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GM Sampler | Tea 1 of 31

Sampler Picture 1 | http://bit.ly/9xGx6q
Sampler Picture 2 | http://bit.ly/dBJHvN
Vanilla Jasmine | http://bit.ly/dtaOd0
L’Entire Set [Which Shall Be Updated Accordingly] | http://bit.ly/bDtnNn

AND SO IT BEGINNETH.

Or, rather, it beganneth about a long while ago. I’m going to be writing the first leg of this from notes since I was a bad logger. [This makes me think of lumberjacks. Which makes me think of Monty Python. Suspenders and a bra! I should mention that I’m cresting on a bit of a caffeine high at the moment.]

The tea smelled distinctly, unmistakably, of jasmine and vanilla. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how it was going to taste, but I didn’t buy this sampler so I could smell the tea and dump the cup.

So, I drank. And, it would have been more surprising if I hadn’t read the other tasting notes, the jasmine was hiding in the wings on the taste. I mainly got vanilla, which is not how I would have thought this all would have gone down, but it’s not to say it wasn’t pleasant.

The vanilla taste was rich and a bit creamy. It reminded me of these lollipops my family gets sometimes when we’re near a See’s [which used to be a mainly west coast deal but I think has spread across the country with some success] that are vanilla flavored. [For the record, vanilla and butterscotch lollipops = good. Chocolate = meh.] I like those lollipops, so it probably goes without saying that I enjoyed the vanilla aspect of this tea, but I’m going to say it anyway. I liked the vanilla.

The jasmine came gliding out right as the tea was exiting my mouth to whisper its presence, leaving a very light, floral aftertaste to the vanilla. The entire thing was kind of strange, but there was something about the way that the vanilla and the jasmine played off one another that made it work.

A small note: while it was still hot, I didn’t find this tea very good. It stifled the jasmine and drowned out the sweetness in the vanilla, so I’ll gently advise to wait until it tips towards lukewarm.

Overall, I’d call this a win, but I think I’ll wait to see whether I want to order more until I’m done with the sampler.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 15 sec
teaplz

WAHHHH! I love your pictures of the sampler! SO. PRETTY. And yay that you enjoyed this one so far!

JacquelineM

I love your photographs!

Tea Savant

Now THAT’S a tasting note. Gosh…I’ve got a lot to improve! Thanks for the time and effort.

Jillian

*sings * I am a lumberjack and I’m okay….
;D

Heyes

Well done!

gmathis

Considering what Michael Palin likes to wear (Lumberjack verse 3) … I can see him drinking something like this :o) Thanks, all: I’m going to be singing that to myself ALL DAY LONG!

takgoti

@teaplz Hahaha, I’ve got a lot of catching up to do with the rest of y’all. I’m about 5 deep.

@JacquelineM @TeaEqualsBliss Thanks so much!

@Tea Savant HAHAHA not at all, I’m just verbose. But thank you! [You should take a gander at some of the things that angrboda and teaplz have written – they’ve beat me on thoroughness quite a few times.]

@Jillian I sleep all night and I work all day!

@Heyes Thank you!

@gmathis HAHAHA, too true!

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teaplz

WAHHHH! I love your pictures of the sampler! SO. PRETTY. And yay that you enjoyed this one so far!

JacquelineM

I love your photographs!

Tea Savant

Now THAT’S a tasting note. Gosh…I’ve got a lot to improve! Thanks for the time and effort.

Jillian

*sings * I am a lumberjack and I’m okay….
;D

Heyes

Well done!

gmathis

Considering what Michael Palin likes to wear (Lumberjack verse 3) … I can see him drinking something like this :o) Thanks, all: I’m going to be singing that to myself ALL DAY LONG!

takgoti

@teaplz Hahaha, I’ve got a lot of catching up to do with the rest of y’all. I’m about 5 deep.

@JacquelineM @TeaEqualsBliss Thanks so much!

@Tea Savant HAHAHA not at all, I’m just verbose. But thank you! [You should take a gander at some of the things that angrboda and teaplz have written – they’ve beat me on thoroughness quite a few times.]

@Jillian I sleep all night and I work all day!

@Heyes Thank you!

@gmathis HAHAHA, too true!

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