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Bonnie

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Chocolate Chamomile Curiosity Brew from Verdant Tea

Bonnie drank Chocolate Chamomile Curiosity Brew by Verdant Tea

Shut the door!

I mean really, I would never have guessed that the yammy Laoshan Black Tea that I LOVE could taste any better…and with mint?!
How in earth is it possible that these two flavors, and all the other abracadabra alchemic additions here-to-with inside-eth this tea are workin “a spell on me”! Oh yeh!

All I was doing was mindin my own business. I received a package from Verdant today (choir sings) with two (2) of the new tea’s. I can’t review them yet because they are NOT listed on Steepster. I shot a quick note to Mr. David at Verdant “HELLOOOO, I would like to write about your tea.” And, in the meantime, I was snakin on some dry goat cheese and steamin some cauliflower in Lapsang Souchong (you know that I do). Why not, smells good.
There was this OTHER packet of alchemy blend to try in my box today. Verdant got me! Got me again! “Uncle!” I cried on this alchemy blend!

I steeped this little gem 4 minutes. I wanted to take a spoon and eat it like cake it smelled so good. I imagine the gremlins at Verdant were rolling on their backs laughing!
“Got another one in Colorado!” they giggled along with the cats. The bakery spice cakeness of the Laoshan Black with the gentle mint cooling everything down…and then cocoa so natural and warm…teases me…laughs at me…and throws me a shot of fennel like a point of light at the end. The Chamomile is a hug. It surrounds all the flavors and keeps everything together in lightness. What a cuppa!

I have to get more of this. More and more. And more!

2012-05-04 19:37:14 -0400

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DaisyChubb 2012-05-04 20:36:22 -0400

Bonnie you are amazing, I giggled like a maniac reading this review!

Bonnie 2012-05-04 20:37:49 -0400

Oh good when they come to cart me away I’ll have company!

DaisyChubb 2012-05-04 20:42:58 -0400

As long as they cart us away to a padded tea room, it’s all good :D

Indigobloom 2012-05-04 21:04:46 -0400

oh man this sounds soooo good! meow!

Dylan Oxford 2012-05-04 21:16:18 -0400

I’m confused… why not add the teas?

Amy oh 2012-05-04 21:25:42 -0400

yep – you could add them yourself. Let me know if you need a primer, I do it all the time. :)

Bonnie 2012-05-04 22:01:01 -0400

Thanks, I’ve done it before but it would have been impolite not to ask Verdant first. They gave me the go to add it myself which I’ll do in the A.M. (I can’t drink more tea slosh tonight!) Thank you Dylan and Amy!

Dylan Oxford 2012-05-04 22:44:57 -0400

Hrmm… how bad is it that I never would have thought to ask? LOL!

Azzrian 2012-05-04 22:55:04 -0400

I add teas all of the time – I never thought to ask either.

Amy oh 2012-05-04 22:55:20 -0400

@Dylan – lol. I had the same reaction.

Bonnie 2012-05-04 22:57:03 -0400

It’s ok, I come from another planet…old age you know. I added the two tonight and tweeked the photo’s to fit correctly with good light.

Alex_Allen 2012-05-04 23:56:12 -0400

Sounds delicious, and I’m with DaisyChubb, I laughed quite a bit!

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Colorado Grandma
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Grandmother to 3 tea drinking teenaged girls and 3 young tea drinking boys. I began teatime as in the Summer over 30 years ago when my children were little. We took a break from play for tea and snacks and to chat every day. They loved tea time.
We have several tea houses close to my home and a Tea Festival in Boulder. Fort Collins is a bit of a foodie town. We brew lots of Beer (Fat Tire is one brand) and have several Spice Shops (Savory is the one featured on Food Network).
Colorado State University is a mile from my home and the Rocky Mountains climb higher at the end of my block. The climate here is semi-arid with LOTS OF SUN AT 5000 feet. (Heavy Winter snows start in the higher elevations). After living my whole life in Northern California (Silicon Valley) I have to admit that I LOVE IT HERE!!!
I attend a wonderful Greek Orthodox Church and enjoy cooking ethnic foods (all kinds). I am disabled with Migraines and Fibromyalgia!
My family is Bi-racial ( African-American, Scots) and Bi-cultural, (Peruvian, Cyprus, France, Mexico, Native American)
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