Octavia Tea
Lapsang Souchong
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: Black Tea
FORMAT: Loose leaf
METHOD: Grandpa Style
WEBSITE: www.octaviatea.com
NOTES:
Smoky (natch) w/ robust malty nethers. Woodsy af not just for what it's fire-cured over, but for there being a metric shit-ton of sticks in the mix. But I do go on, & on, & on ahead of myself. [Digression]
A dark liquor of sparkling clarity and brick red under-hue. Noses piney-smoky (natch, again) with some fruity sweet depths. Sips the way of the nose and plum is shown to be that fruit, ripely-so. Leathery slurps feel like that, stretched over a chair. Set in a wood-paneled room, a cigar burning in your other hand. This is a recommendation, ardently.
Full. Rich. Finishes savory on the palate, sweetly (cocoa vibe) on the tongue. Smack your lips to bring that together. Well-rounded. Balanced. Earthy in a sexy way. Think Sophia Loren... I believe my dad thought that a lot. It's a fine thought, her. & in excellent juxtaposition to this cup of leafy machismo.
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
CIGAR PAIRING: Micallef Migdalia
ORIGIN: China
TYPE: Black Tea
FORMAT: Loose leaf
METHOD: Grandpa Style
WEBSITE: www.octaviatea.com
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Smoky (natch) w/ robust malty nethers. Woodsy af not just for what it's fire-cured over, but for there being a metric shit-ton of sticks in the mix. But I do go on, & on, & on ahead of myself. [Digression]
A dark liquor of sparkling clarity and brick red under-hue. Noses piney-smoky (natch, again) with some fruity sweet depths. Sips the way of the nose and plum is shown to be that fruit, ripely-so. Leathery slurps feel like that, stretched over a chair. Set in a wood-paneled room, a cigar burning in your other hand. This is a recommendation, ardently.
Full. Rich. Finishes savory on the palate, sweetly (cocoa vibe) on the tongue. Smack your lips to bring that together. Well-rounded. Balanced. Earthy in a sexy way. Think Sophia Loren... I believe my dad thought that a lot. It's a fine thought, her. & in excellent juxtaposition to this cup of leafy machismo.
FINAL GRADE: A-
A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59
CIGAR PAIRING: Micallef Migdalia
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