For me this tea is a little like a collage of food memories. I smell blackcurrant like ribena but taste a sharp mix of cherry, grapefruit and grenadilla, mixed with crushed almonds, and a spice note that reminds me of barfi ( an Indian milk sweet), flavoured with rose water, cardamon, pepper, and cinnamon and a reference to Vanilla.
In the second steep the cherry notes are much more apparent.
Its very warming and makes me think of fall and winter. The tea brews to a maple colour and has a thick dense texture provided by the tannins in the base and the spice.
Quite a lovely, fruity, spicy tea with nice almond notes apparent. Thanks *JustJames* for this fabulous sample. I quite like this tea but I think I like Thé de Lune even better.
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