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An unplugged Coffee

Thanks for stopping in for a virtual coffee today. Iโ€™m currently unavailable. This is a pre-scheduled post. Iโ€™m on summer holidays with the family and having my coffee unplugged. See you for a virtual cup of coffee another time. By Shari Marshall โ€“ 2022

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Coffee with a rip ofโ€ฆ

Coffee with a rip ofโ€ฆ No, no rips. Just coffee. Itโ€™s a dark rich colour in my cup. This cup of coffee carries the odour of almond and ripe cherries. It has a bitter-sweet perfume to it. The taste is a match. It hits the taste buds as bitter, but it fades to something my… Continue reading Coffee with a rip ofโ€ฆ

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Hot and full of caffeine

A coffee called Toffee Crunch makes me think of a caramel colour, a sugary smell, and a chewy sweet taste that goes on and on. However, the coffee in front of me is none of those things. The smell is bitter and burnt and I am struggling to find anything defining about the taste. Itโ€™s… Continue reading Hot and full of caffeine

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Back to coffeeโ€ฆ

If we were having coffee, I would share with you that my run of tea has ended. This week we are back to virtual coffees. What are we sipping? You might ask. Coffee this morning is a butter pecan. The smell of it is butter with a sweet nut. It is almost black in my… Continue reading Back to coffeeโ€ฆ

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If black licorice isnโ€™t a taste for you, you will want a rain check today.

If we were having coffee, I would share with you the last flavour of tea currently in my cupboard. This tea is called Throat Rescue, curtesy of Davidโ€™s Tea. It is an herbal infusion of licorice, fennel, nana mint, anise, ginger, peppermint, nettle leaves, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, marigold, and cornflower blossoms. With those… Continue reading If black licorice isnโ€™t a taste for you, you will want a rain check today.

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The tea of milk & sugar

Good morning, can I offer you a cup of black tea? This morning, we will be sipping Davidโ€™s Tea Breakfast Blend. The loose leaf looks like a collection of black splinters with occasional reddish-brown twigs mixed in. It produces a deep reddish-brown tea. I would describe the smell as classic, a classic tea smell. And… Continue reading The tea of milk & sugar

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If we were having a teaโ€ฆ

My tea this morning is a loose leaf of off-white, tans, oranges and brown. I hesitate to say leaf because it is a blend of tiny cubed dried fruits: apple, pineapple, papaya, cranberries and hibiscus. It has a sweet sugary smell. Steeped, the tea has no odour and is almost colourless. This Caribbean Crush tea… Continue reading If we were having a teaโ€ฆ