Vanilla Peach

This is one of those times where a black/honeybush mix really makes sense. I feel like the honeybush lightens up the black tea and keeps it from taking over, and the black tea adds nice depth and holds up the flavorings well. I get a clear, sparkly peach flavor, and maybe something desserty like vanilla. It reminds me sort of like a peach sparkling water? I’m drinking this cooled to room temperature, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s a new take on peach, or at least not one I’ve seen before. Very refreshing and delicious.

*advent new years day bonus tea *

Yeah i forgot about it…oopsy. I rather enjoyed this one today though lol i could ask for a little more vanilla in this one but the peach flavouring wasn’t overpowering or artificial. So yeah. happy january! lol

CuppaGeek Advent Calendar – Day 24

It’s dark out so I guess I can officially say Merry Christmas Eve Steepster! It’s a bit of an odd year because even though I was drowning in advents, it doesn’t quite feel like Christmas. I think there is less lights and festive stuff to begin with and also since I don’t really leave the house – I wouldn’t know if there were. It’s just odd.

This tea, however, was not odd. It was good. It was peaches and cream and it was smooth and lovely. Heavy on the peach. I enjoyed it.

Hmm, I had 5 pouches left. I guess I made some arithmetic error. How typical.

Anyway, I let random.org to choose one from those 5 remaining. It decided for this one, so I opened it up, filled my tea bag and added water. After 4 minutes I was busy with scratching the label I found out what I actually brewed.

It was very tasty! A bold base with wonderful sweetness of peaches with creamy vanilla taste. They were complemting each other and well, I think I would need more of this blend to keep in my cupboard. It was just right with sweetness, I liked I could notice the base, so it was just right.

Cuppageek Tea Advent Day 9

Yaaaay! I was hoping for Vanilla Peach and Vanilla Black, and today I pulled Vanilla Peach.

This was, once again, my breakfast tea. On the packages where I can see the leaves from the back, I am saving the ones that appear to be herbal for evening tea with my husband so he can try them, too.

I will agree with derk’s housemate that this is a nice, brisk tea and very suitable for breakfast. I drank it without milk or sugar, as usual. The peach flavor is light and the vanilla is warm but not heavy and not super strong. I really mostly taste the tea base.

It reminds me a bit of a vanilla black from Nina’s Paris years ago that, at the time, felt like a vanilla tea for real grown ups, not something you would feel equally comfortable giving to a child. This is grown up tea with grown up vanilla, not candy-ish or desserty like the ones I had tried up to then.

I think it was a good choice to have with my waffles and maple syrup. Yes, I have really been stuck on those lately but I swear I plan to shake it up a little and have oatmeal or something tomorrow. I just got super burned out on eggs and bagels are special weekend breakfast so I am flailing about the kitchen lately trying to find something that sounds good.

Advent Day 4, From the Depths of the Grab Bag.

Haha, the gears were turning in her head as I watched my housemate stuff her nose into the tiny open pouch. Her brows furrowed; I could sense confusion.

“Strawberry jello again.”
<me, knowingly> Really?
“It smells like candy.”

“[Brewed aroma] smells like lime.”
<me, knowingly> Really?

“Got a lot of black tea in it. Tastes kind of like jasmine in a way. It doesn’t have a lot of flavor. Kind of a little bit of a citrus thing but that could just be the tannins in the tea. Maybe it’s got a little hibiscus. Not a lot of flavor. Black tea like, drying (as she smacked her tongue and pushed it out). 5/10, neutral.” She didn’t want a second steep.

I smelled the empty packet and it smelled like the peach gummis that are 2 small bags for $1. Very granulated sugary, sweet peach smell.