This beautiful tea impresses one before you even taste it.  The fragrance of the dried leaves is stunning, just exactly like you would expect true vanilla bean and black tea to smell!  The black tea leaves and vanilla beans are finely ground, with a bluish sheen to a black background.

This tea is a study in vanilla perfection.  When brewed, the tea brews up to a light-to-medium-bodied black tea, similar to a Nilgiri or Ceylon.  There is a slight tangy note in the background, but for the most part there is a lovely mild black tea flavor to compliment the natural vanilla notes.

Golden Moon Tea describes this tea as:

Madagascar mixes rich black tea with slices of real vanilla bean to produce a deep flavor that incorporates notes of dark rum, sweet earth and tropical flowers. Both smooth and exotic, this loose leaf tea is great served with buttered toast as a special morning treat.

Our Madagascar Tea is a unique blend of black tea and vanilla leaves. The flavor of the tea leaf is rich and dark while the flavor of the vanilla is mellow, rich, sweet and mysterious with caramel-like depth resulting in a rich but smooth tea drink.

The physical characteristics of the leaf are also important for the overall quality of the tea. With an even, medium sized leaf that supports multiple infusions, a tea is created with unsurpassed quality.

We believe that our Madagascar is the best vanilla tea on the market. Authentic vanilla bean pod slices bring visual beauty and exotic flavor and combine with our quality black tea base to produce a tea with an exquisite smooth flavor at a low cost per cup.

This one makes an absolutely perfect afternoon tea, and is a must-have for vanilla lovers. I enjoyed this one with added sweetener, although it has a mild sweetness on its own as well.  A *slight* drop of cream or milk (I suggest Very Vanilla Soy Milk) can add a lovely enhanced creamy note to this tea; however too much milk and it will overwhelm the flavors and will end up tasting like watered down milk. With this tea, it’s all about balance.

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