Thanks to VariaTEA for sending some of this my way! It most definitely smells like a vanilla caramel. As a matter of fact, it smells kind of similar to the other vanilla teas I have hanging around at the moment.
Going right into the flavour, the base is quite smooth, as are the flavourings in here. It’s gentle and sweet, like someone plopped a piece of vanilla caramel into a cup of smooth black tea and let it melt. But granted, the Bayswater Vanilla Cream tea is similar, at least based on memory.
This calls for an experiment. Since I have one cup left, I’m going to brew up Tea Desire’s Velvety Vanilla alongside the above two and see how they all compare. I can’t help but think that if one were to engage in a blind tasting test, they would receive similar scores, at least the former two. I’m always interested in how brand labelling influences one’s perception of a product.
People who liked this
Comments
I HATED Velvety Vanilla. To me it tasted like a shitty version of Tetley’s Orange Pekoe. This, on the other hand, I really enjoy. It really interesting how people can have such different taste experiences with the same tea.
Ah, I’m going to try and keep an open mind when I try all three out since I actually haven’t even tried Velvety Vanilla yet! It’s been sitting around since January. But to me, the Bayswater is similar to this. So we’ll see what’ll happen! Of course it’s subjective but it’s always fun doing side-by-side comparisons.
Oh no. I thought you tried it, otherwise I would not have said anything because I would hate to influence your taste experience.
Also, I look forward to seeing your thoughts :)
Side by side are always fun! Sometimes, I realize by doing so, how two teas I thought tasted the same are in reality very different. Have fun with your experiment :-)
I HATED Velvety Vanilla. To me it tasted like a shitty version of Tetley’s Orange Pekoe. This, on the other hand, I really enjoy. It really interesting how people can have such different taste experiences with the same tea.
Ah, I’m going to try and keep an open mind when I try all three out since I actually haven’t even tried Velvety Vanilla yet! It’s been sitting around since January. But to me, the Bayswater is similar to this. So we’ll see what’ll happen! Of course it’s subjective but it’s always fun doing side-by-side comparisons.
Oh no. I thought you tried it, otherwise I would not have said anything because I would hate to influence your taste experience.
Also, I look forward to seeing your thoughts :)
Side by side are always fun! Sometimes, I realize by doing so, how two teas I thought tasted the same are in reality very different. Have fun with your experiment :-)