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“Thank you Shadowfall for the sample! This really sweet – it seems like I am getting mostly caramel but there’s just a touch of ginger in it to make it stand up straight. It’s very delightful and I...” Read full tasting note
“Not a bad tea. I may have over leafed. I seem to be getting in a bad habit of overleafing blacks like I overleaf many herbals. The herbals can handle it but the blacks can’t. I can taste the ginger...” Read full tasting note
“Dry this smells very strongly of caramel and peonies…which carries over nicely once steeped. While hot you can still pick up the caramel scent – albeit a bit fainter – but it’s layered in snugly...” Read full tasting note
Created by: Aun-Juli Riddle
Teas: White Peony, Caramel, Ginger
Much like Eowyn, this blend is soft at first, unassuming, and then gives way to feisty bite. Eager to prove it’s worth, it finishes with a soft, smooth kick. This is a soft floral tea with ginger notes and soft, sweet caramel to round it out.
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Friday AfternoonNot a bad tea. I may have over leafed. I seem to be getting in a bad habit of overleafing blacks like I overleaf many herbals. The herbals can handle it but the blacks can’t.
I can taste the ginger and the caramel but the black tea overwhelms it. As I said, I think it’s me. :(
Dry this smells very strongly of caramel and peonies…which carries over nicely once steeped. While hot you can still pick up the caramel scent – albeit a bit fainter – but it’s layered in snugly with what smells like a strong black tea and an odd plant-sap-ish note that seems a wee bit discordant.
A few sips in and the discordant feeling hasn’t faded…but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. There’s a strong black in the front, floral notes in the middle and a smooth caramel finish that makes this an oddly enjoyable cup.
I received a whole batch of this from Shadowfall, so I’ll definitely enjoy drinking it down. I’m not so sure as to whether it’s worth restocking, though…but I’ll have a while to make up my mind.
aside from butiki’s caramel vanilla assam i cannot seem to detect caramel in tea. it’s a sad sad thing.
I usually don’t either, bu this one just popped. I sorta over-leafed AND over-steeped it.
ha! that’s my normal m/o, lol.