Teacup Terrorist

I was in the mood for a kick in the teeth this morning in the form of Jack Daniels coffee. At first smell, the grounds are robust and fragrant. Brewing, it didn’t smell THAT strong. Drinking it? A little sweeter than I had imagined…then you get that lovely hum in the back of your throat that tells you there is whiskey in them thar grounds. Drink it slow… though you will not get drunk off this coffee, it might give you the illusion that you will.

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Talk about heavenly. Just to open the can and get a whiff of the powder inside is to make your senses bug out. It’s a creamy caramel latte mix. Yes, it takes 4 tablespoons of powder to make it, but it’s perfect once you mix it with water in the cup. I am definitely falling in love with it. It’s by the lovelies at Tastefully Simple for a limited time *just noticed that*

Thanks for spotting me on this one, Mom

My buddy Brenna came over yesterday and gave me some items directly from her trip to Canada. One of them was the Turkey Hill Maple Coffee that I tried today. It’s 100% maple syrup in 100% Columbian coffee. You can’t smell the maple, you can see it in the grounds. Even when it’s brewed, you cannot smell the maple. It smells more like burnt coffee. The first taste you get is FULL BODIED Columbian coffee… the after taste of maple only shows up in the back of your throat after you have sipped a few times. I am undecided as to what to think on this, but the Columbian coffee of it is rather bitter. Overall, not my cup of tea…but it was fun to try something so different.

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Blueberry coffee leaves much to be desired. I mean, wow. It smells just like a blueberry. When it is brewed, the smell dies a bit. When you taste it, it’s not the best tasting thing in the world. I mean, blueberry + coffee = eh. It isn’t so bad that I would spit it out, but it’s not so good that I would brew another cup any time in the future.

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I got my cocoas in the mail yesterday. One is a replenishment for the flavor I already own and love. The other was a brand new flavor *to me*. It’s white chocolate cocoa. You can watch the milk go creamy white as you mix the powder in. The taste is light, almost fluffy. It is a nice mild alternative to the robust chocolate you normally get in cocoa. If you would like to buy some of this cocoa, make sure to click the BocaJava link in my sidebar. Let them know I sent you (kingzjewel [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I have a new coffee to try, too. That is an upcoming review:D

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Different trek to the store, but same type of discovery. I was at our small local convenience store when I found this flavor of frappucino. I am trying it as I type. It’s not bad, but not great. You can state all of the chocolate, little mint, and be reminded of watery cocoa. I don’t think I will be buying more of this one. I am a bit disappointed in Starbucks today.

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Just last week I picked up two seasonal creamers from the local grocer. One is vanilla caramel brownie and the other is chocolate mint truffle. In coffee or cocoa, they are both divine. I added the mint chocolate to my mint chocolate cocoa and thought I would die of ecstasy. It was so fresh and chocolaty at the same time. It was like drinking an Andes mint. Delicious. As for coffee, I have only added them to non-flavored coffee as of yet. I know that the vanilla will probably do well in my kahlua caramel coffee. Just two flavors to look out for in the store!

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Umm. Where’s the flavor? Snapple white tea is naturally decaffeinated. The bottle boasts that there are 33% less calories and sugar. My problem: WHERE’S THE FLAVOR??! It is supposed to taste like green apples. It is more like water with a hint of apple zest. I hate it. Absolutely abhor it. I think I need to go get the actual white tea to brew and not rely on the brewing of big companies. I am really disappointed. I bought it this morning at the store, thinking it would be a good precursor to my breakfast. Uh. NO. The rating is glaringly obvious:

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I know it’s been a while. I went on vacation for a week and have another short one coming up in a few more weeks. In the mean time I did receive my sample of the tea blossom “Let Love Bloom” in the mail. I only yesterday got to try it out.

In order to see the full bloom well, you really do need a glass teacup or enough water to submerge the full bloom all at once. My teapot wasn’t full enough, but you can still get the idea.

This one has a light flavor and shouldn’t be steeped too long or it will become bitter. I enjoyed the calming feeling of the tea. It finished nicely, too. I give this one 4 1/2 cups, only missing 1/2 a cup since it wasn’t as bold a flavor as I would have expected.

I received my Kona the day before yesterday from my lovely friend Marisa. Within the package I also received this pretty aqua colored visor from Kauai, modeled by my son. He fell in love with the visor as soon as I pulled it from the package and I have scarce been able to pull it away from him.

As for the Kona…the coffee is whole bean. If you read my other blogs you will recall that I not too long ago purchased a blender that does a great job of grinding coffee beans. Well I only ground up enough for one cup. The smell was exquisite, bold but not overpowering. Even after brewing the smell stayed pretty much the same. When I tasted it black, there was no bitterness. You would almost swear you didn’t use enough coffee to make the cup. Upon first sip with milk, the taste is so mild that you forget you are drinking coffee…

About halfway through the cup, I started to feel the overpowering sense of the ultimate caffeine hi. I swear to you that I felt dizzy and unable to walk with my senses about me. It was the weirdest rush I have ever had! It’s the most major coffee I have ever had the pleasure to pass across my palette. Thank you Mari for an experience like no other.

I give this one 5 cups.

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