Steeping instructions:

Amount of water: 6 oz

Amount of Tea: 1 Flat teaspoon

Water Temperature: Boiling

Steeping Time: 3 - 5 minutes.

This interesting specimen offers the sweet scent of red cloves and the visual equivalent to a pine forest floor after a wildfire. The Red Leaf site explains that it originates from the Antu Valley and should be consumed straight. Personally, I drink almost all teas straight.

The aroma following the steep develops into something much closer to a green tea than the sweet black scent of the dry leaves. It's a soft scent. A golden-green hue develops, similar to the tint of traditional American beer. It presents itself humbly, with respect.

The flavor is quiet but polished, and it dances, ranging from an earthy oolong to a honey-splashed rooibus. From start to finish, the flavor evolves countless times. It's sweet with a hint of bitter, warm and twisting, and continues that spiral after the liquid is swallowed.

Physically, it instills a spark. It's almost warms too much, like drinking coffee in a searing sun. It carries a bit of a cloud with it as well, which is simultaneously inspiring and confusing. The texture is cool, rolling off the tongue easily and leaving it thirsty for more. It is a thin consistency, but it holds its lighter weight well, at least partially due to the spark that accompanies it.

This is a very unique tea. It is a chameleon and a pharmacist. I recommend this to any tea drinker willing to brave the frontier.

Brad -Teaviews.com -Reviewer

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