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re: Ahmad Tea
Mar. 6th, 2023 10:21 pmrecently i posted about my staple tea brand Do Ghazal, and the Ahmad Tea earl grey that i bought when i couldn't find Do Ghazal anywhere. so i opened the package a while ago and i've been drinking the Ahmad Tea earl grey for a few weeks now so here's my review:
it's nice! it's very intensely citrussy, though to the point of pretty much overwhelming the rla. it's hard to compare to Do Ghazal because by the time i finished the box i had, the aroma had faded nearly to nonexistence (it had been open since 2016 – i know, i know). but i have a vague memory of it being more full-bodied and malty back when i first opened the package. and i think i liked that a little more?
and i've actually fucking seen Do Ghazal in the shop again recently, but i can't buy it because i have nearly 500g of earl grey to finish first.
i have thought of mixing it with unflavoured black tea to achieve more body, but the unflavoured black teas i have are more expensive and that would defeat the appeal of Ahmad Tea as cheap bulk tea (or a significant part of it anyway, because even ignoring the price, it's genuinely good tea). i have also considered buying a box of cheap Ceylon tea (Do Ghazal, possibly) but i don't drink enough non-earl grey black tea to justify that purchase. not that it would be very expensive but y'know. just feels wasteful.
( tangent on green tea )
it's nice! it's very intensely citrussy, though to the point of pretty much overwhelming the rla. it's hard to compare to Do Ghazal because by the time i finished the box i had, the aroma had faded nearly to nonexistence (it had been open since 2016 – i know, i know). but i have a vague memory of it being more full-bodied and malty back when i first opened the package. and i think i liked that a little more?
and i've actually fucking seen Do Ghazal in the shop again recently, but i can't buy it because i have nearly 500g of earl grey to finish first.
i have thought of mixing it with unflavoured black tea to achieve more body, but the unflavoured black teas i have are more expensive and that would defeat the appeal of Ahmad Tea as cheap bulk tea (or a significant part of it anyway, because even ignoring the price, it's genuinely good tea). i have also considered buying a box of cheap Ceylon tea (Do Ghazal, possibly) but i don't drink enough non-earl grey black tea to justify that purchase. not that it would be very expensive but y'know. just feels wasteful.
( tangent on green tea )
