I had a lot of fun at our work Christmas party today, loaded up on great food and great wine, we exchanged gifts (I can’t believe my boss gave me a wine glass that holds…wait for it…an entire bottle! omg!), and had great conversation.

I took a much needed nap when I got home, and then decided to open and try this tea. It wasn’t the tea i was most excited about, but given the season, it seemed appropriately festive. I tore the seal, and even before unsealing the zip, I could smell the sweet, coffee cake aroma of the tea. Coffee cake? Indeed, that’s the smell I got. Or if not coffee cake, then a rich, dark sort of chocolate or bitter coco or…something like that.

I set to work, brewed this up a bit strong, and settled down to drink it. I don’t know if it was really the best choice of tea, given that I’m relatively lactose intolerant and had a lactose-heavy lunch, because this tea screams milky and dense. It tasted good, but not quite like what I had expected. If I hadn’t known this was marshmallow tea, i wouldn’t have really guessed it. And I still couldn’t shake the coffee cake associations. I am happy to report, however, that I could certainly smell and taste the base black tea, and that always makes me happy: I love it when companies don’t cover up a bad base tea with a ton of flavour. Nope, let her shine right through, I say!
Anyway, this is a nice, sweet cup of tea. I can’t honestly say I feel passionately about its awesomeness the way so many steepsterites do, but I also don’t think I’ll struggle to finish the package I got. And hey, if I can’t, I know people will clamber to take it off my hands.

ETA: TMI alert.

Omg! I just threw up! and…tasted this tea again. Eww eww eww.
Who wants the rest of my package of this? I’m serious.

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tigress_al 11 years ago

Oh no. I hope you feel better soon!

ifjuly 11 years ago

ack, i hope you feel better! also, a wine glass that holds an entire bottle of wine sounds insane. someday maybe you can snap a pic so i can giggle at it…

keychange 11 years ago

Isn’t it wonderful? LOL I should get a pic.
And please someone, take the rest of this tea from me!

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

OMG, hope you feel better by now…I understand why you want to get rid of it, having a tea reminiscent of puke, NOT a good thing!!!!

Ana 11 years ago

Feel better!!

caile 11 years ago

Aww. Hope you feel better!

greenteafairy 11 years ago

I hope you’re feeling better now!

Fjellrev 11 years ago

Oh yikes, I hope you’re feeling better too!

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tigress_al 11 years ago

Oh no. I hope you feel better soon!

ifjuly 11 years ago

ack, i hope you feel better! also, a wine glass that holds an entire bottle of wine sounds insane. someday maybe you can snap a pic so i can giggle at it…

keychange 11 years ago

Isn’t it wonderful? LOL I should get a pic.
And please someone, take the rest of this tea from me!

TheTeaFairy 11 years ago

OMG, hope you feel better by now…I understand why you want to get rid of it, having a tea reminiscent of puke, NOT a good thing!!!!

Ana 11 years ago

Feel better!!

caile 11 years ago

Aww. Hope you feel better!

greenteafairy 11 years ago

I hope you’re feeling better now!

Fjellrev 11 years ago

Oh yikes, I hope you’re feeling better too!

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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