Uva Pekoe Saint James Estate Loose Leaf Black Tea

An interesting tea

One has to get the brewing time just so with this one. For me 2.30 to 3 minutes is optimal. Once achieved, a nice balance of fragrance, body and astringency

Take care with this.

This was a surprise, one I should have sampled first, before buying 500 gms! Very strong, so packs a real flavour punch and saves you money at the same time. But also very high in tannin, so must NOT be left to brew for more than five minutes, lest it becomes positively medicinal (Tea Tree/Dettol comes to mind). Treated properly, a good, flavoursome, energising start to the day.

Nice tea …but

It is just for us the Dubliners Breakfast is such a nutty winner. This is good though …. just not quite my “cup of tea"