my friends) but in this case, it’s subtle enough that I didn’t automatically go, “Ewwww.”

I’m sure the pomegranate helps. One of my favorite teas that I can no longer get was the Tealuxe Monk’s Blend, which included both pomegranate and bergamot.

This is not a tea that I feel the need to keep large amounts of on hand, but I was pleasantly surprised by it. It is neither excessively floral, nor excessively fruity, and I can taste the tea in it without difficulty. Said tea is also unobjectionable – not strongly acidic, nor does it leave my mouth puckered and angry. I can’t tell which black tea they used, but it’s not one that makes me go, “Nope,” and dump my mug down the drain.

The leaves also handled a second brewing just fine, which was a nice surprise. I will possibly get a small tin of this to keep on hand, for days when I want a tea that’s mostly just tea. It won’t be a huge tin – this isn’t going to be one of my go-to teas – but that’s fine. It’s why I bought the sample pack, after all – to broaden my taste buds.

I’m pleased by this particular broadening.

Flavors: Tea

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