Tea: Milima Estate Kenya OP
A Black Tea from Upton Tea Imports
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Upton Tea Imports |
| Style: | Black Tea |
| Region: | Kericho, Kenya |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1448 teas reviewed
✓ 496 of Black Tea
✓ 949 of Pure Tea (Camellia sinensis)
✓ 173 of Upton Tea Imports
✓ 4 from Kericho, Kenya
✓ 27 from Kenya
Review of Milima Estate Kenya OP
November 29th, 2015
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 6 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 67 of 100 |
| Good | Good | Good Value |
A good black tea, but not among my favorites. This is now the fourth tea I've tried from Milima estate in Kenya. I've become a huge fan of teas from this garden: two of their teas are among my top-rated black teas of all time.
I thought this one was good, but I didn't like it quite as much as the examples I tried from Harney & Sons and TeaGschwendner.
The dry leaf is pretty and wiry, but not very aromatic.
Upon brewing, there is a slight metallic taste. Aroma is deep and subdued, rather Darjeeling-like, suggesting a Darjeeling second or autumnal flush, with some deep fruity notes and a hint of caramel, also very floral. There are a few "off" aromas that I didn't like. Finish is slightly more astringent than other teas I've tried from this estate--I think this may be a slightly lower grade than what I've tried previously.
I liked this best with a five minute steeping. It does not get very bitter, and the astringency was the only limiting factor in brewing strength.
Overall a good tea, but not the best I have tried from this tea garden. I liked this better than Upton's TK40, also from the same garden, which is interesting because this tea was significantly cheaper. The two teas, however, are very different aromatically.
