When we were at Dagnino this weekend, I also picked up some samples (and possibly a tin of something, but I will admit to nothing). They sell single bags for €1, which is pretty fair if you just want to try something out. I’ve always been curious about this one, and I’ve been craving rooibos lately …
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Organic Peachy Green – Tazo
I did score some tea when I was in NOLA. Two kinds of Tazo from Whole Foods, three loose leafs from a local tea shop, and one bag of Intelligentsia’s jasmine (at O’Hare, but it counts). This is the first Tazo – I figured it would be nice to have some easily drunk bagged greens for …
Green Darjeeling – Kusmi Tea
Okay, so darjeeling can be black, white, oolong or green, allegedly – this is a green. I find this whole thing somewhat confusing, since darjeelings always seem to be marketed as black teas even when they’re green or oolongy (I’ve never come across a white). Let me just say how much I love this lounge for stocking …
Sri Lankan Lemongrass – Canton Tea Co
This is the second lemongrass I’m trying from the box. This one is a herbal, and as such (I never drink herbals! I have no idea why. It might be the lack of actual tea. Is that elitist? Eli-tea-st? Are we even doing puns this month? I’m so out of touch.) I had no idea …
Chocolate Orange Slice – Della Terra Teas
In addition to Butiki’s Three Friends, this is the chocolate-orange tea I most often see on my dash, so I wanted to try it out. The scent of the dry tea has a tang that balances precariously between candied orange peel and artificial orange – it can’t quite make up its mind. Brewed, it gains …
Grapefruit Dragon – Butiki Teas
Okay, so this is interesting. I’m drinking this on the same day as Butiki’s Creamy Eggnog, and as I smelled this sample in the bag, I was struck by how very similar they appeared to my nose. There’s one note that’s very present and dominant to me and that sort of drowns out everything else. …
Rhubarb Vanilla – Fru P Kaffe & The
Oh wow, the leaf expansion. Completely unexpected. I turned away for a second (Okay, well, fine, four minutes.) and just SPLORFA! I swear I did not overleaf. Anyway, I’ve tried a good number of rhubarb teas, and they all too often end up too tart for my tastes. A little tonguetip-tartness is fine, but not a …
Jordgubb vanilj (Strawberry Vanilla) – Tehörnan
Here’s another basic, plain, fruity rooibos. It’s the kind of tea I’d put in my thermos on a chilly autumn day I planned to spend in the forest, hunting chanterelles. It’s chanterelle-picking tea – robust, simple, foresty. [Purchased at Tehörnan in Uppsala, fall 2012.] Boiling, 5 min