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Indigobloom

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Indigobloom drank Chocolate Cake by DAVIDsTEA

I brewed this up at work today. It was an exciting moment for me!!! until I realized that the tea, well it wasn’t doing anything in the cup! I ended up with chocolate water :(
Even with milk and sugar… bleh!
It looks like there is enough in my package to try again. Here’s hoping that whatever went wrong wasn’t with the tea!

2012-04-04 23:16:29 -0400

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Scott B 2012-04-05 01:20:59 -0400

Hmm. Well, it can’t be worse than brewing an empty infuser basket in hot water for 5 minutes!

Daniel Scott 2012-04-05 03:39:33 -0400

@Scott – I can totally see myself doing that! I’m shocked I haven’t yet, actually.

@Indigo – “Wasn’t doing anything”? Like, it didn’t expand or anything? O.o

Indigobloom 2012-04-05 06:52:26 -0400

Scott Bee: Ha!! this is true. I have to wonder if I somehow underleafed the cup. Tho I measure it out carefully :(

Daniel Scott: Kindof! I dunno, after making tea for so long… it’s like I have an instinct for when it’s ready (except with rooibos, I can never tell with rooibos)

Kittenna 2012-04-05 22:41:57 -0400

@Scott Bee – Totally lolled at that :D

@Indigobloom – I had high hopes for this tea! The description sounded so tasty! Really hoping it’s good when I get around to trying it…

Indigobloom 2012-04-05 23:11:44 -0400

I think I’ll go back to the shop and let them know. Hopefully I’ll get another sample and see if it brews any better!

Scott B 2012-04-06 00:10:32 -0400

I do the empty infuser basket at least once a month! I’m waiting for the day when I put cumin on my oatmeal instead of cinnamon.

Indigobloom 2012-04-06 11:16:08 -0400

LOL @ Scott: nuthin wrong with a little air tea, clears out the system I’ll bet. and I’ve mistakenly put salt in my tea before. The packaging was bare and I was tired…

Kittenna 2012-04-06 14:15:01 -0400

Cumin on oatmeal definitely sounds less than appealing…

Cattibrie 2012-04-06 21:10:28 -0400

I was not wowed by this one either. It was cloudy and tasted like I threatened the water with chocolate and a teeny bit of tea. Ice Cream Cake wasn’t any better to me.

Indigobloom 2012-04-06 23:38:10 -0400

Cumin… not my fave spice on anything, let alone in tea!
Cattibrie- so I’m not the only one! sorry to hear, but then atleast I am not alone!

Daniel Scott 2012-04-07 14:58:59 -0400

Huh! I had an ex-coworker come by work yesterday (he used to be a keyholder, but got transferred to another mall which has a DAVIDs in it), and he had this one and let me rip the bag open and smell. Smelled GOOD, like genuine chocolate smell! So weird if it’s a dud, DT’s other chocolate teas don’t smell as…chocolate-y.

Indigobloom 2012-04-07 22:15:49 -0400

I dunno, I think it just needs a little more leaf in the steeper. I’ll try it with less water next time. We shall see :)
and I agree, it does smell like chocolate, but has that fake scent to it as well

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Let’s see… I’m a tea and workout fanatic, I work in HR, and most of my friends consider me to be an egg. White on the outside, Asian on the inside :)
-from philosophy to food, I love it all
Otherwise, what you see is what you get! I can be very straightforward and yet shy.

Also, I’ve started taking tea sommelier classes and it is an absolute blast! Well, so far I’ve only finished the first out of eight courses, but I am really looking forward to the next one.

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Like eating dirt, or some other unsanitary indelicacy that mentioning in my profile here would likely get me banned.
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You know that expression “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”? I imagine drinking that water would be terrible enough to warrant this rating!
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This is “tea”?? I tried finishing the cup… but my body rejected it. There may be others who enjoy this tea, but it’s beyond me!

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I tried liking it, and I can almost get there! I certainly don’t hate it, but something is holding me back. Allergies? Men in white suits? who knows… certainly not me!

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