Company: Golden Moon

Type: Black, loose

Cost: $12.99 for a 4oz tin

Tea Notes:

• Water used was boiling.
• Steep time of 3 minutes.  Any longer and I found it too strong for my tastes.
• Dry leaves are a mix of golden tips and dark brown leaves.
• Aroma of dry leaves is a very strong lemon fragrance.
• Taste is a good blend of black tea and bergamont/citrus flavors as well as some lavender coming through.  Smooth with just a hint of astringency in the back of the mouth.

Thoughts:
A little while ago I wrote a post about a shocking personal tea discovery and this is the tea I was referring to.  I had not tried another Earl Grey since I decided that I detested them, but being adventurous I decided to give this one a shot.  Golden Moon describes this as an Eary Grey that emits “a calming aroma and smooth taste” and I have to say that is a nice description for this tea.  They added lavender into the mix of a traditional Earl Grey and that could possibly be why I enjoy this tea.  It adds a gentle touch of elegance and helps to cut down the bergamont which isn’t as overbearing as it is in other Earl Greys (which is greatly appreciated by myself).  It is the extremely powerful quality of bergamont that has turned me off Earl Greys but I am really excited to have found one I like.  And I like it a lot.  I drank it non-stop for a week before I decided I needed to show my other teas some love.

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Company: Golden Moon Tea

Type: Black, loose

Cost: $17.99 for 3oz tin

Tea Notes:

• Dry leaves are small, thin, dark brown with some golden colors.
• This was prepared using boiling water and a 4 minute steep time.
• Aroma was floral with a hint of a note that reminded me of bergamont.
• Color of steeped tea was a medium golden brown.
• Flavor was smooth, ever so slightly astringent with a floral bite that almost seemed to have a tiny perfume quality.  There was also some sweetness on the back of the tongue.

Thoughts:
I have been enjoying this tea with breakfast the last few mornings.  It seems to go really well with food because the flavor is strong enough to compliment food without getting lost and doesn’t clash.  However, I think this would be a lovely tea to drink at any time of the day and I found drinking it without food around is just as enjoyable.  The astringent bite to the tea is slight and even though I typically prefer teas that have no astringency, I am starting to realize that it isn’t so bad after-all.  To me it seems that this tea could possibly have a tendency to go a little bitter if steeped for too long so watch your steep times.

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