5th day of Vahdam black tea sampler
Darjeeling Muscatel Imperial Black Tea
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🍵 Tea Details
- Tea Name
- Darjeeling Muscatel Imperial Black Tea
- Type
- black
- Origin
- India
- Rating
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How I brewed it
90C for 5 mins, for both infusions. I recommend against 90C+, it shocks the leaves and makes it too bitter.
5th day and it's a pleasant surprise from the lackluster previous 3.
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Right out of the pack, the leaves have a genuinely nice smell, sweet and floral, that aroma carried onto the taste too. There's still bitterness from black tea, but it takes a backseat to the warm, light sweetness and fruity undertones; way more complex than your average black tea. That uniqueness immediately clicked for me, I've had this before, though I can't remember when.
The leaves themselves are thick and flavourful, can easily use for 2 infusions without losing taste.
A pleasant tea I can see myself adding to my regular.