Well, this is weird. I just added a tasting note for White Lion’s Vanilla Dolce, in which I said that the vanilla scent was stronger than in Harney’s Vanilla Comoro and also that I liked it better.
So, Self, I said, there’s that tin of Harney’s and it’s decaf, so why not do a comparison right away?
I sniffed the Harney’s and got what I now recognize as the mapley aroma mentioned long ago by ashmanra. Then I sniffed the White Lion, smugly expecting a blast of vanilla.
Guess what. No aroma at all from the White Lion dry leaves. Maybe my sense of smell was tired? I waited a bit and tried again. Same result.
So I brewed up the Harney’s and, dudes. I am so confused now. It smells so pretty. I have got to get my hands on the loose stuff.
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I highly recommend trying the loose leaf. I have found – with Harney Teas in particular – that there is a profound difference between loose leaf and bagged versions.
I agree. I buy the loose leaf by the pound! My daughter loves it and goes through the pound bags of this and their vanilla Bkack, which tastes quite different, in a remarkable amount of time.
Oh, and people (me) around here get sneaky and keep offering other people so I can get the last cup from the pot. It is full of vanilla beans! :)
I’m planning on trying the loose version (will have to order from H&S, I guess) as soon as I finish with the sachets. Ashmanra, LOL re: the last cup! Somewhere, probably in a discussion, somebody mentioned boosting the scent of a vanilla tea by burying cut-up vanilla pods in it, sort of the way you can scent sugar. Sounds like a worthwhile experiment!
P.S. I sniffed the White Lion again this morning before I had any tea at all. Still nothing even remotely resembling the sweet smell I noticed the first time last night. The vanilla escaped.
lol @ ashmanra I pick out the beans from my infuser. They are pretty tasty once you get over the texture.
I highly recommend trying the loose leaf. I have found – with Harney Teas in particular – that there is a profound difference between loose leaf and bagged versions.
I agree. I buy the loose leaf by the pound! My daughter loves it and goes through the pound bags of this and their vanilla Bkack, which tastes quite different, in a remarkable amount of time.
Oh, and people (me) around here get sneaky and keep offering other people so I can get the last cup from the pot. It is full of vanilla beans! :)
I’m planning on trying the loose version (will have to order from H&S, I guess) as soon as I finish with the sachets. Ashmanra, LOL re: the last cup! Somewhere, probably in a discussion, somebody mentioned boosting the scent of a vanilla tea by burying cut-up vanilla pods in it, sort of the way you can scent sugar. Sounds like a worthwhile experiment!
P.S. I sniffed the White Lion again this morning before I had any tea at all. Still nothing even remotely resembling the sweet smell I noticed the first time last night. The vanilla escaped.
lol @ ashmanra I pick out the beans from my infuser. They are pretty tasty once you get over the texture.