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Scheherazade drank Mycroft Blend by Adagio Custom Blends, Cara McGee

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Another of my favourites from the Sherlock fandom blends collection. I also adored The Woman, but that one doesn’t seem to be available in the UK anymore. Insert sad face here.

Mycroft is a blend of Chocolate Chip, Cream (which are both black blends) and Rooibos Vanilla Chai. I like how smooth it is, and how well the chocolate and cream work together. They’re pretty sweet, in combination, but then you get the spiciness of the chai, and that helps to break things up. It also adds some sweetness of its own, because it has a strong vanilla sideline, but vanilla’s another flavour that works well with chocolate and cream, so somehow it all seems to come together. It’s a nicely desserty blend, and I love how well the three teas work together. It feels like it was meant to be!

What I’m less sure about, these days, is how well it sums up Mycroft. I think that might be partly because his character has developed quite a lot since these blends were created, but that’s not a fault with the blend, or even the creator. It’s just how things happen, and I don’t like it any less for that. It’s tea at the end of the day…and bloody good tea, too.

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Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp

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Hi :) I’m Sarah, and I live in Norfolk in the UK. My tea obsession began when a friend introduced me to Teapigs a good few years ago now. Since then, I’ve been insatiable. Steepster introduced me to a world of tea I never knew existed, and my goal is now to TRY ALL THE TEAS. Or most of them, anyway.

I still have a deep rooted (and probably life-long) preference for black tea. My all-time favourite is Assam, but Ceylon and Darjeeling also occupy a place in my heart. Flavoured black tea can be a beautiful thing, and I like a good chai latte in the winter.

I also drink a lot of rooibos/honeybush tea, particularly on an evening. Sometimes they’re the best dessert replacements, too. White teas are a staple in summer — their lightness and delicate nature is something I can always appreciate on a hot day.

I’m still warming up to green teas and oolongs. I don’t think they’ll ever be my favourites, with a few rare exceptions, but I don’t hate them anymore. My experience of these teas is still very much a work-in-progress. I’m also beginning to explore pu’erh, both ripened and raw. That’s my latest challenge!

I’m still searching for the perfect fruit tea. One without hibiscus. That actually tastes of fruit.

You’ve probably had enough of me now, so I’m going to shut up. Needless to say, though, I really love tea. Long may the journey continue!

My rating system:

91-100: The Holy Grail. Flawless teas I will never forget.

81-90: Outstanding. Pretty much perfection, and happiness in a cup.

71-80: Amazing. A tea to savour, and one I’ll keep coming back to.

61-70: Very good. The majority of things are as they should be. A pleasing cup.

51-60: Good. Not outstanding, but has merit.

41-50: Average. It’s not horrible, but I’ve definitely had better. There’s probably still something about it I’m not keen on.

31-40: Almost enjoyable, but something about it is not for me.

11-30: Pretty bad. It probably makes me screw my face up when I take a sip, but it’s not completely undrinkable.

0-10: Ugh. No. Never again. To me, undrinkable.