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I finally figured out what puts me off. While I don’t think this is a bad tea… the addition of apple seems to ruin the balance. It really doesn’t do much for me without milk, not unless I’m especcially in the mood for it, which is rare, but with milk, the apple bits just don’t seem to fit.
Once I get through the first few sips it kinda grows on me a teeny bit. Slightly remnicent of what I’d imagine an apple pie latte would taste like?
Also, the base tea is highly astringent in the sour ish way. So between those two factors, I’ll easily finish the sample…. but I won’t be replacing it in my cupboard!

Extra peppercorn in my spoon today. Love that fizzy aspect. I’ll miss this one when its gone!! I think that one ingredient makes a big difference. Odd, as I thought the lemon aspect was more important. go figure :P

I grabbed this as my bday tea on Thursday. No sugar added, it already has that in the blend.
The maple notes are strong and remmicent of true maple, but I feel like it was overpowered by the marine/fishy aspect. I’m glad I don’t have it in my cupboard. Meh.

So most vanilla teas that I try are kinda lastlustre. I guess I didn’t realize that what I was looking for in a nilla cup would be matched by a marshmallow version! I find that marshmallow has more depth and maltiness to it. Perfect pairing for Assam.
I guess that means I’ve found my ideal version of a “vanilla” tea!
The malt factor really does it for me. So happy to have this in my cupboard :D
Thank you Kittenna for tea muling this!!

The flavours don’t change much from one infusion to the next and it is relatively pleasant. I’ve been quite distracted today. It could be my mental state, but I was a tad dismayed to find such little variation. Will definitely give it another go.
Also should be noted that the cake was quite dry despite being in my cupboard. So that could be why as well. What a long week.

I wanted to use up some of that mocha orange biscotti tea but couldnt handle the intense flavour. Mixing it with this worked out ok. I think it needs something with more malt.
I’m not terribly impressed.
The pekoe tea alone is thin but it was the only straight black tea I had at work. It got me the caffeine I needed in the end :)

Tomorrow Mum is having surgery. I’ll be at the hospital all day. Nothing too risky, it is lapriscopic and they have an almost 100% success rate. Still. I worry. Don’t ever damage your kidneys. Seriously.
What teas should I take…

The smell of the dry leaf really puts me off. But the actual brew is amazing and leaves me wanting my cup to refill itself immediately. It is almost sipdown time but I eventually hope to grab more.

I bought this for a friend’s bday. She loved it! and her two kids are now into it as well. So glad I decided to take a chance that it was as I remember. And I am thinking of grabbing more if I find it again, either for myself or as gifts :)
This one grows on you. First sip is very meh. A few sips in it starts to quench thirst, and by the end of the cup you really want some more. The mouthfeel really builds in your mouth and has a serious essence of wine going on.
Oh and I tried it mixed with a Pinot Grigio, that was tasty as well. If I grab some for myself, I might make some Tea-gria. What kind of fruit would go best I wonder…

I made a dirty chai tea (not a latte, just milk. and coffee not espresso).
Damn. SO GOOD. This is my boyfriend’s ex’s stock, and there are only a handful of bags left. I’ll have to try it again with my other chai varieties at home. Noms.

I had one infusion and then the boyfriend accidentally spilled the leaves in soapy water.
Me. not. happy.
The cup wasn’t as tasty as last time, although that could be due to skimping on the leaf, or maybe the water filter needs changing. I so wanted that second infusion to find out more. Ah well
On the plus sign it is now weekend and tomorrow I’m visiting a friend for her bday. She has a hot tub. Plus I had a heart to heart with a friend that I’ve been in flux with the last while. Over text, so not ideal. but I’m hopeful we can fix things.
Anyhow. I’m quite tired and rambly. and emotional. Happy Friday :)