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Post by TheodoricFriede on Feb 23, 2018 0:43:19 GMT
You sound like you know your tea I might be the worst person to be reviewing these teas for you. There are actually a lot of Tea Reviews on the website, so you should really consider them as well. Well what fun would that be?
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Post by phoray on Feb 23, 2018 0:45:25 GMT
You sound like you know your tea I might be the worst person to be reviewing these teas for you. There are actually a lot of Tea Reviews on the website, so you should really consider them as well. Well what fun would that be? I'm glad I followed you. You've been warned! about my lack of nuanced tea palette
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Feb 23, 2018 0:49:41 GMT
I'm glad I followed you. You've been warned! about my lack of nuanced tea palette Here's everything you need to know about fancy tea tasting. 1.) Don't over steep or under-steep if you can avoid it. 2.) Does it taste good to you? Anything beyond that is just fluff.
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Post by phoray on Feb 24, 2018 0:38:56 GMT
yesterday, as I boiled water for a second batch of Cullen, I went to the website to read the instructions so as to not burn it this second round. "212F for 3 minutes." wondering how I had managed to burn it, I read the reviews. Bitter comes up several times in the reviews. With a sinking feeling, I immediately dump the tea into the boiling water and perfectly time the brew. Bitter it is, with an aftertaste of caramel, and smelling of cinnamon and vanilla. The reviews say just add milk and a little sugar. I sip it at varying intervals of sugar and milk to determine at what point I'd like it. The bitter goes entirely away with a splash and a sprinkle. But doesn't seem to be replaced with anything else, and the caramel follows the nothingness. Someone mentioned tasting the lemon verbena. I think they fooled themselves. I am underwhelmed and reminding myself that I knew I didn't much like tea before I started this adventure. So far I've only liked Anders. Ready to go on another tea adventure today, I look at Varric. Reviews say "tastes like coffee." I stop looking at Varric. I look at Sera Reviews, and am tempted. But husband then reads Josephine's tin and says it appeals. I read up on her. It's decribed as sweet. So now we got some Josephine Tea coming up soon. while digging around the tins, Husband says: "I like how Blackwall's tin doesn't list it's ingredients. Just like how he doesn't tell you who he really is."
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Post by Catilina on Feb 24, 2018 1:18:08 GMT
phoray Anders is the best, I always say... spicy, and explosively hot!
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Post by phoray on Feb 24, 2018 1:21:19 GMT
Josephine tea smells beautiful. At first I think, "whoa. That's too much flower." I pick up hints of the orange but then I comment aloud to hubby that "it tastes like I'm drinking perfume." I look at the tin. Anise seed? I google--yes. Anise Seed = Licorice flavor. That's the problem. I don't finish the cup. 2nd worst tea for me so far. I think I'm learning a lot about Tea and I. I notice that I've disliked every Earl Grey I've tried, for example, although that's not the only thing some of my dislikes have had in common.
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Feb 24, 2018 2:34:24 GMT
Ready to go on another tea adventure today, I look at Varric. Reviews say "tastes like coffee." I stop looking at Varric. I look at Sera Reviews, and am tempted. But husband then reads Josephine's tin and says it appeals. I read up on her. It's decribed as sweet. As someone who is a big fan of spiced mate, I can assure you it doesn't taste like coffee. I am reasonably convinced that Varric's is the best, just based on ingredients alone.
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Post by phoray on Feb 24, 2018 2:36:36 GMT
I am reasonably convinced that Varric's is the best, just based on ingredients alone. Cool. I'll try him next. I hope to at least finish a cup o' dwarf I'm really glad I bought these Tins for the Art so far
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Feb 24, 2018 2:37:59 GMT
I think I'm learning a lot about Tea and I. I notice that I've disliked every Earl Grey I've tried, for example, although that's not the only thing some of my dislikes have had in common. Don't write of Earl Grey entirely. Adagio just has a really bad Earl Grey. Also any time you see cinnamon its usually a bad thing unless its a chai.
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Post by phoray on Feb 24, 2018 2:39:26 GMT
Adagio just has a really bad Earl Grey how can all their Earl Grey be bad?
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Feb 24, 2018 5:13:51 GMT
how can all their Earl Grey be bad? Too much bourgmont oil. Earl Grey tea has the rind of a citrus fruit called a bourgmont in it. Its supposed to be subtle, but they add way too much of it. These teas are just blends of other Adagios products. Its all the same Earl Grey, regardless of the blend.
