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Udyan Tea’s Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea

Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea by Udyan Tea
Black Tea / Straight
₹500.00 for 100g

Udyan Tea has provided me with Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea for the purposes of writing an honest review.

First Impressions

Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea came in a matte black foil bag (sealed and resealable). The labeling on Udyan Tea’s products is simple – there are a lot of information about the tea on their website thought if you’re ever interested in learning more about their products. I do wish that the labeling was more informative (either on the same label or onto the back). Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea is a beautiful tea – there’s a nice blend of colours from red, green, and brown. The aroma of the dry leaf is lovely – I find it to be a mix of nutty and earthy.

Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea is a black tea harvested in the autumn of 2018. I think it’s neat when you can get that level of information about your tea! Namring is a tea estate/garden located in Darjeeling, India.

Preparation

Udyan Tea recommends steeping Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea in 90-95°C (194-203°F) water for 4 to 5 minutes. My initial steep of Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea was in 93°C (200°F) water for 5 minutes.

First Taste

Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea steeps to a golden orange colour. The aroma reminds me of roasted nuts, as well as something that reminds me of floral notes (not quite sure what flower it is that it reminds me of). I found the aroma to be inviting, and I enjoy the taste. There’s a sweetness, nuttiness, and floral flavours all quite well-balanced. There’s a touch of astringency and bitterness at the tail end of each sip.

A Second Cup?

I resteeped Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea twice, adding an additional 30 seconds for each subsequent steep. I found the flavour to remain fairly similar to the initial steep. I found the floral notes to be weaker and the nutty flavours were more prominent.

My Overall Impression

I liked Udyan Tea’s Namring Upper Autumnal Black Tea. I found that the tea was pleasant, but I did find the bitterness and astringency to remain with each steep. I liked the balance between the nutty and floral notes, but the persistence of the bitterness and astringency didn’t make a favourite for me. I think it would take to some sweetener and cream easily, if you’re not fond of the astringency either.

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Udyan Tea’s Yoga Tea

Yoga Tea by Udyan Tea
Green Tea / Flavoured
₹695.00 for 100g

Udyan Tea has provided me with Yoga Tea for the purposes of writing an honest review.

First Impressions

Udyan Tea’s Yoga Tea came in a matte black (sealed and resealable) foil pouch. There’s an almost spicy-smelling aroma from the dry leaf, which I think may be from the cloves and fennel. There’s mild floral notes, which makes sense since I can see some of the floral ingredients (chamomile, lavender).

Yoga Tea consists of: green tea, cocoa nibs, chamomile, lavender, liquorice, cinnamon, holy basil, fennel, rosemary, cloves, and marigold. It’s certainly a pretty blend with the floral ingredients! The green tea doesn’t really stand out that much to me in the aroma of the dry leaf.

Preparation

Udyan Tea recommends steeping Yoga Tea in 75-80°C (167-185°F) for 2 to 3 minutes. I opted to do an initial steep at 3 minutes with 80°C water.

First Taste

Yoga Tea steeps to a bright yellow. There’s a grassy, minty aroma to the steeped tea which is inviting. The flavour is grassy, floral, and minty. It is a touch bitter, which I found to be off-putting when combined with the mint and floral notes. I also tastes something that reminds me of lemongrass, even though it’s not included in the list of ingredients. It does have an interesting flavour profile, since I also find it to be a bit astringent as well.

A Second Cup?

I attempted to resteep Yoga Tea one, but found that the flavour to be quite similar to the initial steep but a bit more bitter than before. I didn’t find it to be pleasant, so I wouldn’t recommend a second steep.

My Overall Impression

I didn’t like Udyan Tea’s Yoga Tea. On the surface, the combination of herbal ingredients with the green tea sounds like a really good idea. Most of the ingredients are ones that I greatly enjoy. The refreshing and cooling qualities of mint were not enough to overcome the bitterness that I found in this green tea blend. The green tea base took a backseat to the flavours of this blend, and I thought it was unfortunate that the floral notes were not more flavour-forward. I would recommend this tea either cold steeped (to help counter the bitterness) or with some added sweetener (honey would be a good idea!).

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Udyan Tea’s Ayurveda Black Tea

Ayurveda Black Tea by Udyan Tea
Black Tea / Flavoured
₹675 for 100g

Udyan Tea has provided me with Ayurveda Black Tea for the purposes of writing an honest review.

First Impressions

Udyan Tea’s Ayurveda Black Tea came in a sealed, resealable, matte black pouch. The labelling on the packaging only tells me the name of the tea – no ingredients list or steeping instructions on the packaging. Fortunately, this information is available via the product page on their website, but it would be nice to have that information included somewhere on the packaging itself for those not interested in doing a few extra steps to find out those details.

The aroma of Ayurveda Black Tea is primarily the turmeric and ginger. I can definitely see a few other ingredients in the mix, but I can’t pick out the aroma of the black tea. Ayurveda Black Tea consists of black tea, turmeric, ginger, cloves, Indian Ginger and moringa

Preparation

Udyan Tea recommends steeping Ayurveda Black Tea in 90-95°C (194-203°F) water for 4 to 5 minutes. I opted to do a steep with 91°C (195°F) water for 4 minutes.

First Taste

Ayurveda Black Tea steeps to a slightly cloudy, orange-brown colour. I can definitely smell the ginger and turmeric in the steeped tea. I found the tea to have a nice level of spices in the flavour, with a strong turmeric flavour throughout the entire sip. I didn’t really taste the black tea base, which I think is a bit of a shame since I feel like it should be somewhat noticeable.

A Second Cup?

I resteeped Ayurveda Black Tea once, adding an additional 30 seconds to my steeping time. I found that the flavour was quite similar to the initial steep, where the ginger was a bit more prominent than the turmeric. I wasn’t able to detect the black tea in the second steep.

My Overall Impression

I thought that Udyan Tea’s Ayurveda Black Tea was just okay. I thought this blend had a really nice flavour from the turmeric and ginger – the level of spice and warming qualities from the ingredients was pleasant. I do wish that the black tea was more prominent in flavour and aroma, because that’s one of the primary ingredients. I think it would be nice if the flavours were better balanced so I could still taste the black tea. Ayurveda Black Tea would be a pleasant candidate for black into a latte – just watch how you prepare this tea because turmeric can be quite staining to plastics.

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