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Monday Nov. 29 2010
1st Steep of the Day
Along with a Steaming bowl of Cream Of Wheat Cereal
topped With dried bing cherries added.
I topped breakfast off with a Fruity Twinings Blackcurrant Breeze.
Great Compliment with the Cherries in Wheat.
Bold Black as I Like and Fruity Presence with the currants
Preparation
Steep Information:
Amount: 1 teabag
Water: 160°F hot spigot water
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, cinnamon, vanilla, clove, and something else I can not quite figure out
Steeped Tea Smell: vanilla, cinnamon, sweet, cardamom
Flavor: mild black tea, vanilla, cinnamon
Body: Medium
Aftertaste:
Liquor: Translucent green-brown
Gift from a co-worker who loves strong black teas.
I am shocked by the mild nature of the black tea in this blend. It relaly takes a back seat to the cinnamon and vanilla.
Post-Steep Additives: one honey stick. Now the flavor is a nice mellow sweet cinnamon, with hints of vanila.
Just too mild for me. It was a nice sipping tea, but I want my spiced black teas to have a kick.
Images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/11/twinings-of-london-teabag-black-tea.html
Preparation
I decided that this has been lingering in the tea cabinet long enough, so I brought a few bags to work. It seems that lower steeping temperature (hot water spigot) and shorter steeping times help this tea.
I gave this another try, and I guess I’m just not a fan. The pumpkin flavor is just too odd on the first steep. I’m not sure how to describe it except lemony. I only steeped 3 minutes this time. Oh well. I definitely prefer Bigelow’s pumpkin spice.
That’s funny (and massively sad and unfortunate)… I definitely don’t get lemon and can’t even fathom how one could lol. It sounds odd, but maybe a longer steeping time would do the trick.
I forgot to add the other day that I did try a 2nd steep of this – plenty of pumpkin flavor left, and very tasty with soymilk and sugar. I didn’t get that “lemony” flavor from before. Maybe it was just my tastebuds being a bit out of sorts? I’ll reserve judgment for my next 1st steeping. :)
The aroma is awesome – perfectly pumpkin pie, and the first few sips were delicious! As the cup went on, though, the pumpkin flavor became a little too much. It almost tasted lemony, strangely. But, I only added a tiny bit of soy milk and no sugar, and I might have steeped it a bit too long – probably more than 5 minutes. I’ll give this another try, for sure. I think it would be best with a good splash of milk and a spoonful (or more) of sugar, but we shall see!
Another tea I get to decupboard! I do enjoy this one, and will revisit it.
Oh, and has anyone else heard the Twinings radio advert? I heard it on the drive last night…was amazed that a tea company was advertising on the radio! And it made me realize that I wasn’t pronouncing the name right. Woops!
Preparation
I always wondered, but I’d never heard anyone say it (or at least, anyone who would know). Thanks for clearing that up! :)
Yeah…I have been saying Twin, too! Twine! Twine! Twine! I will have to burn that in my brain! Thanks!