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drank Vanilla Plantation by Silk Road
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From the Great Canadian TTB.

This one is pretty good. It is not as good as Silk Roads lychee fruit that I just had but it is still very well done. The dry tea smells like vanilla beans but it is not overpowering.

The brewed tea has a very light vanilla smell. I actually wondered if it would taste like anything based on the smell. The tea tastes quite good. The Ceylon base is smooth, not too stringent, although it is slightly drying. However I think this works well with the vanilla notes. The vanilla is calm, smooth with no bite, it adds creamy notes to the tea. I bet this one would be great as a latte.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec
JustJames

i got a buttercream from this blend when i had i…. very nice, just not quite what i want in a vanilla tea. still excellent though!

Lala

Now that you said that I can totally taste it now that you said it, vanilla buttercream.

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JustJames

i got a buttercream from this blend when i had i…. very nice, just not quite what i want in a vanilla tea. still excellent though!

Lala

Now that you said that I can totally taste it now that you said it, vanilla buttercream.

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I am a lifetime tea lover.

I did foray into the world of coffee for a period of time, but I returned to my true love. I still, however, enjoy a good cup of java.

My all time favorite tea is Earl Grey, which I drink every morning, the stronger the bergamot the better. I definitely prefer natural oil of bergamot to artificial flavouring.

I mostly like black and dark oolong teas. My current favs are Fujian blacks, Keemun and Assams, and Wuyi oolongs. I gravitate towards anything with lychee in it. I also drink a lot of herbal blends but am wary of hibiscus. I do not favour mate, or pu’erh tea, although I have found a few blends that I like. (I so badly want to like straight pu’erh tea but it all tastes gross to me. I keep trying though). Rooibos, green and white teas fall somewhere in the middle. I find myself gravitating towards heavily roasted oolongs and teas from Paris/France based companies.

I love iced teas and cold brews.

My current tea goal is to make the perfect cup of chai from scratch – almost there…I think.

I am in love with the whole experience of tea.

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