I'm heating water to 95°C and then steeping for three minutes. This will give a fairer assessment for what this is like just by itself.
Today’s tea is Mango Ceylon Équateur Blend from Nikaido.
In my quest to drink all the teas in my house, I’m now opening up this blend—which was chosen by my daughter. Yesterday, I finished up Nikaido’s kukicha green tea. So why not keep going on the Nikaido train?
This is a black tea with its origins from Sri Lanka. Ceylon is often confused with Indian tea, but it’s not. It comes from an island country to the south of India.
As for the blend, it features cut leaves with mango chunks and sunflower petals. This gives a sweet counterbalance to the black tea malty briskness.
It makes for a great ice tea. But personally, I’m drinking it hot with some condensed milk.
To brew this, I boil water at 100°C. I put condensed milk at the bottom of my mug. Then I pour into a metal basket filter that’s perched at the top of my mug. Steep for five solid minutes. Remove filter and enjoy.
Drinking this right now, it’s powerful stuff. And I’m glad I was generous with the leaves!
