Description
One of the best Assams. With a large leaf and plenty of golden tips, this remarkable tea produces an amber liquor with a rich fragrance. A very fine tea which is flowery in the cup and long in the mouth.
Tasting notes
Feuille sèche
- Appearance: regular, well-rolled leaves with plenty of golden buds
- Colours: golden brown
- Scents: spicy, woody
Infusion
- Colours: brown and red
- Scents: nutmeg spices, woody, malty
Liqueur
- Texture: a pronounced astringency that coats the palette, full and well structured
- Flavours: bitter
- Aromas: very spicy (nutmeg, clove), malty, and woody, dry wood notes
- Aromatic profile and length in the mouth: a long woody note