Milima Estate Kenya OP
This tea has been retired/discontinued. Formerly TK20.
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Commercial Description
This exceptional Kenyan tea yields a well-balanced, smooth cup with medium strength. The complex flavor notes are laced with a hint of mahogany and a touch of rose that lingers in the finish.
Brewing Instructions: (from Upton Tea Imports)
2¼ g/cup, 212°F, 3-5 min.
Ratings & Reviews
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67 Aroma: 6/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Nov. 29th, 2015
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.
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