Josh and I are trying out the Imperial Breakfast from Imperial Tea.
It's a blend of black teas, intended for breakfast use. It is both hearty and full-flavoured.
I taste a few different things in here. It has a hearty maltiness that is probably an Assam, an underlying sweetness that might be Ceylon, and a smokiness that could only be Lapsang Souchong.
I like the idea of Lapsang Souchongs, but I'm rarely in the mood for the flavour. The smokiness overpowers any taste of tea in the cup. This tea offers a nice compromise, and I can recommend it. Personally, I still wouldn't consider it a daily tea, though.
We tried three infusions, and it became progressively sweeter and less smoky. There was still some smoke in the nose, but it lost most of the smoke flavour.
Posted by peter at March 30, 2004 10:55 AM