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Guys... I drank a loooooot of small garden Assam today. And I ain't even done, yet. I still have one more session of autumnals to get through. And this was just ONE GARDEN! The things I do for you readers. 😁 . . #assam #blacktea #tea #teastagram🍵 #teastagram #teagram #dayoff #ilovetea #latumoni #tealeaftheory #tridentbooksellers #lochantea #smallfarm https://www.instagram.com/p/BsJx99gFfmY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zu60egb4tznx

New steep story. A look at some new experiments from @tealeaftheory's Latumoni garden, and where I think they should go from there. Link in the bio. . . #tealeaftheory #latumoni #assam #blacktea #whitetea #experiment #blogger #teablog #teablogger #tea https://www.instagram.com/p/B58b6iTAUBD/?igshid=p7lho0rpoq6n

This morning's cuppa is an odd one. @tealeaftheory "Autumn Exquisite Assam Black" from Latumoni. To talk about it, I have to flip the script to Rod Serling mode. . . Picture, if you will, an Assam black tea, hailing from a small garden. Instead of being made from standard, pruned and cut clonals, the leaf material came from a plot that was left to grow "wild". That's right: no pruning, no cutting. T17 assamica clones left to grow as their nature dictates. . . Over the last two years, I've tried a lot of offerings from Latumoni - even trumpeting that its my favorite small garden in Assam. This batch signals a bit of a departure for them. An experiment, if you will. Feral(-ish) tea bushes are difficult to pluck from. Not only that, but the yield is inconsistent, and the flavor profile - even after processing - might be unpredictable. . . Well, rest assured, this turned out fine. It wasn't as full-bodied as the other Latumoni wares, yet it had the requisite "floral malt" profile, which set it apart from other Assams. However, the journey doesn't end there. Oooooh no. . . Along with the usual palatial suspects is a distinct plum note that shows up in later infusions. (Yes, plural.) All the while balanced by an earthy sun-dried Dian Hong note permeating throughout. I got about four Western style steeps out of these whole, gold-tipped leaves. . . Is it my favorite of their offerings? I dunno. I have more stuff to try and (inevitably) write about. I just wanted to record my notes for this, now. Definitely a multi-layered morning thus far. . . Wow, this went long. . . #smallgarden #assam #assamtea #blacktea #latumoni #tealeaftheory #tea #morningcuppa https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LWUPhgGfb/?igshid=3zka2i9hm0wx

Unsophisticated capture of this morning's brew, the last of my Latumoni Assam. I ... brewed it a weeeee bit burly, but that's okay. Like me for the rest of the day, it can take it, and come out delicious. . . ... Wait... 😅 . . #latumoni #assam #smallgarden #morningtea #firstteaofmyday https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ciZmGAqrf/?igshid=1u9fm0yrlgb6i

Aaaaaaaaah yeah! Finally got my hands on some 2019 second flush Latumoni Assam. As some of you remember, this teensy garden produced some of my favorite Assams last year. High and above anything else I tried. I was lucky enough to try a whole year's worth of their product line. . . I was worried I wouldn't get to try one this year, given the late Spring harvest, and the quickness with which product was snatched up. (Apparently, I'm not the only one who likes this garden.) But, luckily, I found a sample amidst my second flush delivery from Lochan Tea. . . The leaves appear to mlbe about FGFOP grade, - cut but still tippy as all heck. The brew is *DARK* copper. Smell amd taste? All malt and honey with a dash of jaggery. . . So glad this went down my gullet this morning... er... afternoon. . . #lochantea #latumoni #tealeaftheory #smallgarden #tippy #assam https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Ovb6jgGdi/?igshid=17c34swqr8p7c