Vanilla Black Tea

I like going here to study, and when I need a break I just get up and smell all of their samples of tea to help me decide what I want. I came across this tea and the leaves were so aromatic. They have this wonderful vanilla bourbon-y smell, so I had to try it.

I like my black tea sweet, splash of milk to get rid of any bitterness and smooth out the flavor. The vanilla taste is a nice undertone that complements the black tea and does not taste artificial in any way. I don’t exactly know how to describe the taste of the black tea, kind of earthy, smokey. It’s the best vanilla black tea blend I’ve ever tasted, plus it’s great hot and cold. I will definitely buy some of this as a morning staple once I free up a tin!

I made this as a latte and though I get a hint of vanilla here and there, it’s mostly just a slightly smokey black tea. Not my favourite but I still have a whole lot of DTT’s Cafe Vanilla to keep me happy. Still, I am grateful to Inkling for the share. 180.

I smelled this tea in store this weekend and knew I had to have it. It has a delectable bourbon vanilla aroma and the taste does not disappoint! It’s rich and smooth and sweet with just the slightest hint of smokiness from the black base that somehow works great with the vanilla. It leaves a great creamy aftertaste in my mouth. I can foresee this becoming a staple in my cupboard!

If Lapsang Souchong had a drinkable cousin, it’d be this vanilla black. Bears a passing resemblance to it, in terms of its smokey haze and the taste as a result comes off very different than you’d anticipate from the name of the tea. Less taste of a vanilla from my experience or at least, what I’d have preferred. It’s perhaps a bit more earthy and strong. So a nice sturdy black if you want that kind of thing. I wanted to like it more, but just can’t seem to get into it.