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Having a difficult re-entry into the work week. Watching 13 episodes in a row of the BBC Merlin show will do that to a person! :) This creamy vanilla tinged bergamot and good tea is shaking the unicorns, sorcerers, spell books, knights, and dragons from my brain (sadly, but necessarily!)! I love this tea!
Preparation
I am so happy – this tea is scrumptious at 200 degrees and three minutes without any additions (I had it with creme and sugar at the tea house). I purchased it in a wax covered paper bag like you would buy coffee in, sitting on a shelf, which worried me a bit (the devil on my shoulder adds “sitting for who knows how long! That’s not proper loose tea storage!” but the angel on my shoulder adds “Shush devil! She brought it home and immediately put it into tins. Calm down!”) but it does not seem to have suffered at all!
A strong tea taste, that creamy dreamy vanilla, and a bit more than a hint of bergamot makes for a very satisfying and just-up-my alley cup! New obsession!
Preparation
Today we went to the Talking Teacup as part of my birthday celebration, and I had this tea! I don’t know where it is from, as the shop rebranded all of their teas as their own, but my guess? SpecialTeas! It seemed like many of the teas there either had exact names of SpecialTeas teas and Harney & Sons teas…and I think this was a SpecialTeas. The photo on the SpecialTeas site also looks exactly like the leaves, blue flowers, and off white petal looking things of the loose tea.
Anyway – wherever it is from – it is delicious. It is my first Earl Grey Creme and I lo-o-o-oved it! That touch of vanilla in the Earl Grey was wonderful. It took the edge off the bergamot in the most delicious way. It was so perfect with my “high tea” meal of scones with currant jelly and Devonshire cream, corn chowder, a variety of tea sandwiches, and vanilla cake with buttercream, a brownie and a cookie for dessert!
I liked it so much that I picked up some of the rebranded stuff they were selling in their own 4oz packages. I can’t wait to make some more at work tomorrow!
I only took a few photos at the tea restaurant, but a set of my day is at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackiemania/sets/72157624531586464/
Merlin is awesome! I wish they would release them on blu-ray because the boyfriend is being snobby and refusing to buy dvd…
My husband is the same way with blu ray! He even repurchased many of his favorite films on blu ray even though he had the dvds already!
We got soooooo hooked on the show – we couldn’t stop watching! I am sad that season 2 is not yet available to us (we get it from Netflix). It’s really well done and I’m a sucker for any sort of retelling of Arthurian legend. I want to go visit that castle in France!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Pierrefonds
Yes, that sure does sound familiar. I’m beginning to consider buying it sneakily myself behind his back. ;) Just wait, S2 is even better than S1. :D
We’re awaiting S3 to start showing, I think around september or october or some such.