I steeped this up and added milk and sugar crystals this morning. It’s cooling on the table outside the lab, and I take a sip (gulp!) every time I walk past. It really does go well with milk, the grapefruit flavour lends a bright summery note that is no where near “furniture polish” territory.
I think this one would be AMAZING iced, maybe with a couple grapefruit juice ice cubes.
A 2.5 minute steep was perfect. No astringency or bitterness or anything. 3 minutes for the Creme Brulee I had last night was almost too long, so I’d suggest being a little conservative with your steep times.
This is a tea I can see buying again. It’s an Earl Grey, yes, but it’s different enough that it’s refreshing the flavour in my mind instead of being the same old thing.
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I need to try this with milk now that you’ve shown the citrus doesn’t make it curdle. ;)
My evil secret: I used soy creamer. Takes a LOT for that stuff to curdle!
holy crap I need this, BIG TIME! O.o
OMGsrsly thought of you right away when we smelled this one, and I think Heather brought some back for you! :)
(It was supposed to be a surprise!) Haha. Yeah, I bought 50g and kept some to try. I really like it, though…
dies laughing i kind of guessed as soon as I’d hit “send”, but got too distracted reading about this stupid prednisone crap the endo has me on for the next week :P I love you guys! :D
….I apparently fail at formatting O.o
Whoops. Apparently I was more out of it yesterday then I’d thought, and totally missed that. My rep for spoiling surprises builds. Sorry Shayne and OMGsrsly! >.<
:D No worries. I mean, I did text Shayne and ask about Earl Greys…
No!!! Don’t try to sugarcoat it. D: This is exactly what happened when Dumbledore died in the sixth book. I can’t believe I did it again!
Ah, anyways.. I hope you like this one, Shayne. I really enjoyed it too. :)
she actually did text me about earl greys yesterday! so between that, and the fact that she knows I’m addicted to grapefruit teas, I kinda put two and two together ;)
Wait? What? Dumbledore dies??? /0\
Hahah. J/k. :)
(Although I think I did have that spoiled for me – thankfully no one could wreck 7 for me)
I need to try this with milk now that you’ve shown the citrus doesn’t make it curdle. ;)
My evil secret: I used soy creamer. Takes a LOT for that stuff to curdle!
holy crap I need this, BIG TIME! O.o
OMGsrsly thought of you right away when we smelled this one, and I think Heather brought some back for you! :)
(It was supposed to be a surprise!) Haha. Yeah, I bought 50g and kept some to try. I really like it, though…
dies laughing i kind of guessed as soon as I’d hit “send”, but got too distracted reading about this stupid prednisone crap the endo has me on for the next week :P I love you guys! :D
….I apparently fail at formatting O.o
Whoops. Apparently I was more out of it yesterday then I’d thought, and totally missed that. My rep for spoiling surprises builds. Sorry Shayne and OMGsrsly! >.<
:D No worries. I mean, I did text Shayne and ask about Earl Greys…
No!!! Don’t try to sugarcoat it. D: This is exactly what happened when Dumbledore died in the sixth book. I can’t believe I did it again!
Ah, anyways.. I hope you like this one, Shayne. I really enjoyed it too. :)
she actually did text me about earl greys yesterday! so between that, and the fact that she knows I’m addicted to grapefruit teas, I kinda put two and two together ;)
Wait? What? Dumbledore dies??? /0\
Hahah. J/k. :)
(Although I think I did have that spoiled for me – thankfully no one could wreck 7 for me)