This week’s Tea of the Week!
My daughter’s favorite tea (that I don’t make) is a certain decaffeinated vanilla tea that is pretty popular here on Steepster. She wanted me to make her a similar tea – strong on the vanilla – but the caffeine part didn’t really concern her. She just liked the strong vanilla tone of that tea.
Well, I certainly couldn’t make a tea JUST like that because, well, I don’t really like the idea of copying another company’s tea. In addition to my aversion to copying another tea – I also have yet to find a suitable decaffeinated black tea. I simply cannot find a pure decaffeinated black tea that I enjoy enough to use as a base for my blends.
So, instead, I did the next best thing, I made her the best vanilla tea that I could craft using some of the very best teas that I could locate and added lots and lots of vanilla.
If you liked Frank’s French Vanilla Assam – I think that this one will appeal to you. It’s quite lovely – the tea is rich – bold – and yet smooth. Not overly astringent. The vanilla is sweet and creamy.
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mmmmmmmmmmmm
I think if you ever found a suitable decaffeinated black tea, you could find Steepsters ready to buy stock in the manufacturer!
WAAAAANT. Can you have Nichole put it in my next box? I want to try it and review it!
@SuperStarling – Sorry, I’m down to the last 3 pouches of this.
@gmathis – yeah, I know. The only decaffeinated tea that I’ve ever tried that was good enough – memorable enough – is the one that I referred to in this post. (Not naming names but I’m sure you know which one I’m talking about.) Having tried as many teas as I have throughout the years as a tea reviewer, I think that’s saying something.
There are days I wish the newsletter went out in the evening…can’t believe it’s basically sold out before I got home :(
good share!
mmmmmmmmmmmm
I think if you ever found a suitable decaffeinated black tea, you could find Steepsters ready to buy stock in the manufacturer!
WAAAAANT. Can you have Nichole put it in my next box? I want to try it and review it!
@SuperStarling – Sorry, I’m down to the last 3 pouches of this.
@gmathis – yeah, I know. The only decaffeinated tea that I’ve ever tried that was good enough – memorable enough – is the one that I referred to in this post. (Not naming names but I’m sure you know which one I’m talking about.) Having tried as many teas as I have throughout the years as a tea reviewer, I think that’s saying something.
There are days I wish the newsletter went out in the evening…can’t believe it’s basically sold out before I got home :(
good share!