Hairy Crab Oolong (From Pied Cow Coffeehouse)

This tea was really marvelous. I ordered it because I don't currently own any oolong teas but I would really like to change that in the near future. In addition I had not heard of Hairy Crab Oolong before and the name intrigued me. I was not disappointed. The tea had a subtle springy flavor that tasted fresh like the color green. It was a bit like grass, but even richer and earthier. I am rather partial to the taste of grass so that was a pleasant surprise. Drinking my Hairy Crab Oolong was all the more pleasant because the Pied Cow Coffeehouse is located in a charming victorian house that has been repurposed to serve its current ambitions. For instance a set of stairs that were adjacent my table have been turned into an alter with the aid of many dolls, fabrics and lamps.

Honey Lemon Assam Tea Ice Cream (From Mallard)

Ice cream is actually not one of the foods I am most passionate about. I don't dislike it but I also usually don't make an effort to seek it out. I just tend to favor gelato. However every time someone comes to visit my city of residence they are taken to a lovely ice cream parlor called Mallard. I recently found myself there accompanying my roommate and her family. We arrived earlier in the day so I figured an ice cream that included black tea would be a good choice. I was a bit worried that the lemon would overpower the taste of the tea and I was pleasantly surprised when it did not. It just lurked right behind the Assam and the honey added a spritely hint of freshness.

I did not get a the chance to take a picture because I got too involved in my ice cream eating to take one. The visually content above is an artistic representation that my sister made of the experience. I would like it to be known that I don't actually own a shirt that says #goth but I would be open to it.

Superstar! (A Tea From Kranky Cafe)

Sometimes when I enter a cafe and I don't know what to purchase I just go for whatever looks the most weird or complicated. This was my logic when I ordered a tea called "Superstar!" It was an herbal tea that consisted of rose petals, jasmine flowers, sunflower petals, raspberries, and papaya. Overall it was a very pleasant floral tea and I thought it very cute how they tied the tea bag in a knot. I especially enjoyed the sunflower. It's flavor had a marvelous lightness and freshness to it, which was nicely filled out by the jasmine flowers. However every time I was beginning to enjoy the taste of the sunflower it was completely overpowered by raspberry. This was rather disheartening since the sunflower and the papaya played off each other in such a charming manner but I kept being distracted by the raspberry. I added a teaspoon of sugar which balanced the raspberry a bit, yet I still think the tea would have been all the more delightful had it just left off the raspberry to begin with.