This tea… puzzles me.
First off, it’s a green & black blend, which is pretty unusual. How in the world do you steep it? That’s one of the many occasions when Steepster is indispensable. I steeped it according to the average preparation then.
The liquor looks clear, and the color is something like coppery brown, which is what I would expect from a green & black tea mix. Smells like caramel (seriously, I’ve been on some caramel streak recently. I swear I typed this word a million times today whe writing tea reviews), sweet popcorn and vanilla toffee. Wow.
The first few sips underwhelmed me, in a way. It tasted like a really good genmaicha with a little bit of black tea’s boldness to it. I just shrugged and continued drinking and then I noticed… these shy but charming little notes of vanilla that made me reach for the cup almost compulsedly obsessively :D It’s like… having a spell put on you.
I think it’s one of these teas that is going to grown on me more and more with time – much like this first cup unraveled for me. And it’s kind of unusual because I don’t remember a tea that felt like this to me recently.
I am still puzzled, though.
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It is sooo tasty :). I am glad you discovered its charm, even if it took a few sips.
This does sound really good. I’ll admit it: your tasting note got me to add this to my wishlist. :)
VariaTEA, this tea is really unique! I almost want to have it again after work but it will be too late to have anything with black tea in it :(
Cheri, you gotta try ALL the teas, right? :D Just like the rest of us!
I’m not sure about all the teas, but a lot of the teas might be good. :)
It is sooo tasty :). I am glad you discovered its charm, even if it took a few sips.
This does sound really good. I’ll admit it: your tasting note got me to add this to my wishlist. :)
VariaTEA, this tea is really unique! I almost want to have it again after work but it will be too late to have anything with black tea in it :(
Cheri, you gotta try ALL the teas, right? :D Just like the rest of us!
I’m not sure about all the teas, but a lot of the teas might be good. :)