DEPTH / DINNER
Assam First Pour
Malt, monsoon, and a deep amber body.
Assam · 750 ml · non-alcoholic
THE ARRIVAL · ASSAM
Assam first flush — steeped darker than the others, given time for its malt to open. Serious tea, made sparkling.
THE TASTING · III
The three registers.
- NOSE
- Malt · dried apricot · warm bread
- PALATE
- Full · round · tea-tannic through the mid-palate
- FINISH
- Deep and slow — a fireside quality.
THE SERVE
with food, like a wine.
TEMP8–10°C
GLASSred-wine glass
Slightly warmer than the others. Give it a wider glass — it wants the air.
THE FLIGHT · CONTINUES
