I’m tasting the teas from my Dona tea library in the order they are presented in the library (I skipped the Amber Assam because I already know I love it). Today’s was a spiced black tea called Heartbeat.

The description reads: Full-bodied black tea, directly sourced from the Chota Tingrai tea estate in Assam, India, paired with ginger and cardamom. Inspired by Indian masala chai.

This tea smells like chai — and it should since it contains cardamom (sourced either from Honduras or Nicaragua) and ginger (sourced from Nicaragua).

The taste reminds me of a Victorian mansion for some reason. I can definately taste the cardamom, but not the ginger. I splashed a little milk in my tea, but did not sweeten it. It’s just about perfect. If I were just sitting in a parlor drinking the tea instead of sitting in my messy attic, it would be perfect.