New favorite tea! Harney & Sons - Florence
I discovered Harney & Sons a few years ago, and have been consistently impressed with their teas. I'd been wanting to try their Florence blend for a while, so when I happened across it at Uwajimaya, of all places, I picked up a tin. (Equally unexpectedly, I met Mike Harney (one of the sons) there that day. He was doing a tasting in their demo area.) The Florence blend contains hazelnuts and chocolate, two of my favorite things. It's wonderful. About equally good with and without milk, I haven't tried it with sweeteners, since I don't tend to sweeten my tea. If you've had Republic of Tea's Vanilla Almond, it's a similar rounded sort of flavor, hinting at memories of pastries without actually being particularly sweet itself.