Tea Time Tuesday

Exciting week in the world of Tea Time Tuesday. Alongside this week’s kickoff episode, quite a few tea reviews were logged.

Teas:

Assam Numalighur – This Assam is a CTC BOP second flush and it is very suddenly apparent when you see, smell, and taste this tea. To start off, it has a deep brown, chocolate liquor (similar to coffee). It has a robust malty aroma that is unilateral in that it is strongly simple and flat… (read more)

Temperature: boiling

Duration: 4 minutes

Rated: 80/100

Japan Shincha Kirisakura – This tea is great! Off the nose, I am getting a muscatel & vegetal aroma with a hint of cherry. It’s a full bodied green tea that lingers little and offers a very light briskness (0.75 out of 5, really that mild). You get a light buttery sweetness on the tongue alongside and a milder vegetal than… (read more)

Temperature: 60ºC/140ºF

Duration: 3 minutes

Rating: 87/100

Nilgiri Blue Mountain - This mild black tea gives off a bicuity aroma with a definite astringency. On the palate it is very lingering as it dries the mouth. Moving towards the rear of palate it provides a strong citrus bite (in line with the astringent aroma). Highly brisk, this tea is a great wake up tea… (read more)

Temperature: boiling

Duration: 3 minutes

Rating: 62/100

Vietnam Yen Bai OP – This Vietnamese tea reminds me very little of an Assam in the aroma. Although it has that “biscuity” steam that billows from the cup, it is very light on the nose. Starting off, you get a strong and stout smokiness off the palate. You get a slight grape lingering that is overshadowed… (read more)

Temperature: boiling

Duration: 4 minutes

Rating: 71/100

Japan Gyokuro - This tea is a calm Japanese green. Getting a light vegetal aroma (spinach-like). Very subtle, alongside a lightly citrus background (between a under-ripe peach and an clementine). The taste is equally as light. Chartreuse in color. Not as creamy as some other Japanese greens… (read more)

Temperature: 60ºC/140ºF

Duration: 2 minutes

Rating: 67/100

Video:

In this episode, Griffin Kelton (@griffinkelton), your host, sits down with Spencer Shell (@spencershell) to talk about how to get started on the journey of tea… (read more)

That wraps up this week for Tea Time Tuesday. If you would like to keep up with things during the week, keep an eye on @teatimetuesday or the Facebook fan page.