Tea of the afternoon…….
Since I love coconut and was drawn in by all the reviews of this one, I broke down ordered it from a vendor other than Golden Moon that was running a free shipping special. It definitely was not a hardship, because I had to buy $5 worth of British chocolate to go along with it to reach my minimum. Yes, you can start feeling sorry for me, now.
As for the tea…..yum. Sweet and creamy, light and smooth. I could get used to this…..
Mug method with about 185 water for 3 minutes. I did very lightly sweeten this just to bring the coconut out a little.
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Where did you order this from? This particular tea keeps haunting me (I really liked Adagio’s version which is cheaper).
I got it from EnglishTeaStore.com. They have free shipping for orders over $20. code ETS2012 until Feb. 13, 2012.
I usually order Earl Grey Cream…which is the same as Teavana’s but cheaper…. and Bourbon Street Vanilla Rooibos from them because their prices are inexpensive for Metropolitain Teas (a tea vendor that supplies many tea shops). They also have many cool English things….
Honestly, if you like the one from Adagio, stick with that one.
Well thanks for squashing one compulsive urge … but then you turned around and created another. Haha, you’re bad. My Amazon order is in Toledo…what the heck is it doing in Toledo? heh.
Oh my…Dinosara’s review of Earl Grey Cream mentions cheesecake (opening up ETS’s website).
Metro blend or not? Hmmm, I’ve had this site open before and wondered same thing. $25 isn’t a high barrier to meet. Any other recommendations? (not a huge rooibos fan)
I get the Metro. I liked their black tea base better than Adagio’s, but all I have kept is the Earl Grey Cream. The problem is samples….I ordered there after sampling in smaller amounts other places like Culinary Teas. Those that I liked…Lady Londonderry, Angel’s Dream, and Monk’s Blend…. They also sell some bagged Harney teas. And you just have to get to $20. Or….I have quite a bit of the Earl Grey Cream…..;)
Although I have been a bit disappointed in GM’s offerings I do love this one…
@Amy oh…it is my first GM tea!
I bumped into Harney by searching “coconut” and thought “omg, not them again haunting me too” hehehe. I will probably go down the GM path with samples later on, so will try and keep it under control for now. I hear ya Jen, lol … can handle this urge and am going to ignore you now until I get this order placed…hahaha.
Yeah it was sad, I ordered a bunch from them and I loved this but the rest were just … meh
@Amy…my plans are pretty much to skip the rest. This seemed to be the only GM tea that has a true following. I have learned to trust the multitudes for wisdom on some things…..on others, not so much.
I liked GM Vanilla Jasmine. It smells like cream soda or root beer!
Sorry for hijacking your tea review Jen. Ordered GM Coconut Pouchong (urge too large and must compare) and both versions of EGC and that’s it (phew). Like that can pay through PP, since don’t like using debit card online, and PP is safer than using CC << keeping purchases under control, lol (CC is way too easy to abuse). Thanks for code : )
p.s. Amy pushed me back towards the GM one too (which originally started all this). Bad Amy (I jest) : )
PP not safer than CC… meant it helps curb urge to use CC wildly
Cheryl…I look forward to your reviews! :D
Ashmanra…going to check that one out as I see a GM purchase in my future.
Cheryl….you can hijack my reviews anytime.. :)
See how we can all be enablers? (resist Jen, be strong) lol
I have this tin that will last a little while…
Uh huh … (smirks while noticing she added “little” to the “while”)
This thread is already crazy long but I just had to chime in and say I love this tea so much! It’s one of my must haves (and incidentally one that I’m out of at the moment. hmm…)
I’m not a fan of jasmine so of course I liked this one. It’s like a macaroon in a glass. :)
Where did you order this from? This particular tea keeps haunting me (I really liked Adagio’s version which is cheaper).
I got it from EnglishTeaStore.com. They have free shipping for orders over $20. code ETS2012 until Feb. 13, 2012.
I usually order Earl Grey Cream…which is the same as Teavana’s but cheaper…. and Bourbon Street Vanilla Rooibos from them because their prices are inexpensive for Metropolitain Teas (a tea vendor that supplies many tea shops). They also have many cool English things….
Honestly, if you like the one from Adagio, stick with that one.
Well thanks for squashing one compulsive urge … but then you turned around and created another. Haha, you’re bad. My Amazon order is in Toledo…what the heck is it doing in Toledo? heh.
Oh my…Dinosara’s review of Earl Grey Cream mentions cheesecake (opening up ETS’s website).
Metro blend or not? Hmmm, I’ve had this site open before and wondered same thing. $25 isn’t a high barrier to meet. Any other recommendations? (not a huge rooibos fan)
I get the Metro. I liked their black tea base better than Adagio’s, but all I have kept is the Earl Grey Cream. The problem is samples….I ordered there after sampling in smaller amounts other places like Culinary Teas. Those that I liked…Lady Londonderry, Angel’s Dream, and Monk’s Blend…. They also sell some bagged Harney teas. And you just have to get to $20. Or….I have quite a bit of the Earl Grey Cream…..;)
Although I have been a bit disappointed in GM’s offerings I do love this one…
@Amy oh…it is my first GM tea!
I bumped into Harney by searching “coconut” and thought “omg, not them again haunting me too” hehehe. I will probably go down the GM path with samples later on, so will try and keep it under control for now. I hear ya Jen, lol … can handle this urge and am going to ignore you now until I get this order placed…hahaha.
Yeah it was sad, I ordered a bunch from them and I loved this but the rest were just … meh
@Amy…my plans are pretty much to skip the rest. This seemed to be the only GM tea that has a true following. I have learned to trust the multitudes for wisdom on some things…..on others, not so much.
I liked GM Vanilla Jasmine. It smells like cream soda or root beer!
Sorry for hijacking your tea review Jen. Ordered GM Coconut Pouchong (urge too large and must compare) and both versions of EGC and that’s it (phew). Like that can pay through PP, since don’t like using debit card online, and PP is safer than using CC << keeping purchases under control, lol (CC is way too easy to abuse). Thanks for code : )
p.s. Amy pushed me back towards the GM one too (which originally started all this). Bad Amy (I jest) : )
PP not safer than CC… meant it helps curb urge to use CC wildly
Cheryl…I look forward to your reviews! :D
Ashmanra…going to check that one out as I see a GM purchase in my future.
Cheryl….you can hijack my reviews anytime.. :)
See how we can all be enablers? (resist Jen, be strong) lol
I have this tin that will last a little while…
Uh huh … (smirks while noticing she added “little” to the “while”)
This thread is already crazy long but I just had to chime in and say I love this tea so much! It’s one of my must haves (and incidentally one that I’m out of at the moment. hmm…)
I’m not a fan of jasmine so of course I liked this one. It’s like a macaroon in a glass. :)