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[the_rck]

Today, I tried Steven Smith Teamaker's blend no. 55, Lord Bergamot. I steeped the tea for three minutes instead of the recommended five. I really, really liked the way it smelled, but I couldn't taste any of that when I drank it. It was definitely different than other black teas I've tried, but it didn't taste at all the way it smelled. I don't think I liked it.

I also tried Steven Smith Teamaker's blend no. 18, Brahmin. I steeped it for three minutes rather than the recommended five. It smells like straight up tea (which, according to the ingredients, it is). It tastes to me like a stronger version of the sort of tea one gets at a Chinese restaurant. I don't tend to drink that stuff because it doesn't really taste good to me.

I had Cordelia try the lavender milk tea. She drank about a third of the mug and then passed the rest to me. She didn't like the lavender flavor or smell very much. She didn't out and out hate it, but she thought it was peculiar.

Comments

[heavenscalyx]

Too bad she didn't like the lavender tea -- it's a very mild anti-anxiety herb.

[anderyn.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Sorry the Stephen Smith didn't work for you. I do like the two I have quite a bit. I don't think of the No. 18 as "Chinese restaurant tea", because that is usually jasmine green, in my experience. I've been trying different Earl Greys because I think the usual bergamot in most teabags is not all that good. So far, the two I like best are this Lord Bergamot and the Harney and Sons one, but I prefer a different flavor except when I'm adding milk.

In re: Cordelia and the lavender milk tea -- it's not a normal flavor for teas, that's for sure. But it's definitely in line with, like, bubble tea, since milk tea was the basis for the original bubble teas. Wonder if background would help her grok it? (I find that knowing the history of things makes me like them better.)