JacquelineM inspired me to try this one, which I think is the last of the Kusmi sampler that I haven’t tried yet.
This stuff smells awesome! It’s mildly spicy and very fruity, and it’s not even citrus-fruity, it smells much sweeter. I think that must be the vanilla. All together it smells, bizarrely, a bit like Dr Pepper. (Stop laughing, it does!) After steeping the Dr Pepper smell goes away and it’s mainly a mild spicyness and some fruity sweetness which has taken on a more citrus-y aspect.
Hey, this is really nice! It’s slightly spicy and clove-y just in the beginning but then when I swallow the citrus sort of gently comes out and spreads over my mouth. It’s almost a little tingly. I’m not sure where the vanilla is but I think it’s hiding behind the cloves and being a little shy.
This is not something that knocks me off my feet with wow-ness, but it’s definitely something that I could see myself reaching for again and again, and I believe this may end up in a tin purchase.
Now I’ll just have to try the St Petersburg again and get it right, but so far, I believe this one is my favourite of the five. It’s very nice.
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I always heard that Dr. Pepper was supposed to be a combination of all soda flavors, so I completely believe you. Sounds interesting.
I was just going through the posts other people have made about this one. Turns out there were two other people who thought it smelled like coca-cola. It’s close enough. I feel so vindicated. :D
Hooray for vindication! And for what it’s worth I actually thought “ooh, yummy!” when you described the Dr. Pepper smell. :)
I thought the main difference between DP and Coke was the prunes. ;-)
http://www.snopes.com/business/secret/drpepper.asp
No prunes. I, too. was sure that it contained prunes, and argued vociferously to this effect, only to be crushed by a casual reference to snopes.
Snopes ruins everything. ;)
I always heard that Dr. Pepper was supposed to be a combination of all soda flavors, so I completely believe you. Sounds interesting.
I was just going through the posts other people have made about this one. Turns out there were two other people who thought it smelled like coca-cola. It’s close enough. I feel so vindicated. :D
Hooray for vindication! And for what it’s worth I actually thought “ooh, yummy!” when you described the Dr. Pepper smell. :)
I thought the main difference between DP and Coke was the prunes. ;-)
http://www.snopes.com/business/secret/drpepper.asp
No prunes. I, too. was sure that it contained prunes, and argued vociferously to this effect, only to be crushed by a casual reference to snopes.
Snopes ruins everything. ;)