A big thank you to the quiet life for this sample!!
First sniff of leaves – cloves!! Ahhh! Reminds me of being 14 years old and going to all ages punk shows full of clove cigarette smoke. To this day, all I have to do is smell cloves and I’m instantly full of Anger and Too Much Eyeliner!!! I can’t keep up, I can’t keep up, I can’t keep up! Out of step! With the wooooooorld!!!! (ooops, it’s not 1983! step AWAY from the Minor Threat record (yes I still have it. yes I still listen to it. Shut up!!)
I steeped it at two minutes because I planned to have it with no milk and just a touch of sugar. That was a good call – it’s definitely a “without milk” tea. I’m getting cloves and caramel in a smooth tea base. I’m not tasting any citrus or any of the other flavors that are said to be blended in, which is ok by me :) I’m enjoying Clove Nostalgia Land. But! I think it can take 3 minutes, and I will try that next time.
I decided to do a resteep for the heck of it, at 5 minutes. Not bad! Less tea. Clove-y! Just added another small pinch of sugar.
Final thoughts: Great tea for work where I sometimes want a black tea but don’t want to worry about having milk around. I want to look into some more Kusmi teas for exactly this purpose! Very very very enjoyable!
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LOL! Clove cigarettes = my freshman year in college. Oh man, that IS a smell that can instantly transport you back. Good times.
Clove cigarettes—Djarums! It was the same for me too! Oh to be naive and angst-ridden again! :)
My husband still has the record too and now he has our 14 year old son “out of step” too! I thought my husband/son were the only ones still listening to them though :) He will be so happy to know that he’s not alone!!
Wow! Tooooo funny, and what a small world! We’ll have to sing that at the Russian Tea Room ;)
and SoccerMom – how is Massimo feeling?
Thank you for taking me to “Clove Nostalgia Land.” :)
Clove cigarettes…LOL~ And eyeliner! Great review and am relieved to know that this tea (as I purchased a tin and have yet to try it) – is not swamped w/bergamot flavor…
Lori – I did not taste one itty bit of bergamot!
JacquelineM, Massimo got up and went outside late last night but he was really wobbly he is currently in bed and asleep and isn’t really responding to any of his normal trigger words (go outside, wanna eat, etc.) if I thought he was in pain I would load him up and take him to the vet but he is just sleeping away. Thank you for inquiring (he’s my big baby).
LOL! Clove cigarettes = my freshman year in college. Oh man, that IS a smell that can instantly transport you back. Good times.
Clove cigarettes—Djarums! It was the same for me too! Oh to be naive and angst-ridden again! :)
My husband still has the record too and now he has our 14 year old son “out of step” too! I thought my husband/son were the only ones still listening to them though :) He will be so happy to know that he’s not alone!!
Wow! Tooooo funny, and what a small world! We’ll have to sing that at the Russian Tea Room ;)
and SoccerMom – how is Massimo feeling?
Thank you for taking me to “Clove Nostalgia Land.” :)
Clove cigarettes…LOL~ And eyeliner! Great review and am relieved to know that this tea (as I purchased a tin and have yet to try it) – is not swamped w/bergamot flavor…
Lori – I did not taste one itty bit of bergamot!
JacquelineM, Massimo got up and went outside late last night but he was really wobbly he is currently in bed and asleep and isn’t really responding to any of his normal trigger words (go outside, wanna eat, etc.) if I thought he was in pain I would load him up and take him to the vet but he is just sleeping away. Thank you for inquiring (he’s my big baby).