Tea: Classic
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 501 of Black Tea
✓ 954 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 3 of Wissotzky
✓ 317 of blends
Review of Classic
March 11th, 2011
Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
3 of 10 | 2 of 5 | 2 of 5 | 40 of 100 |
Poor | Mediocre | Overpriced |
Thank you to my friend Morgan for giving this one to me to sample! I had the 1.5g sample--a little less tea than I normally use for a single cup, but similar to the amount in most other mainstream tea company's tea bags.
Overall, smooth and somewhat flat flavor: not very bitter, a hint of a savory quality, and a slight sourness and tannic astringency. Aroma is weak, some suggestions of a Ceylon, perhaps a bit of Assam, but overall, indistinguishable aroma.
This tea seems relatively strongly caffeinated compared to how mild the flavor is.
I didn't really like the way this tea tasted all that much, but I will note that I actually felt better after drinking it than I do after drinking most mainstream brands of black tea of similar quality.