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drank Creme Brulee by Simpson & Vail
1497 tasting notes

Fragrant is how I’d describe all of the S&V teas I’ve got, save one or two. This is one of the more fragrant ones, and I must admit that I love it. Sure, I need to package these up with tin foil so that they don’t take over the other teas in my stash, and that’s okay with me. When I open them… aaah.

This tastes more like a creamy vanilla or caramel with a touch of spice than crème brulee, however it’s still delicious.

Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 45 sec
Fjellrev

Either my nose is broken or I happened to choose ones that aren’t fragrant, but most of the ones I chose aren’t that fragrant to me.

MissB

Root Beer? Really? It’s probably the most, er, fragrant tea I’ve ever come across. I’ve yet to have any though. Each of the packages I’ve sent out with orders, I had to wrap in tin foil.. and I could still smell them. Mind you, I have an uncannily strong sense of smell.

Fjellrev

Besides Root Beer! I agree, that one is STRONG. But most of the others are quite weakly scented to me, especially the bakery ones.

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Fjellrev

Either my nose is broken or I happened to choose ones that aren’t fragrant, but most of the ones I chose aren’t that fragrant to me.

MissB

Root Beer? Really? It’s probably the most, er, fragrant tea I’ve ever come across. I’ve yet to have any though. Each of the packages I’ve sent out with orders, I had to wrap in tin foil.. and I could still smell them. Mind you, I have an uncannily strong sense of smell.

Fjellrev

Besides Root Beer! I agree, that one is STRONG. But most of the others are quite weakly scented to me, especially the bakery ones.

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A few years ago, the obsession with tea started. The cupboard got bigger and bigger, more swaps occurred, group buys, secret rendezvous with local teapassionistas… and that’s how you end up with 500+ different kinds of tea in your home. At one time.

Almost all of the tea was given away, sold, or otherwise shared. A few relics still remain. I now travel full time with only two carryon bags to my name. One quarter of those bags are tea.

It’s still a challenge to avoid the chipmunk-like hoarding of The Teas, yet, the lightness of being from having so little compels me more.

If I have enough, I’m happy to share. If I’m in your area, I’d love to swap, meet for tea, and explore together.

As for the day-to-day stuff, I’m focused almost entirely on Love, (yes, with a capital L), Spirit/Self, transformation, travel and my writing and speaking work.

What kinds of teas do I normally like?

YES: flavored teas, fruity, dessert, chai, and spicy (REALLY spicy).

A FONDNESS FOR: all white teas, malty black teas, any herbal or medicinal teas, strange/weird teas you can only get in one place.

ALLERGIC TO: strawberries, lavender

DISLIKES: any added sugars, grains, lapsang souchong, and overly floral teas – I might enjoy a Jasmine Green every once in a while, but unless it’s a creamy floral tea (think roses in a chai, or the smoothness of a floral note in a French tea), I’ll likely pass. Earl Greys are a hit or miss with me; heavy on the cream or fruit notes and I might like it, heavy on the blergamot and I definitely won’t.

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