I must agree with my fellow bloggers when I say that atmosphere plays a huge part in a tea experience. However, I am forced to strongly DISAGREE with my fellow critics in saying that the atmosphere the night we last sampled tea was a pleasant experience in any way. When I entered the cluttered shop I was immediately bombarded by paparazzi constantly snapping pictures of my date for the evening, Edzio, and me. In addition, I was forced to listen to the wailing of the earsplitting entertainment “Gabe” throughout the experience. I still had an inkling of happiness inside of me though at the thought of a delicious cup of warm tea to sip whilst I canoodled with Edzio. Devastatingly, I was robbed of this last chance at happiness when, after the waitress finally brought me my beverage, I was informed that I had to work to even try it. Because the employees of the coffee shop were so incompetent and lazy, I was forced to jump through a complex series of hoops in order to taste the tea that involved pouring AND straining! Then, when I finally tasted the concoction to which I added a small amount of Splenda, I was nearly sick. The overpowering taste of rotten blueberries drowned out any hint of sage that may have been present, and as a huge sage advocate you can imagine how this infuriated me. Fortunately, one of my colleagues ordered a muffin which I took a piece of to help cleanse my abused palate, and I was successfully able to dump the remains of my pot of tea into “Gabe’s” guitar case. I would never suggest this tea or the College Hill Coffee Company in general to any human with taste buds that they value.
Rating Scale:
Rating Scale:
Color: Dark urine
Type: Flavored, if you can call it that.
Caffeine Content: Medium to low--if the wailing of that “singer,” Gabe, had not be present, I would have been asleep.
Smell (1-10): 5, the overpowering blueberry stench completely drowned out any hint of sage that may have been present.
Taste (1-10): 8, although its flavors may have been present, they were not very prominent and I tasted no hint of this rumored “sage,” my favorite herb.
Good With: Sugar, Splenda, the contents of whatever poor basin you expel it in after tasting.
Time of Day Best to Drink: At a meal so there is a plethora of other taste experiences that one may indulge in to hide their distaste for this tea.
Texture: Too light and insignificant for my rich and sophisticated palate.
Price: $2.17 (including tax and tip) at College Hill Coffee Co. in Cincinnati, OH
Type: Flavored, if you can call it that.
Caffeine Content: Medium to low--if the wailing of that “singer,” Gabe, had not be present, I would have been asleep.
Smell (1-10): 5, the overpowering blueberry stench completely drowned out any hint of sage that may have been present.
Taste (1-10): 8, although its flavors may have been present, they were not very prominent and I tasted no hint of this rumored “sage,” my favorite herb.
Good With: Sugar, Splenda, the contents of whatever poor basin you expel it in after tasting.
Time of Day Best to Drink: At a meal so there is a plethora of other taste experiences that one may indulge in to hide their distaste for this tea.
Texture: Too light and insignificant for my rich and sophisticated palate.
Price: $2.17 (including tax and tip) at College Hill Coffee Co. in Cincinnati, OH
