After a couple weeks of recovering from surgery on my right arm and drinking what my coffee loving husband considers tea I am definitely up for some real properly prepared tea. And anything from Jing Tea tends to be a real treat. They are a British company that only tends to carry exceptional teas and I have been rather impressed by everything that I have tried from them in the past.

Just looking at the leaves of my sample I can tell that I am in for an unusual experience. Nilgiri is a black tea yet the leaves range in color from a light green to dark olive to copper. They don't look like they have undergone a full oxidation at all. The aroma is grassy with hints of vanilla and apples.

I set up a pot to brew using boiling water and a steep time of three minutes. The resulting liquor is the color of old gold reminding me more of an oolong with a heavier oxidation then a black tea. The aroma is sweet reminding me of a blend of peaches and apples with brown sugar.

This tea has more body then I expected with a medium mouthfeel and a slightly grainy texture. The taste is that of bread, peaches and apples with an underlying flavor that reminds me of a beer. Definitely interesting. As it cools, the liquor develops not a bitterness but more of a hoppy taste.

This is a tea that I can really see appealing to people that also enjoy a mug of beer just not for myself as I don't particularly care for barley or hops. It is a lighter tea that could be enjoyed in the afternoons without your boss looking askance at you.

— To purchase JING Tea Nilgiri Frost, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular tea, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.

Shaiha Teaviews.com Reviewer » Read more about this reviewer on Shaiha's profile page. » Find a list of recent posts by Shaiha.

---