moreteadk (moreteadk) wrote in timefortea, @ 2008-04-05 10:26:00 |
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Fruit tea purchase!
So. I've been inspired to check out some fruity teas again. I've had a few, but at the time I went off fruit teas it was because I was beginning to drink a better quality tea. I want a bit of flavour now, something a little less subtle than just different shades of black or oolong and such.
So I went to my local teashop where I get to see and smell the leaves before deciding and as I could have told myself, it went horribly wrong and I bought way too much. I just wanted two or three different ones and left with 6 x 50 g. Five blacks, one white.
Strawberry/cream - Because you can't go wrong with strawberries. I'm curious about the cream aspect, though. I suspect this is going to be really sweet.
Earl Grey with cornflowers - I love cornflowers, they're so very pretty! Earl Grey is another well known one, so I figured why not go for a variant? They also had Earl Grey jasmine, which I thought sounded a bit strange, considering the flavour of jasmine...
Chocoloco - A chocolate tea! A combination of my two favorite comfort things. Add a Winnie the Pooh movie and I'm in heaven. I have a suspicion that this will be excellent in times of cramps and pms. It has bits of chocolate in it that melts in the pot. The woman behind the counter said that it doesn't actually taste of chocolate, but it adds a chocolate-y note to the aftertaste.
Quince - Good old quince. I've just realised that I'm actually trying very few new things here, I'm just going for the things I know I like but in a much better quality than I've been used to.
Isabella - This blend is named after Denmark's Princess Isabella (I assume). It has rose petals, jasmin and something they call 'pink sweethearts'. Don't know what those are made of but they taste fruity, so they're probably the ones responsible for the the raspberry and vanilla notes in this one.
The one white tea I got was Kiwi/Strawberry - It's supposed to have a very fresh sort of flavour which should emphasize the delicate white. I think it sounds like it could easily overpower the tea, but Shop Woman assured me it didn't.
Now I just have to decide which one to try first, and that's not easy!