Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Black

Where to Buy:  Damn Fine Tea

Tea Description:

You’re truly at your best when you drink the very best. Try our new Double Knit Blend and enjoy the rugged, stylish flavors you can only get from fully modern beverage engineering. Using our patented natural process, we’ve blended a tea that will keep you on top of your day: from your very first sip — bright as sunshine on a California highway — to your last mellow mouthful, satisfaction will be yours. You’ll feel it, and others will notice. Make it a Double Knit Day!

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

I am a huge fan of Damn Fine Tea.  I get all excited when I see that they’ve introduced a new blend or a limited edition series.  So, when they introduced this Double Knit Blend last year, I knew that it would eventually become part of my tea stash.

And this is definitely a worthwhile tea to add to your stash too.  It is excellent!  Or, maybe I should say its swell?  (or insert your favorite nerd word there)

One of the things that I love about Damn Fine Tea is that they pay attention to the small details.  Their air-tight tins are beautifully decorated, and they usually include a little something extra … a little freebie gift with the tea.  For this tea, I received a little black comb – just like the comb you would find in your favorite nerd’s shirt pocket back in high school.  You know what I’m talking about, right?  The comb that was stashed behind the pocket protector.  I laughed when I opened my package and found the comb.  A perfect gift with this tea.

But, as with any tea company, these details don’t mean a whole lot if the tea isn’t good.  Fortunately, Damn Fine Tea is true to its name – their teas are DAMN FINE indeed!  This blend is deliciously robust, but there is a certain crispness to it too.  It doesn’t taste heavy … but it has enough gusto to it to get someone going in the morning if you need that extra push.

There is a touch of smokiness to this cup … not a strong smoked tone, in fact, I don’t notice it until after the first few sips.  It adds a nice contrast to the sweet notes.  A nice, subtle earthiness.  I find this to be a masculine tea … not a lot of floral notes or sweet, fruity tones … instead, it is nicely round, with notes of earth, a sweet, caramel undertone, a hint of malt, and touches of smoke.  Very pleasant.

These characteristics typically would be demonstrative of a heavier tasting tea – something very rich and thick … but, I don’t find this to be a very heavy tea.  It is full-bodied, certainly, but, it doesn’t have a really thick presence to it.  There is a certain crispness to it – it is bright and offers just a little bit of lightness to the cup … as if there might be some Darjeeling in the blend.  Not a lot … just enough to lighten the cup up enough to keep it from overwhelming the palate with its presence.

This tea is just another example of why I love Damn Fine Tea so much!