Рецепт {Product Review} : Assam1860 CTC black Tea and loving my first taste of CTC Assam

It goes without saying that “good quality leaf makes good tea” . All tea from Assam are not processed equally, they are processed over range of grades, each having different flavor profile defining the region where it grows through so many years in the fertile valley of Brahmaputra. And that is something I have come to understand in my quest for good blend of Assam tea.

Three weeks back when I had received a pack of Assam 1860, it changed my perception towards Assam tea and above all the most unlikable tea quality called ctc ( Crush, Tear, Curl) in general.

For a person who grew up drinking only pure Darjeeling long leaf black tea, Assam always presents a more robust flavor to me, something that hits straight on your head,…