102 Tasting Notes
My experience with decaf teas is that they generally taste kind of “flat” and uninteresting. I was happy to find Vanilla Comoro an exception to the rule. The rich taste of black tea is there, overlaid with natural, smoky vanilla. Some vanilla flavorings can taste artificial or strange, but this does not. It’s the perfect tea to have with a piece of shortbread — or even by itself — after dinner or at bedtime. Smooth, soothing, and delicious. I brew two teabags in my 16 oz mug and let it steep for six minutes, and I add one packet of Stevia to bring out the sweetness.
Preparation
If you like your green tea to smell and taste like rancid butter, you may enjoy this. Otherwise, skip it. I bought this because it sounded interesting; I like green tea lattes and found the idea of a milky green tea without actual milk intriguing. From the moment I opened the bag, though, I knew this wasn’t for me. The sour milk/rancid butter odor did not morph into anything creamy and delicious, and the taste was just as repugnant. Brewing it for different intervals, at different temperatures didn’t make any difference in the nasty spoiled milk taste. I wound up throwing this out, and I rarely do that with any tea, but this was just dreadful.
