2nd day of Vahdam black tea sampler

Second day with the Vahdam samplers, today is the Applause CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl) second flush assam, didn't know it was supposed to looks like these little black balls, but the method used for them makes sense.

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Keeping it short, it's a straight-forward tea, smooth and black bitter, slight vegetal smell, really nothing special or unique. Which is completely fine, quite different to the complex darjeeling from yesterday. Supposedly can be enjoyed with milk and sugar to balances out the bitterness if you're into that sort of thing.