Well, my NBT order just arrived! I must compliment this company on their speed of customer service! It seems as if it were only last week that I place the order, and today I have 20 odd packets of teas to sample! I'm impressed!
My first experiment has been with the tea that originally caused me to place the order;
... "Georgian Old Gentleman." Loose leaf tea
For the first cup I followed the company's directions for a single cup of tea. For the second, I more than doubled the amount of leaves and gave it considerably longer steeping time. It's a very large leaf tea so I made sure to brew it using extra large infusers to give the leaves room to expand. I don't think they expanded enough...
Sorry to say, I'm not impressed. While it's a mellow tea, and very smooth, it suffers from a lack of depth. It's as if it doesn't touch the tongue. It reminds me of tea that would be served in a family restaurant when the waiter can find a tea bag in the back of a drawer somewhere. It's the right color, and I'm sure it's tea, but it's not a tea that I would want to purchase. I have enough left for one more mug, so I will try again in a couple of weeks. Perhaps a different day might help. Maybe this tea doesn't work on Tuesdays?
Stitchawl