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Hello guys!

Guess where I am?

At work, keychange? surely you are at work.

Nope! I got a call at about 7:00 this morning from my boss, saying the office was closed. Apparently we have more blowing snow forecasted for today, along with a fresh 20 cm on its way, and the highways are closed. So are the school boards and some other fortunate places. So instead, I’m sitting on the couch, wrapped up in a warm blanket, and have just finished a cup of this fantastic tea along with a bagel and cream cheese.
I do love my job, but there’s no feeling quite like waking up for work and realizing you don’t have to go in today. Because I love my job, but I love lazing around and drinking tea as well.

When i read about the tea merchant’s 40% off sale, I knew I had to try this tea, because it was my only ttm tea I had yet to try. When I opened the bag, I was hit by a rather strong scent of bergamot, although it had a freshness about it that kept it from tingling my nose the way bergamot is prone to do for me. I must admit that I tend to shy away from heavily bergamot-laden teas, because something about its sharpness tends to pervade every aspect of the tea and it takes over the entire concoction in a rather unpleasant, colonial way and I don’t like it haha. anyway, so I was a bit worried that this might be the same way, but I trusted the rave reviews on here and brewed it up anyway.
And the vanilla in this blend is absolutely the magic vanilla this EGC needs to take the focus off the bergamot while still letting you know that this is indeed an earl-grey at heart. But the vanilla just coats the earl grey so perfectly, so you don’t get any of that soapy, sharp tang that is at its worst reminiscent of cleaning product. Definitely going to order more of this, as I think it’s the only EGC I like—the only other one I’ve tried being from David’s tea. I found that one to be rather sharp and intense in comparison, and besides, this one has that extra dose of vanilla to make it perfect.

Ahhh. Day off. What tea shall I have next? I hear the wind howling outside the window and feel so safe and cocooned here on my couch. What bliss.

ETA: Aaaaannnndddd order for more of this has been placed!