Flavor Notes
Roasted Barley, Clover, Honey
Growing Region
Kathmandu, Nepal
Elevation
1800 Meters
Ingredients
100% Organic Nepalese Black Tea
Like precious gems, these teas are carefully selected for their exceptional beauty and flavor. Each tea is hand picked and finished to produce the most exquisite tea experience.
The Rare Leaves Tin
The most precious tea requires the most robust protection. Rare Leaves are packed in the ultimate tea caddy: CNC milled from a solid block of aluminum. They are airtight, light tight, and recyclable. They are delivered in a sleek gift box with a magnetic closure.
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This tea is High Caffeine
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It's a perfectly fine black tea but nothing special at all. Certainly not worth the crazy hype and price tag!
Thank you for your honest review, Tammy T. We're sorry you didn't love Rare Leaves Gold - Single Estate Nepalese Black Tea. Our Customer Support team would be happy to recommend teas you may enjoy. Please email hello@august.la for assistance.
I bought the mini tin sampler of Rare Leaves. First up Rare Leaves Gold. Very smooth and the taste of honey slides across my tongue with a slight floral note. My second steep was just as good as the first. My husband, a coffee drinker, tried it and said it brought back memories of his parents drinking black tea with honey. Made him smile. This is definitely a tea to savor.
I couldn’t get much of a scent from the dried leaves beyond “black tea,” so I was worried when I first opened the container. Then I smelled the steeped tea and lost all concern, and maybe my mind a little bit, because - WOW, this tea smells heavenly. I spent the entire time waiting for it to cool down just breathing it in with such intensity I started to feel like a crazy person. I was mostly (mostly) trying to put it into words for this review, though. The only thing I can think of (that does it remote justice) is the sweetest, most delicious malted grain you’ve ever smelled and/or tasted in your life. Then I had a sip.
It. Is. INCREDIBLE. That delicious malty-ness remains in taste - not at all like a beer or alcohol malt, though, and I struggle to compare it to anything. It’s not sweet, necessarily. Just… comforting. Warm. Like stepping inside from a sun-bathed meadow walk and tasting your grandma’s freshly baked bread on the air. (I’ve never experienced that in my life, but after drinking this tea, I feel as though I have). It has virtually none of the astringency of typical black teas, it is smooth and hydrating over the tongue.
August’s other rare leaf tea, Black Pearl, I recommended oolong lovers try for the experience. But THIS. This tea – I beg anyone and everyone to buy it for the taste. It IS worth the price. By FAR the most amazing single-leaf black tea I have ever tasted. In fact, maybe the most amazing tea I've tasted of any single-leaf OR blend. Buy this tea.…
This is an amazing black tea. It knocks other black teas out do the water. It’s somehow simple and complex. It tastes fantastic both hot and iced. Highly recommend! And though it’s pricier than other teas, you can absolutely steal each 3.5g serving 3 times for all the amazing flavor, making this tea less than $1 per serving.
As a big enjoyer of August's "Essentials Black Gold" product, I was very excited to see this tea launched. This single estate tea offers the same general taste, but perfected. Clover and honey notes are prominent, the black tannins are lovely, and the clarity of flavor is surprising. Honestly, I'd never have thought to describe a tea flavor as "clear", but here we are.
For steeping, I usually go with August's recommendation of 3.5g per 10 ounces of water, which will generate about 17 servings from this container. I found reducing the grams works well for this tea given its potency, so that could bring the serving count closer to 25.
It would be irresponsible of me to not mention the superb, aluminum container. I hope August offers it separately soon. The CNC aluminum tin oozes quality and every tea drinker/collector should have one.
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