Chocolate Cherry Latte Oolong

It never tasted as amazing as the sample I got from dexter

I wonder if it maybe has to do with what ends up in the cup. Mine had a lot of coffee beans which could explain the heavy coffee flavor.

Interesting – in my world 5 minutes would not have been long enough for this one.
I totally agree that it depends on what bits end up in your cup – it’s a little different every time I drink it. I also agree with Sil, the first batch of this I got was AMAZING – the next batch was really good but not as good as the first – that might also have something to do with what bits end up in your bag, or how long it had been blended.
IMHO – this is better hot steeped and then cooled for iced latte than cold steeped but ymmv. :)

YAY!!! So happy that you liked it. :))

I’m totally second steeping this now. :) I rarely do that, I hope it works out!

Milder but yep you should get a second steep – don’t be afraid to add a couple minutes on the second.

I did and it was also delicious. OM NOM NOM. And I have a little left for a smaller cup tomorrow. :)

This will be the tea I most miss from AQTT. I wish it aged better.

Oh nos! got any traumeel around to help with the swelling? Feel better soon Evol! as in asap so we can chat more tomorrow! :D

Aww! Wishing you a swift recovery!

Hope you get better soon! I broke my leg a couple of weeks ago and my hard headed self went a week before I went to get it fixed!

Oh dear with the leg! I hope you are on the mend now. Thank you everyone!
I had some arnica cream handy, so I slathered that on and I am just heading out now after a few sips of one of the teas I bought yesterday. As long as I can get my shoe on my foot, I am on my way.

Oh no, hope it’ll heal soon. And same to you, mrmopar!

Well wishes to both of you!

Thank you! I was able to get around, so things may be better than I thought. I won’t be jumping around on that foot any time soon though.

Oh, the not-buying-tea-savings-plan begins after ten whole hours? I did actually come across a Canadian tea site and thought oh, what harm can it possibly do to have a look? And then, I began to fill up the cart. But thankfully, I managed to walk away. I walked away! Yay me! :)

I think you should order this one. It is so very delicious. And you have ten whole hours of reprieve, after all.

haha i just did it. but i did manage to get my cart down from 15 items to 4. lol so uh..baby steps? :)

Did you get all the sets of teas? :) :)

From 15 to 4! Now that is an accomplishment. I rarely manage to have that kind of resilience. Hurray for baby steps! More than baby steps, actually. Very well done.

If it doesn’t reduce your joy, can I ask which ones were the four that you managed to whittle down to? Only if it doesn’t reduce the thrill of the shop though. If it does, by even one iota, ignore, please.

And as much as I adore, QTT, I really truly hope that Lauren is changing her packaging really really soon. In my last order, there was far too much cross-contamination. However, that said, I had asked Lauren to delay shipping my teas, so they were likely hanging out sealed for far longer than was good for them.

Sil, I’m running a New Year’s sale starting tonight, so I took the liberty of refunding the difference on your order so you get the sale, in spite of the hiatus :p

Shipping is changing this coming year to a thicker mylar zip bag! Im also getting a thicker packaging material for samplers. I’ll actually have a post up in the forums with the flavor of the week with some other changes in about 30 minutes or so :D

@evol – i picked up the chocolate sampler (1 item, 3 teas hahaha); vanilla pears with cardamom butter; caramel keemun; and an extra ounce of chocolate cherry. there are a number of others i wanted (ie have tried and enjoyed) but i’ll wait. use it as incentive to drink up! and yes, i agree on the packaging.

@lauren – thanks SO much! I really appreciate that! oh man flavour of the week better not be amazing.. lol

Erm, yeah, the chocolate sampler is hard to resist. As are most of Lauren’s teas. Good selection there, Sil. Hmm, I wonder whether my cc will cooperate before the not-buying-tea-savings-plan begins?

I am drinking Chocolate Cherry Latte now in solidarity.

yaaaay! also it’s been 29 minutes…. must know what new flavour is.

oh i might be safe…if it’s Cranberry Maragarita Yerba Mate Tea. mate and i don’t get along.

Oh, but cranberry margarita sounds great! If only it weren’t mate. Haha. :)

You guys are really making me want to make the green tea version of this I had orginally envisioned D:

haha cranberry marguerita sounds lovely, just not as a mate. though to be fair i am typically on the side of wanting all blends to be black blends, rooibos or puerh…. sooo take that for what it’s worth lol

(I’m with Sil! Black tea ALL THE WAY. Rooibos is nice sometimes. And I like puerh.)

^ and ^^

I support.

poor lauren, we’ll be twisting her arm to make all sorts of black, puerh, rooibos blends!

I’m always open to ideas, so if there’s ever anything you really want to see definitely let me know!

^^ I support that too.

That said, however, your oolong and houjichas are very awesome too.

things to ponder…what do we want lauren to try making heh

Moratorium on tea prevents me from pondering the possibilities. At the moment. Give me three months or so.

ok, ok, if I must. That Vanilla Apple Panna Cotta Oolong was so divinely good that I could see Lauren doing a fine job of some sort of zabaglione. Or tiramisu. Or dulce de leche flan. Or Portuguese custard tarts. Or profiteroles. Off the top of my head.

Or caramel something. Or since I am on a strawberry thing, strawberry custard tarts. Or the tea equivalent of this. http://zsuzsaisinthekitchen.blogspot.ca/2011/04/hungarian-custard-slice-kremes_16.html

57! That’s amazing!!

Though the weight thing is rather daunting to think about. I think when my cupboard gets lower I may weigh it but at over 150 teas, I am a bit afraid to.

57! Hurray!