We had a chance to visit Edmonton recently and took the opportunity to fill up our tea cupboard. In addition to some new teas we splurged on a cute set of mugs decorated like cupcakes an awesome purple nordic mug with golden elephants and a tea travel mug for me. So yes, David's Tea got maybe too much of my money this week but whatevs. On to the tea!
Assam is a state in India famous for tea production and this variety comes from the Banaspaty Estate within that region. I first tried an assam tea when I was in China and I immediately enjoyed the rich, malty flavour. Since I started drinking less black tea I haven't had too much assam since then, but as I was scanning the wall at David's Tea this caught my eye and I decided to go for it.
Assam Banaspaty is just pure black tea, nothing complicated here, but the aroma and flavour are top notch. It is full-bodied with a strong bold malt flavour cut with a hint of sweetness. I really enjoyed this tea and it certainly is representative of the expected characteristics of assam tea. My stash will last me a fairly long time due to how infrequently I drink black tea but I will enjoy every cup.
Highly Recommended.
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Assam Banaspaty
Elephant Mug
Cupcake Mug
