Tea: TB05: Mincing Lane Breakfast Blend
A Black Tea from Upton Tea Imports
| Brand: | Upton Tea Imports |
| Style: | Black Tea |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 4 View All |
| Product page: | TB05: Mincing Lane Breakfast Blend |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 501 of Black Tea
✓ 954 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 173 of Upton Tea Imports
✓ 317 of blends
Review of TB05: Mincing Lane Breakfast Blend
May 8th, 2015
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 8 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 83 of 100 |
| Excellent | Excellent | Good Value |
Another outstanding and powerful black tea blend from Upton. This was also one of my all-time favorite blends from Upton.
The dry leaf of this blend, which consists of quite large pieces of leaf, has a strong and wonderful aroma, lightly smoky, spicy, and fruity, with floral hints, suggesting rose.
Flavor is brisk. The cup is full-bodied, and more on the edgy and sharp side. Very refreshing; the bitterness and astringency seems just right. The aroma is pleasingly complex as I drink it. All the notes I noticed in the dry leaf are present: fruity, malty, woody, smoky, and spicy, and with a hint of rose.
Resteeps fairly well, although the second cup lacks some of the briskness of the first, and is less aromatically complex.
Also, tastes much better when hot, although I found that unlike some Yunnan and Assam teas, this tea has a crispness that made it equally enjoyable in warmer weather.
Price is good, especially for an orthodox blend of this quality.
