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[plonq]

Have you ever noticed how sometimes things taste a lot better than they sound?

I stopped at the coffee shop in the Johnston Terminal when atara and I were hanging out at The Forks this weekend past.  Initially I was going to get a coffee, or perhaps a cappuccino, but their speciality-drink menu caught my eye.

The menu board had a plethora of drinks with fanciful names like "London Fog", "Manhattan Mist" or  "Cleveland Steamer" (ok, maybe I made up that last one).  After some consideration I decided to try the London Fog, but being too timid to make an uninformed choice I asked the barista what it contained.  She informed me that it was vanilla syrup, steamed milk and Earl Grey tea.  At first I was appalled, but then a little nagging voice in the back of my head said, that's just crazy enough to work.

Did it work?  Wow, it was good!  =9  I'd say it's worthy of a future repeat.

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[skorzy.livejournal.com]

Tealuxe (www.tealuxe.com) sells a loose leafed tea called "Creme de la Earl Grey". Its basically Earl Grey with a hint of vanilla in it, and reduced oil of bergamot. Its fantastic!

The description of London Fog sounded awesome!

[plonq.livejournal.com]

I was dubious at first, but one sip turned me into a convert. The preparation did not inspire confidence at all. She poured in a couple centimetres of syrup, topped it up with freshly-steamed milk and then dropped in a tea bag with the instructions that I should "let it steep for a few minutes" before I drank it.

Naturally the tea did not steep as well in steamed milk as it would have in boiling water, but I think that lent something to the subtly of the drink's flavour.