Can we just all take a minute to acknowledge how much Khamul the Easterling sucks. You know the Nazgul that is sniffing for the Hobbits and completely misses them (maybe he had a cold that day) that is Khamul, the only Nazgul that Tolkien names. No, the Witch-King doesn’t count since that is his title. He failed to catch Hobbits, failed to attack Lorien (three separate times), was beaten up by Ents, slapped around by Thranduil, and lastly pummeled by Eagles. One wonders why the Witch-King keeps him around. Ok, ok, enough geeking out and on to tea.
Today’s tea is Vanilla Green Tea by Adagio Teas, blending Chinese Green Tea with Vanilla Flavorings for a sweet and creamy treat. And let me tell you, the aroma is certainly sweet and creamy! It smells very much so like a bowl of vanilla ice cream with slight vegetal tones. A hint of artichoke with my creamy ice cream, it is a little odd but not unpleasant.
Once the leaves have taken a nice bath and the ice cream melted (or it would if it was actually ice cream) the aroma becomes more green and vegetal with notes of spinach mixed with vanilla sweetness. There is a tiny, almost indistinguishable hint, of citrus as I pull the leaves away from my nose. The liquid is fairly mild, mostly having notes of nuttiness, creaminess, and sweetness with little else.
The taste is sweet, creamy, and mild. This is a flavored tea that does not overpower, more like tucking you into a warm bed with a cup of warm vanilla milk and a plate of cookies. With a side of vegetgal. This is still a green tea afterall, and the aftertaste is mildly vegetal, so mild I cannot really tell what vegetable it tastes like, just a general green, veggie broth, aftertaste. As the tea cools it becomes sweeter and the vanilla becomes richer, certainly a tea that does not need any help from sugar to get your sweet kick.
For photos and blog: http://ramblingbutterflythoughts.blogspot.com/2014/01/adagio-teas-vanilla-green-tea-tea-review.html
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Lol, I’m not up to date with the Hobbits world I’m afraid :-) I did read lord of the rings many years ago and saw the movies, but stopped there…
I am doing my annual re-read, but this year I am reading the trilogy instead of my usual Silmarillion. I am…mildly…obsessed with Tolkien. :)
Mildly??? Lol!
I dunno, I haven’t read Sons of Hurin, The Histories of Middle Earth, or Unfinished Tales yet…once I read them then I can be more than mildly :P
Lol, I’m not up to date with the Hobbits world I’m afraid :-) I did read lord of the rings many years ago and saw the movies, but stopped there…
I am doing my annual re-read, but this year I am reading the trilogy instead of my usual Silmarillion. I am…mildly…obsessed with Tolkien. :)
Mildly??? Lol!
I dunno, I haven’t read Sons of Hurin, The Histories of Middle Earth, or Unfinished Tales yet…once I read them then I can be more than mildly :P