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This came in my subscription packet from Bird & Blend just yesterday. I am so stoked, because this month I think I will love all three teas! I decided to try this one this afternoon. The name reminds me of those Ferrerro Roche candies. Yum, I love those things, so I was glad to try this tea.

I bet this tea has a heavenly scent. I had my steroid shot about a month ago but the sense of smell never returned. Pity. No smelling the Thanksgiving turkey roasting or the aroma of apple pie baking. And no scent of the festive teas. I hate that. I really wish they would find an actual cure of Samters. If I were a person of the male persuasion with a certain dysfunction, I would have my pick of treatments. But breathing and smelling isn’t as important I suppose.

Okay, this tea. Smooth. Very smooth. Brews up a nice amber color. The mouth feel is silky. The hazelnuts are ‘carmelised’ with sugar. There is a very faint note of sweetness, but not that icky sweetness from stevia. I can taste sweet, and this was barely there. Just enough to round out the flavor. It had a very faint hint of astringency at one point when it cooled. Next time I shall drink it faster so it doesnt’ get to that temp.

All in all, this first of the teas in the subscription package is delightful. I can see myself ordering 50 grams of this in the future.

Flavors: Caramel, Smooth

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 45 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 295 ML

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I love cats. I love alone time. I love sitting indoors on a cold winter night with a book or my knitting while drinking tea. I don’t have a sense of smell, so many of the more subtle flavors of tea escape me. Two of the things I CAN taste are bitter and sour, so any tea that has even a slightly bitter taste is nasty for me. And what others might perceive as pleasant tartness may be horribly sour for me.

I’m also a writer. I love writing, and a mug of hot tea helps me get through the hours sitting in front of the computer. Although I’m a comparatively new tea drinker, I’m jumping in feet first. Feel free to recommend any teas you think I might enjoy.

100-91 – Wowza! I want to keep this tea in the cupboard all the time.
75-90 – Very nice. It would be good to have this tea on hand from time to time.
60-74 – OK. Wouldn’t keep it in the cupboard, but I would drink it again.
45-59 – If a friend served this I would drink it to be polite, but it’s not really my cuppa.
Lower than 45 – Blech. It was too sour or bitter for my taste. Would not drink it again.

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