Tea: French Vanilla Bean
A Vanilla Black Tea from The Persimmon Tree
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | The Persimmon Tree |
| Style: | Vanilla Black Tea |
| Region: | Blend |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Amanda
✓ 338 teas reviewed
✓ 3 of Vanilla Black Tea
✓ 42 of Flavored Black Tea
✓ 11 of The Persimmon Tree
✓ 85 of blends
Review of French Vanilla Bean
November 21st, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 8 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 83 of 100 |
| Excellent | Good | Good Value |
So, how does this tea smell? Good, like really good, like a vanilla bean and almond infused biscotti dipped in chocolate with a touch of coconut sitting next to a steaming cup of rich, malty, black tea. Sniffing this tea makes me feel under-dressed and lacking elegance, clearly I should be wearing something pretty while sipping this out of fine bone china in some swanky Paris cafe.
Ok, tasting time, I have my fancy bone china teacup with a matching saucer (really, the saucer is a huge deal for me) and I am ready to take my first sip. It starts out mellow and smooth while retaining the richness of the aroma, it is rich while not weighing you down, kinda like how you feel weighed down by a rich fudge but not by a rich slice of angel food cake. This blooms into a decadent blend of vanilla, almonds, malt, and cocoa, oh man is that ever rich!
