Ceylon Blackwood Estate Organic Green Tea - Organic
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Commercial Description
...the lovely citral notes found in this delicious organic green tea from the Blackwood Estate. The olive green leaves produce a clear golden cup with a more full bodied taste than most green teas.
Brewing Instructions: (from Simpson & Vail)
180ยบ, 3 minutes.
Ratings & Reviews
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70 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5JGS1122 (131 reviews) on May. 9th, 2022
The aroma is a mild sweet, I'm reminded of honey. The flavor is 'clean', with a slight sweet after taste that for me does not linger on the tongue. The liquor brews (5 min) to a pleasant medium brown. Very enjoyable.
80 Aroma: 7/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Jun. 6th, 2012
Simpson and Vail informs me that Blackwood estate is part of Idulgashinna estate, if you're familiar with that one (I am not).
This tea had a similar flavor profile to other Ceylon greens that I've had: it was similar in some ways to Chinese green teas, but with a darker character, and more vegetal, but slightly less vegetal than typical Indian greens.
I agree with Simpson and Vail's description about the clear golden, full-bodied cup, not so much about the citral notes.
Quite complex. Aroma has tones of asparagus, and some sharper floral qualities, a little like rose. Flavor is tangy, and not particularly bitter. Chinese green teas with a similar aroma are usually much more bitter. Remarkably little astringency relative to the sour flavor. A few grassy tones in the finish.
Oddly, I found this tea much more pleasant to drink when it had cooled to room temperature. This is not the type of tea that everyone would like, and I think, not the most accessible green tea. But, among darker, more full-bodied green teas with a strong vegetal character, this is one of the best I've sampled.
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