Oh my, is this ever lovely! So deliciously creamy and the vanilla isn’t fake or cloying. The bergamot gives it a delicious musky taste, unlike others I’ve had before. It ties together very beautifully.
I can see myself getting sick of the taste though, so I’ll be having this one sparingly. This is a very rich tea and one you definitely have to be in the mood in to have.
My name is Yvonne. I’m 21 and live in a snowy Canadian wasteland known as Manitoba.
I’m relatively new to the loose tea world, although I used to drink generic Red Rose tea constantly. A friend introduced me to a Teavana tea one chilly winter and I got myself slightly intrigued. Went to purchase it myself, used shoddy equipment to prepare it, and was discouraged.
Christmas 2013 rolled around, and despite having an awful holiday for other reasons, I received some of Teavana’s Cha Yen Thai as a gift after asking for chai tea. I went out and bought a proper infuser cup and was instantly hooked. Now my tea collection is steadily growing! I’m obsessed!
I like:
Dessert teas, black teas, oolong, rooibos, pu’erh, mate, chai, chamomile, chocolate, coconut, cinnamon, pineapple, tropical mixes, nutty, sweet, complex flavours, indulgent flavours
I do NOT like:
Green teas, herbal teas, white teas, teas too overbearing with fruit, pure tisane, cloyingly sweet teas, hibiscus, peanuts, burning my mouth
I am lactose intolerant (pretty severely, actually – I do not consume any dairy product) but I find that the miniscule amounts of dairy found in some teas don’t bother me for the most part.
100 – My absolute favourite teas. Without them, I will cry salty tears of despair.
99 – 95 – Cream of the crop, although missing SOMETHING to make them a perfect favourite. Not something I couldn’t possibly live without, but pretty darn close. Lots of teas in this category tend to reach 100 eventually.
95 – 75 – Yummy, but if it disappeared tomorrow I’d quietly mourn it for about 15 minutes and move on to a favourite. Leaves something to be desired.
75 – 50 – Passable, but not by much. Something I’d really have to be in the mood for to drink.
50 and lower – Nope nope nope. Not for me. Probably couldn’t or had a hard time finishing the cuppa. Doooown the sink.
Canada
Love this teaaaa!
Did a second steep for my daddy – he came home from work and I found out he absolutely adores Earl Grey. He loved it!!
I love my dad so much and I’m so excited to share my passion for tea with him!