Well, first things first. The rave reviews of this tea are absolutely warranted, in my opinion.
What this is: a smooth, delicate yet somehow very full and round vanilla-flavoured tea. This is what I’d hoped vanilla comoro would be but ultimately wasn’t. They are both lightly flavoured, but vanilla comoro fell flat whereas this one retained a very true vanilla bean fullness.
What this isn’t: an intensely flavoured tea. This is a lighter, more delicate oolong. But the gentle, unadulterated pure vanilla caress that slips over your tongue and down your throat makes it feel so worthwhile. I added a touch of cream and just a few pieces of rock sugar, because I suspected the lightness of the tea might be overwhelmed by too much in the way of additions. In my opinion, it definitely needs some additions, although i feel that way about virtually all tea I’ve tried, and I don’t think that says anything negative about the teas at all—just that I like my teas thick and flavourful.
I’d spent most of the morning reading and napping (as much as you can nap while people are obnoxiously doing construction downstairs, at any rate) and this was a perfect, gentle way to ease myself into the afternoon.
g’ah, my entire feed today is just tea after tea i’ve been dying to try. i love my dashboard!