Monday, February 8, 2010

Day 8 - Vanilla Bean

I had this whole thing sort of halfway planned about vanilla and the time I realized it came from a bean instead of a little brown plastic bottle with crust under the lid (sort of reminiscent of my mom's hilariously told story of the first time she ate cheese), but since I have almost nothing to say as far as the actual review, I feel like it'd be silly to go too far into detail.

Maybe they accidentally gave me the regular and not the Vanilla? Because I tasted nothing. I suppose it might have been a tad sweeter than the regular, and it's possible there was less of a dark chocolate bite, but I finished the whole thing and was still not sure whether or not I got the Vanilla or regular. I ordered it from the girl that ladled it out, and she came back with it and said, "One Vanilla shot!" but I'm still not convinced.

TONY loved it and said vanilla was the first note to stand out in the flavor, but then again they didn't seem to think the caramel tasted like a burned marshmallow either. I wonder if it depends on what time in the day you get it? I've been going after work, maybe the final batches take on a different flavor? I assume Time Out gets it in the morning since their reviews go up early and they don't get the same background info from the baristas as I do.

Gah, so frustrating! Anyway I'm pumped about Earl Gray Tea tomorrow. I think I'm going to prepare by substituting Earl Gray for my normal English Breakfast at work. I'll be just like Jean Luc Picard!