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drank Brandied Apricot Upside Down Cake Honeybush by 52teas
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Hmmm. Still getting those pesky floral notes.
Well it doesn’t help that my infuser fell into my mug. An extra large mug… which I accidentally used in the wrong cup and had to add extra tea at the last second! yeah, not my finest moment.
Anyhow! It’s pretty great cooled down, as well as hot. But… my inspiration for writing this today? was that I discovered something about Brandied Apricot Upside Down Cake Honeybush (wow. say that five times fast!)
Turns out… it goes really well with peanut butter and honey on toast. Yep, go figure.
Now, I’m not sure if the food pairing is a honeybush thing, or specific to BAUDCH. I’ll have to experiment and see! Hmmmm.
Based on the food pairing class I took a few weeks ago, I know that the items you are matching up should be of equal intensity in flavour, but varying texture. So that makes sense. I’ll have to look up my notes to see what else I can apply here :)
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Fjellrev
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I haven’t tried this, but you would think that both the honeybush base and the flavouring would go well with that food since honeybush is a little warm and nutty like peanut butter, and the apricot would blend in well with the honey, plus it would be like PB&J.

Indigobloom
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Yep, it makes sense! Wish I’d thought of it earlier. I’ve been trying to think of tea/foods that would go well together.
The other one I found was aged mozzarella cheese and Assam. Well, that was in class, but it was amazing!

Fjellrev
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Wow, I can actually see that working. Now I want to try that!

Indigobloom
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Let me know if you do, I’d be interested to see what you think!

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Fjellrev
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I haven’t tried this, but you would think that both the honeybush base and the flavouring would go well with that food since honeybush is a little warm and nutty like peanut butter, and the apricot would blend in well with the honey, plus it would be like PB&J.

Indigobloom
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Yep, it makes sense! Wish I’d thought of it earlier. I’ve been trying to think of tea/foods that would go well together.
The other one I found was aged mozzarella cheese and Assam. Well, that was in class, but it was amazing!

Fjellrev
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Wow, I can actually see that working. Now I want to try that!

Indigobloom
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Let me know if you do, I’d be interested to see what you think!

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Let’s see… I’m a tea and workout fanatic, I work in HR, and most of my friends consider me to be an egg. White on the outside, Asian on the inside :)
-from philosophy to food, I love it all
Otherwise, what you see is what you get! I can be very straightforward and yet shy.

Also, I’ve started taking tea sommelier classes and it is an absolute blast! Well, so far I’ve only finished the first out of eight courses, but I am really looking forward to the next one.

Anyhow, if your curious as to how I rate things, this is how I work…

0-25
Like eating dirt, or some other unsanitary indelicacy that mentioning in my profile here would likely get me banned.
I don’t think I’ve found cause to banish a tea to the wasteland yet though so who knows what it’d inspire ;P

25-50
You know that expression “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater”? I imagine drinking that water would be terrible enough to warrant this rating!
I’d never make my enemy drink this, but perhaps I’d throw it at them. Good thing I don’t have any enemies!

50-70
This is “tea”?? I tried finishing the cup… but my body rejected it. There may be others who enjoy this tea, but it’s beyond me!

70-80
I tried liking it, and I can almost get there! I certainly don’t hate it, but something is holding me back. Allergies? Men in white suits? who knows… certainly not me!

80-90
Lovely tea! Not my all time fave but close. I likely wouldn’t repurchase, but may decide to based on many factors: price, accessibility, whether it fills a “tea gap”, medicinal applications, and how often I crave it.
Every once in awhile I find the sweet spot that bumps these up to 90+. Those are the days I need to buy a lotto ticket!

90-95
Sweet Camellia! this is realllly good tea! Don’t talk to me until I’ve finished my cup…

95-100
Tea of the gods. I would do anything to get my hands on more of this liquid gold!

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