Tealish

Tea from omgsrsly this one smelled pretty strong when i opened the package but i gave it a whirls anyway. Brewed at 190 for 3 mins, this is a pretty decent cup. it reminds me a little bit of DF and Fauchon’s salted caramel oolongs BUT less buttery because of the roasty oolong it’s got going on. It’s a pretty good cup and if i was looking for an easier substitute or a NON green oolong, this one might do the trick for a caramel oolong in a pinch :)

sipdown! pretty proud of myself for getting this far down from my mini cupboard explosion without getting another weekend in to drink tea. Gives me hope for my tea weigh in that i’m hoping i can do this weekend -ESPECIALLY if rental dog goes home a day early! enjoyed this one from missb and omgsrsly though not enough to kee it in my cupboard. would be nice to revisit from time to time though :)

Another one from omgsrsly this one smells divine. what’s confusing to me is that this tastes like a fairly normal citrus blend, but there are peppercorns, coconut and cardamom in here…but all i’m really getting is lemon orange citrus delight. Not that i’m complaining, but it seems funny that i’m not getting some of the other flavours in here. either way, still a fun cup and tasty!

Yum! Very nice almond and cream flavours! Would be even better with a laoshan black base I think. Miss this one.

I was ready to not be impressed by this. I’m not usually a fan of twee flavours of tea, but as it turns out, there’s nothing twee about Earl Greypfruit (in spite of the name). Earl Grey already has a strong citrus flavour; grapefruit instead of bergamot is a surprisingly perfect move. This tea is clean and very fresh-tasting, not bitter at all, not from the grapefruit, or from the tea. I got really into this tea about two years ago after sniffing it at the Tealish shop on Queen West, and I figured I’d get over it after a few months. I still drink a cup of it practically every morning. It’s perfect. I love it.

I got this tea in a pyramid shaped tea bag with whole leaf tea inside. Just looking at the tea bag it looked like a premium tea. There were so many leaves in the bag that when I steeped the tea expanded so much that the pyramid was bulging .

The tea tasted very good but they could have used a bigger pyramid for the tea.

Frank this yesterday and didn’t enjoy it at all. Maybe it’s too old, last of the amount I had, dunno. Just not a fan, dreading drinking the last little bit.

Still love it, still tastes like a liquid cinnamon bun to me.: :)

I have it on good authority that this is the source for, um, another tea with the exact same ingredients over at DAVIDs. Shh. It’s still yummy, and I still love it.

Found this at Chapters of all places, and immediately grabbed it. Tealish has been hit or miss for me – I loved Lemon Meringue so much, I grabbed almost a pound of it, but their macaron fell flat – so this was a risky choice. Well, for a few bucks.

I saw the ingredient list and say – hey, wait a minute. I know another tea with exactly the same stuffola. So I ask… and yes… same tea. Shh. Really.

What about the tea? It’s amazing oversteeped/overnight/cold brewed, and reminds me of a cinnamon bun every time I have it hot. Ultimate indulgence.

I LOVE this tea. I get more lemon from the smell, with the taste being more creamy and sweet without being TOO sweet. This is absolutely delicious and smells heavenly.

farewell tea! few more herbals to drink up so that i can let myself open up some of my new teas. I did really well in January, so hoping to keep up with the good work. I don’t think i need to pick this one up again. Tasty, but i prefer the pina colada one :)

Final Count: 138

being sick today means drinking weird teas, getting to weigh my cupboard and making a plan for 2016. January = get to 120 teas and 7025g; zero purchases (though that won’t likely happen since the tea festival is jan 31)

I don’t think i’ll pick up more of this later – it’s not bad but it also doesn’t call to me like other herbals. I’ll enjoy finishing it up but then i’ll be good.

I had this one the other day and it was still tasty. Sort of an apple/lime delicious goodness. I don’t think i need to pick this one up again, but i do enjoy this when i have a cup.

more to come on this one eventually…but i pulled this one out today. I’ve never had an appletini….but this is apple and lime goodness and i think? with a little splash of sugar might just be awesome.

Final Count: 176 (thanks nicole!!)

Eggnog latte!!!

Yes, it was really nice. The caramel and oolong flavours go well with the rich milk and spices of the eggnog. Ha.

This is quite oolongy. But good. The first steep was only 2 minutes and it was a bit weak. So I steeped again for 4 minutes but most of the caramelly flavours had dispersed into the first cup.

So while it’s pretty good, I think that an initial steep of 3-4 minutes would be better.

So. Tea. Yep.

Tea and cupcakes.

Because Sil is a GOON, she sent this back to me.

So I finished it. No eggnog, so there’s just some cream with the tea.

I prefer it as an eggnog latte. Yep.

But now it’s done and I don’t need to worry about it anymore. :P

NOM. Eggnog latte. IDC what Sil says, this is tasty with eggnogs.

(SIPDOWN! Woo! 260. LOL.)

EGGNOG LATTE.

YES. DO IT NOW. SO GOOD.

This was SO GOOD with eggnog.

So.

Good.

Had this morning as well. It’s even better with half and half instead of milk. :D

So creamy and delicious. Somewhat nutty which is maybe odd, but still good.

I should pack some of this up for Sil before I drink it all.