Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Craigmore OP Nilgiri (Upton Tea Imports)

This tea has an understated nature. The modest and pleasant aroma has a hint of woodiness, but little of the floral or herbal scents typical of many Nilgiris. The flavor is similarly pleasant and generic, finishing with a mild astringency and lemony tang that carries into a fairly persistent aftertaste.

The dry tea leaf contained many long and stout stem pieces, suggesting that the raw material for this basic OP tea was not the best the estate had at its disposal. It's a decent tea, but not one I would order again.

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