Holiday Tea-son! So, an eggnog tea in the advent calendar today… I… have never had eggnog. It’s just always kinda looked sort of repulsive to me. I love eating eggs, but something about drinking them never appealed to me, so I never bothered to try it, and the fact alcohol was usually involved meant I couldn’t anyway (migraine trigger). So I have absolutely no frame of reference for this one. I realize as an American I should, but I don’t. Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch. In fact, when I smelled the dry leaf, it just smelled like lime to me for some reason? What is eggnog even supposed to smell like?
My brewed cup looks like a proper rooibos, and after it is brewed, it just smells like… cinnamon rooibos. I honestly don’t know what else I’m supposed to be getting, nor why it smelled so wildly different before I brewed it. Perhaps some sort of alcohol flavoring is in this? After taking a sip… I’m inclined to believe that must be the case, because I swear I taste lime! I’m getting a nice woody and caramel sweet base from the rooibos, with a cinnamon sweetness that is a strong flavor note but not heated or overbearing, and then this odd, brisk citrus lime flavor on the end of the sip.
It’s… a little weird to me. The flavors just don’t really mesh to me. This is probably meant to be taken as a latte, since the actual drink is thick and rich. But with only a single teabag, I don’t really have enough tea to do a proper latte. I did try adding just a small dash of milk to my cup, but it didn’t really help much… it’s that weird citrus flavor! It just throws the whole cup off for me. It that were missing, I’d be fine with this. I think this is a really nice rooibos base, and the cinnamon is on point, being nice and sweet and tasty instead of overly spicy or that annoying red hot candy flavor. Then that odd citrusy lime flavor — which if it is supposed to be some sort of alcohol flavoring really doesn’t taste like it to me, but then, I don’t drink alcohol, so what do I know? — comes in at the end and sort of mars the whole experience for me.
Is this what eggnog tastes like? If so, I don’t feel like I’ve been missing out on anything all these years.
Flavors: Caramel, Cinnamon, Citrus, Lime, Sweet, Wood
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I’ve never had eggnog either. It always seemed to me like something that would curdle in my stomach.
Ya, I love eating eggs, but something about drinking eggs always seemed off-putting to me, I guess?
I’m the total opposite, lol. Hate eggs, love eggnog.
I’ve never had real eggnog, only the kind in the carton.
I’ve only had home made eggnog, the carton kind isn’t sold over here. It might not even be the same thing for all I know.
I’ve made real eggnog, had it in the carton, and had non-dairy non-egg nogs made with coconut milk, almond milk, or soy milk. This is nothing like any of them.
(I don’t think I’ve ever had any nog with alcohol though.)
Well, maybe next holiday season I’ll get some of the cartoned kind and finally scratch the “never had eggnog” curiousity itch. :-P
Does American eggnog not have alcohol in? The ones I’ve made have been very boozy. I did make a non-alcoholic version with rum flavouring once, though.
Most recipes call for alcohol, but I have chronic migraine and alcohol is a migraine trigger for me, so I can’t have it in any capacity. Ergo, I’ll just buy cartoned eggnog at the grocery store, which would not have alcohol in it. :-P
Ahhh good to know! When I see people drinking eggnog from the carton on TV I always thought they were swigging alcohol XD
My dad says eggnog should already be out of stores by now? Which seems crazy to me, because it seemed like it wasn’t even available for Christmas. But can anyone suggest which eggnog they like the best? I like the Hood eggnog, but I’ve hardly tried many of them.
I’ve never had eggnog either. It always seemed to me like something that would curdle in my stomach.
Ya, I love eating eggs, but something about drinking eggs always seemed off-putting to me, I guess?
I’m the total opposite, lol. Hate eggs, love eggnog.
I’ve never had real eggnog, only the kind in the carton.
I’ve only had home made eggnog, the carton kind isn’t sold over here. It might not even be the same thing for all I know.
I’ve made real eggnog, had it in the carton, and had non-dairy non-egg nogs made with coconut milk, almond milk, or soy milk. This is nothing like any of them.
(I don’t think I’ve ever had any nog with alcohol though.)
Well, maybe next holiday season I’ll get some of the cartoned kind and finally scratch the “never had eggnog” curiousity itch. :-P
Does American eggnog not have alcohol in? The ones I’ve made have been very boozy. I did make a non-alcoholic version with rum flavouring once, though.
Most recipes call for alcohol, but I have chronic migraine and alcohol is a migraine trigger for me, so I can’t have it in any capacity. Ergo, I’ll just buy cartoned eggnog at the grocery store, which would not have alcohol in it. :-P
Ahhh good to know! When I see people drinking eggnog from the carton on TV I always thought they were swigging alcohol XD
My dad says eggnog should already be out of stores by now? Which seems crazy to me, because it seemed like it wasn’t even available for Christmas. But can anyone suggest which eggnog they like the best? I like the Hood eggnog, but I’ve hardly tried many of them.