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We recently ordered one ounce each of three kinds of loose Assam tea, and a quarter pound of vanilla tea from Porto Rico, in order to get a mostly-coffee order up to the minimum for free shipping.
So I am comparing the teas, not at all systematically, So far, I liked the first one I tried with milk and sugar, enough that I want to taste it black (that's their Assam TGFOP). The Assam koilamari I just drank is drinkable, but blander and less interesting than either my favorite Golden Assam Khongea estate (from McNulty's) or this Assam TGFOP. The koilamari cooled off as I was posting about this to a Discord server, and tasted worse at room temperature than the Golden Assam--but I generally don't like lukewarm tea with milk and sugar, and sometimes pour out part of a mug of tea if it gets cool.
Unsurprisingly, the better of the two Assams I've tasted so far is also the more expensive. Next up, Porto Rico's Assam Khongea, which is the least expensive of these three. This appears to be a not-as-fancy tea from the same estate that produces my favorite Assam.
So I am comparing the teas, not at all systematically, So far, I liked the first one I tried with milk and sugar, enough that I want to taste it black (that's their Assam TGFOP). The Assam koilamari I just drank is drinkable, but blander and less interesting than either my favorite Golden Assam Khongea estate (from McNulty's) or this Assam TGFOP. The koilamari cooled off as I was posting about this to a Discord server, and tasted worse at room temperature than the Golden Assam--but I generally don't like lukewarm tea with milk and sugar, and sometimes pour out part of a mug of tea if it gets cool.
Unsurprisingly, the better of the two Assams I've tasted so far is also the more expensive. Next up, Porto Rico's Assam Khongea, which is the least expensive of these three. This appears to be a not-as-fancy tea from the same estate that produces my favorite Assam.