After sipping this tea (which is the way all tea should be consumed), I can understand why the monks chose these teas to blend. A relaxing cup that encourages one to ponder the depths of the soul. An appropriate choice for "alone time" tea. A monastery beverage if there ever was one. The earthiness of this tea encourages one to get in touch with his or her Maker
by Huma Arshad
August 2023
I won't say the tea gives floral notes. But yeah, the tea has pleasant aroma, similar to chai found in South Asia and South East Asia (aka Pakistan and India). I would say that it's a good black tea. However, I was looking for different floral notes.
The first taste was a surprising experience of delicate sweetness with none of that mouth puckering tannin. This gave way through the cup to a subtle earthiness that carried through to the end by which time it had developed a rich boldness with delicate fungi and raisin toast flavours. I mostly have this black with water after it has rested after boiling for about a minute.
by Darellynn Oo
August 2023
I decided to test a bunch of tea from TeaLyra so I ordered a set and brewed them all the same. For our test, 1 full teaspoon of tea was used and all were steeped for 3 minutes in a 50mL teacup. To test how well the smell and taste held up, I also included a second brew during our test.
We do not understand why this was so highly rated. The scent and taste were both weak. On the second brew, it was plain water. Outside of the test, I tried brewing the tea a little stronger and steeped it a little longer, in both cases it did not impress. Tastes like cheap tea you can get at the store.
We rated this tea 2/10
