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This was my caffeinated cup of the day. And it was a good cup of tea. I’m looking forward to days where I can have whatever I want. One of my first little projects will be to compare breakfast blends in one sitting. Then I’m going to compare different types of blacks in another sitting. And life will be grand. :) (and it will all be documented on Steepster.)
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I finally got a box of this last evening. So though I typically like to brew a pot of loose leaf tea on weekend mornings, and I just got several other fun teas from Tealuxe, I was excited to start the day with this one.
So now begins the experimentation to determine how I like this brewed. I started with a 3 minute steep and I’m having it plain. The flavor is exactly what I want out of a breakfast style tea, but stronger than I expected. I’m probably going to experiment with a shorter steep next time. I will definitely be experimenting with the milk/sweetener as well.
Yay for tea related projects!
I’ve had this three times in the past few days. My favorite local coffee shop, Krankies, carries an impressive spread of teas from a local tea shop. However, most of these aren’t decaffeinated or herbal. Luckily this one is, and it’s a good one!
It’s a tart tea, that’s dark enough that I worry I’ll stain my clothes if I spill any. It’s good piping hot or warm, after sitting out for a while.
When I first got this, I was a really big fan. Over time, I’ve become less and less interested in it. It’s good for a no caffeine jasmine option, but I’ll be ready to switch back to regular jasmine tea once I’m back in regular tea drinking.
However, I do like it more than most rooibos!
backlogging: I had half of a cup of this the other day, and then realized the tea was out of date (like back to 2008). So, it’s out of my cupboard. I wondered why it didn’t taste like the extremely comforting tea I get in the Aveda stores and salons!
Another gross day outside, another hot pot of tea to keep warm indoors! I love this Earl Grey. It’s a strong one, and rich, but it is everything I want Earl Grey to be. I suspect people used to the more standard Earl Grey might find this objectionable, but for those looking for something more, this is probably it.
I finished the evening tea with a pot of this, and a little rooibos thrown in for good measure. It’s a good, hot drink; not quite as satisfying as a black or green tea, but a good option for the evening hours.
I had a pot of this today. It was pretty old. The first cup I had, when I found it again, was pretty good. Each time I’ve been more and more disappointed. I can’t tell if that’s because it’s old, or just that my expectations were pretty low the first time. Anyway, it was a fruity cup, with not too much noticeable rooibos, and I ended up throwing out the rest.
Yesterday’s breakfast blend was so spot on that I made some of this today, in a pot that looks an awful lot like the one in the photo. And it was exactly what tea should be. I had a little plain, and a mug full with soymilk and agave nectar. With the snow falling outside, a few blankets, one of my kitties snuggled up next to me, and the laptop on my lap, I can’t imagine a better cuppa. Good stuff!
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I made a cup of this early in the afternoon, got pulled out of the office, and when I got back it might as well have been a mug of iced strawberry tea. Not what I was hoping for, but surprisingly good! I might actually begin brewing this for a cool beverage once we get warmer weather again.
It’s cold. It’s snowy. It feels like a never ending winter. So I treated myself to some English Breakfast Tea this morning. (Since I am only having one caffeinated cup per day, I normally save it for something more exotic or interesting.) And it was a really good cup. Better than I even remembered Twinings to be. But, that could easily be because it’s been a while.
I knew this would be a day where I wouldn’t get to the office until well after lunch, so I needed to brew up a thermos at home to take with me to various meetings. So, I brewed up some Wedding Tea, thinking milder caffeine would be better. However, I spent the whole day wishing I had some breakfast tea. It’s a gray, slushy day, and that would have been much more appropriate.
That being said, every time I took the top off the thermos, the wonderful smell of this tea spilled into the room. And that, in itself, might have been reason enough to have this particular type of tea.
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I hadn’t had this in a while, and apparently my tastes have shifted. Or maybe it doesn’t hold up well over time? I still caught the earthy tones I tasted the first time, but just doesn’t stand out as what I’m looking for when I want to have a cup of green tea. I could, however, see how this one might grown on you if you gave it a chance. I’m just not sure that I’m interested in working that hard to like it.
On another tea note, one of my twitter friends shared an article with me this morning, that I think you might like: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/31/tea-drink-alexander-mccall-smith It’s by Alexander McCall Smith on his tea addiction. :)
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I made this again, and with even more (I think I filled 6 tsp for 2 cups water) than I had before, and it made for quite a tart cup with a hint of apple. It’s so weird…. I mean, you see the apple in there, it’s just not all that evident in the taste. Hm.
This is very perfumey, but strangely, not in a bad way! I was expecting something difference after the Rooibos Rose Garden I had last night, but this is a much better cup (for what I like). It’s clearly tea first, but then there is this little bit of rose going on in the background. Yum!
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