14/08/2022
Diversitea Sri Lanka Black teas – Taste the Rainbow
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Steeping Method: I used 1 tea bag, steeped in 250ml of boiling water for 3 minutes. Easy peasy. 200F/93C would likely be a better temperature to steep these black teas at due to astringency.
Tasting of Diversitea Sri Lanka Black Tea Collection
Nuwara Eliya
Nuwara Eliya sips in bright, fruity, and tangy, like pears and raspberries. Interestingly, this tea isn’t woody or earthy. The aftertaste is a dry fruity, and leaving a scratchy feeling in the mouth. The body is on the thin side. agree on the packaging that Nuwara Eliya would make a great iced or cold brew tea due to the fruity profile. tea pretty easy to drink, due to notes and refreshing quality.
Dimbula
Dimbula is nicely bold, full flavored, smooth, malty, with a bit of blackcurrant notes. The aftertaste is fruity and sweet, continuing the blackcurrant flavor. Dimbula is also heavy on the astringency, leaving cheeks itchy. can see Darjeeling lovers enjoying Dimbula, as well as milk tea drinkers as the boldness would go well.
Kandy
Kandy is bold, smooth, and rich, with notes of oaks and honey. The astringency is mild to start, but builds up quickly leaving my tongue feeling like jerky. Kandy responded the best to silver as the notes became quite crisp. Kandy would make the best milk tea out of the lot.
Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa is also very bold and rich in flavor, similar to Kandy. However, it is fruity with notes of fresh blackberries and oak. The flavor attractive as the combination of bold, oak, and blackberries is delicious. There is also dryness in this tea, sinking low into jaw. Sabaragamuwa would be great with milk. Also tried Sabaragamuwa iced and it is also came out well for a bold, fruity black.
Ruhuna
Ruhuna is the fun tea of the set as it is from a region of Sri Lanka that isn’t known for tea, but sports high elevation. Ruhuna is also another bold tea, similar tasting like Sabaragamuwa, but more fruity blackberry and creamy. This tea is the sweetest of the bunch due to the fruity flavor, and has a good creamy body. No surprise, Ruhuna is also fairly astringent, making mouth feel sand papery. Ruhuna would also be great milk or iced.
Uva
Uva tastes drastically different than the rest. It is refreshing with various mint notes and heavy aroma. As you sip, you taste the mint notes as the scent wafts up the sinus. Some sips meld more with menthol with a to***co note, without any smoke. The aftertaste is on the dry side, but not as bad as the previous teas. Uva as it tastes unique and the strong relaxing aroma is satisfying. Try Uva iced and it is fantastically refreshing, minty, and easy to drink.
Uda Pussellawa
Uda Pussellawa has an pleasing flavor of oak wood, touch of rose and tangy raisins. The aftertaste is brisk wood and fresh raspberries. This tea has a good depth of flavor and plenty of interest, though also astringent feeling left in the mouth. Uda Pussellawa is a fun, complex tea. drinking on its own would be best, but it would also do well iced or cut with fruit.