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Morning Cup #47 – Pure Ceylon Black Tea

Tea-Guy — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:30:54 +0000

This morning I grabbed a Pure Ceylon Black Tea from Dils Tea/Tea Packs USA from the box.

This Pure Ceylon brews like a malty assam. There’s some hint of honey in the aroma and top notes of apricot maybe.

The body and flavor seem a bit mismatched. The maltiness doesn’t mesh well with the grittiness of the brew’s finish.

Morning Cup #47

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Morning Cup #45 – Vanilla Black Tea

Tea-Guy — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:30:00 +0000

A vanilla flavored Sri Lankan black tea steeped into my cup this morning from Mackwoods Tea.

Sometimes vanilla can be a bit strong. Not this case with this brew. I actually think it’s a bit too light for my tastes. The aroma is nice and smooth with hints of honey mixed in. The flavor and body are firm, but the vanilla isn’t strong enough to subdue to astringency inherent in the Sri Lankan black tea.

Morning Cup #45

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Morning Cup #43 – Pure Ceylon English Breakfast Tea

Tea-Guy — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:30:59 +0000

This morning I plucked a Pure Ceylon English Breakfast Tea from Dils Tea/Tea Packs USA from the pile.

I like to think sometimes that if you’ve had one breakfast tea, you’ve had them all. That’s wrong, and I know it. But it sure seems like it sometimes.

This English Breakfast Tea is prototypical. Made from CTC style black tea which is malty and astringent, this tea could use a little milk and either honey or sugar. The aroma is light and airy as expected, but the body packs a punch throughout the finish.

Morning Cup #43

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Morning Cup #39 – Pure Ceylon Earl Grey

Tea-Guy — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:30:25 +0000

In my cup this morning is a Pure Ceylon Earl Grey from Dils Tea/Tea Packs USA.

Earl Grey is difficult to get wrong. The astringency of the black tea is usually fairly average and combines with overtones of oil of bergamot, and orange-like fruit.

This particular Earl Grey isn’t as strong as most. I’m not sure whether to rate that as a positive or negative because I’m not sure I’m open minded on it at the moment.

The aroma is clean and crisp enough and provides the expected notes. The flavor is light, only slightly astringent and leaves a citrusy tinge on the tongue in the finish.

Morning Cup #39

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Morning Cup #35 – Pure Ceylon Lemon Tea

Tea-Guy — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:30:13 +0000

Today’s cup is a Ceylon Lemon Tea from Dils Tea / Tea Packs USA.

This Sri Lankan black tea pairs nicely with the lemon flavoring. While the body remains astringent the lemon does well to distract from the strength of the brew.

Sadly the aroma was much lighter than hoped and carried all of the strength of the brew, with none of the lemon.

Morning Cup #35