Vatgerijpte Malawi Thee

The malty depth on this is unreal — it's smooth enough to drink black without any sugar. The barrel aging comes through as this subtle oak-y warmth in the finish, not smoky or fake tasting at all. Already on my second tin.

I was skeptical about barrel aging a black tea, but the first steep won me over — it's smooth with this deep, almost cocoa-like richness underneath. The malty finish lingers a good while, and I've already gone through half the tin in two weeks.

I was skeptical about barrel aging doing much for black tea, but the first steep changed my mind — it drinks almost like a stout, with that malty sweetness lingering well past the swallow. Been having it plain every morning instead of my usual English Breakfast.