Tea and Me

Happy New Year! Gosh, it’s been a long time since I last posted, hasn’t it? Although, actually, it’s been a long time since I last had a cup of tea. You might recall that just before Christmas I went down with the lurgy and was unable to enjoy the last of my Bluebird advent calendar teas as I couldn’t taste a thing and I promised I would review as soon as I recovered. I also promised to try all those Matcha’s once I got my milk frother, which the pesky Post Office were trying their hardest not to deliver. Sadly, the virus was a bad one, as everyone knows, as it seems most people I know were struck with it at some point over the holidays and for several weeks now I’ve drunk nothing but plain tap water as it’s been the only thing I could face drinking (apart from the odd medicinal tot of Glayva). I did try a pot of my beloved Milk Oolong just after Christmas, but as it has a subtle flavour I couldn’t taste anything and so it seemed a bit pointless, and a waste of money, ...

Before anyone mentions it, I am aware that this is my third review in a row from the Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co. but I bought a lot of samples from them and have been in the mood to try them, so this is what is currently being drunk and reviewed. Reviews from other companies will be coming along soon, I promise, as I have plenty of other tea to drink — I just need be in the right mood to drink and review them. Anyway, today’s tea is the extremely drinkable Apricot Tea , which I mentioned in passing yesterday because I had just bought some more of it. As its name suggests it is a black tea flavoured with apricot. Ingredients: Black Leaf Tea, Natural Apricot flavour and Sunflower Petals. They describe it thus: “A China Black Tea scented with the delicate flavour of Apricots. A good looking even leaf with a strong aroma. An excellent refreshing afternoon tea giving you a fruity sweet sensation.” The Kent & Sussex Tea & Coffee Co. are what...