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Post by phoray on Feb 24, 2018 15:44:58 GMT
I am reasonably convinced that Varric's is the best, just based on ingredients alone. I'm drinking him now. Will report later but give it a for now.
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Post by Sunegami on Feb 24, 2018 16:18:48 GMT
Varric is high on my list of teas to try, it sounds delicious.
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Post by phoray on Feb 28, 2018 2:37:03 GMT
I've been busy lately, to upload to Imgur etc Sera gets a as well
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Post by phoray on Mar 3, 2018 21:16:53 GMT
SunegamiIt'd been so long since I drank Varric, I went ahead and made a fresh batch. I describe it as mellow and interesting and when I think hard, "toasted almonds" came to mind. Ginger, Apple, Cinnamon, cocoa may be underlying flavors that support the tea....*takes another sip* there is a sweetness that may indicate fruit, but not what kind. And maybe the cocoa nibs. One hubby said it tasted kind of bitter and wooden *shrug* but not in a bad way. I will finish off the tin happily, but not enough appreciation to make me want to order more for myself. I'd probably order it again as a gift to a Dragon Age Fan who also liked tea though
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Mar 4, 2018 12:35:20 GMT
Varric's still sounds like the best to me, but I cant really purchase more tea at the moment.
Damned shame.
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Post by phoray on Mar 4, 2018 23:55:36 GMT
I had Sera for the 4th time today. She's all gone Straight up, when I'm out of all these tea samples, I'm ordering more Sera This tasted liked Toasted Coconut tea. It had actual sprinkles, so I'm guessing that's where the sweetness lay. And then there is the mango, which I intermittently tasted Delicious!
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Mar 5, 2018 17:10:50 GMT
It would be the Sera tea that ends up being the best.
I think... Id rather just be thirsty.
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Post by phoray on Mar 5, 2018 17:26:58 GMT
I think... Id rather just be thirsty. Is Sera really that bad to you? I've still many more to try. *goes to count* 14 of them, in fact. She's just the best so far! I'd also probably order Anders again. I like that his lacks caffiene, and would choose him if I wanted Fancy tea after 5pm
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Mar 5, 2018 17:31:31 GMT
Is Sera really that bad to you? I've still many more to try. *goes to count* 14 of them, in fact. She's just the best so far! I'd also probably order Anders again. I like that his lacks caffiene, and would choose him if I wanted Fancy tea after 5pm ...Yeah... There are enough Sera fans on this forum that I dont want to go into my opinion of her too much but, well, I would rather just be thirsty. Anyway, at least you found a couple you enjoy! Hopefully you find a few more in the remaining 14.
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Post by phoray on Mar 5, 2018 17:40:04 GMT
I didn't really get her until I played a character a lot like her. Trespasser, when she asks about how you're doing, it's really nice. I know she ain't everyone's cup o tea Husband tried "Enchantment" out yesterday but I hadn't been in the mood for more tea. We have a hot water tap now! Tea Making will go even easier now
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Mar 5, 2018 17:51:40 GMT
I didn't really get her until I played a character a lot like her. Trespasser, when she asks about how you're doing, it's really nice. I "get" her. Its not that hard to figure out. I just have a serious problem with that kind of character.
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Post by phoray on Mar 8, 2018 0:42:18 GMT
It's smooth, not bitter at all, smells subtly of cardamom, and has a lingering aftertaste of chocolate. My 2nd husband liked it a lot. Current Rankings: Sera Anders Varric Dorian Merril Alistair Cupid's Misfire Fenris Cullen Josephine Zevran (awful)
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Post by TheodoricFriede on Mar 8, 2018 1:53:37 GMT
FYI adding some dried raspberry to the Merrill tea makes it waaaaay better.
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Post by phoray on Mar 8, 2018 16:15:36 GMT
FYI adding some dried raspberry to the Merrill tea makes it waaaaay better. The only time I've seen dried raspberry is in my granola. I prefer to grade the tea on it's own merits. It's like people saying they like coffee, but then it's 50% milk, sugar with drizzles of caramel and 2 inches of whip cream. They don't like coffee, very obviously, they like caffienated dessert. If it's not good after going through trouble of temperatures and steeping, it's just not a tea for me.
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