It’s cloudy and a bit cold out today. I have an assignment I need to finish and tea makes working better, so Bourbon Vanilla it is! The scent of this cup scares me a little only because I’m getting a rather heavy note of licorice and the black tea base.
Sipping… I taste the black tea base and that “thing” that smells like licorice. It reminds me of something more exotic, as if that’s the way it should taste and I’m just unfamiliar with the flavor. I don’t taste much creamy vanilla, but I’m still intrigued. Towards the end of the sip, I catch a bit of sweetness and a little bit of that wet cardboard character that I’ve found in Kusmi’s black teas. While this certainly isn’t the best vanilla tea I’ve ever had, I actually like it more than I thought I would the second time around. I don’t think I would go out of my way to buy a bunch of it and I’m actually more interested in Kusmi’s Caramel (also need to try that one again as it’s been a while), but I’m very happy to have given this a try again.
