Jenn

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Jenn drank Queen Catherine by Harney & Sons

Okay, now I’m really getting concerned. I had to take allergy meds last night so I’m really dragging about right now. I decided that a strong black tea was my best option for a pick-me-up, and I’ve been looking forward to trying my sample of Queen Catherine given to me by the ever generous and beautiful QuiltGuppy.

All I taste is black tea and roses. This makes postivly no sense because all of the reviews I’ve read say that it has a chocolately almost coffee like flavor. AM I HAVING A STROKE? Wait… I’d smell burnt toast and taste bitter almonds if that were the case, right? Is it possible that Harney & Sons mispackaged my sample? Perhaps I actually have a sample of Rose Scented and not Queen Catherine. I don’t know what’s going on, but I’m not going to rate this tea because I may be having a psycotic episode and that wouldn’t be fair to Queen Catherine.

2011-06-21 15:45:38 -0400

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JacquelineM 2011-06-21 16:27:27 -0400

I can assure you the the Queen is not the least bit rosy. I wonder what happened!?

QuiltGuppy 2011-06-21 16:45:19 -0400

Hm… I haven’t tried my sample yet. I’ll taste it tomorrow. Angrboda reviewed this one, too, but I don’t recall if she mentioned roses. I’ll have to check and see. Maybe they mispackaged them.

SimplyJenW 2011-06-21 16:58:14 -0400

I noticed you tasted roses in Midsummer’s Peach, too. Could allergies and drainage be affecting your taste? I know it does mine at times…..

Jenn 2011-06-21 18:50:53 -0400

SimplyJenW, allergies can do weird things to your sense of taste which I would totally agree was happening if i could taste any other flavor element in Queen Cat. I swear my sample was all rose and black tea. Thankfully, I’m drinking a protein smoothie right now that’s all fruit and NO ROSES :) I’ll give the Queen another try in a few days.

Jenn 2011-06-21 18:54:38 -0400

QuiltGuppy, I’m super grateful for any sample :) BUT I would be interested to hear if your sample of Queen Cat is rosey too.

Jenn 2011-06-21 19:02:44 -0400

JacquelineM, I was using your review to measure just how not rosey the Queen should taste. I’ll give it another try later.

JacquelineM 2011-06-21 19:31:55 -0400

I know when I’m sick, tea tastes like cereal!!!

QuiltGuppy 2011-06-21 19:41:07 -0400

It’s a tea mystery! :)

Jenn 2011-06-22 01:27:25 -0400

JacquelineM, I just laughed like a crazy person at your tea tasting like cereal comment.

ashmanra 2011-06-22 01:32:28 -0400

Oh dear! That doesn’t sound like the Queen at all! Feel better soon!

Indigobloom 2011-06-22 06:45:29 -0400

everything tastes like sugar was added when I’m about to get sick!
get well soon!!

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