On my last trip to a small coffee/tea shop in Pittsburgh I picked up
two small boxes of odd teabags, the store has hundreds of unusual and
unheard of flavored teas. One was Canadian Ice Wine, and it is really
an amazingly flavored tea that captures the exact essence of a grape
picked and pressed after enduring frost and cold temperatures. I'm now
eagerly awaiting a chance to try some real Canadian Ice Wine, something
I never even knew existed before.

The other one though was the real surprise, Mlesna brand Monk's Blend
Tea. Wow. Before reading up on it a bit I thought it had an apple-ish
flavor, but then I came to find it is actually vanilla/grenadine (heh,
I was a bit off). The flavor has captivated me, and I'm finally down to
my last teabag of it, which brings me to my question: Does anyone know
of a high-quality Monk's Blend Tea? A loose tea blend with real vanilla
and pomegranate flavoring? Some online searches on my part have only
turned up other brand's teabags of this tea. I could only imagine how
good a higher-quality version of this tea would be, and I'm really
hoping someone out there makes the real deal.

- Dominic
Drinking: (you guessed it) Mlesna Monk's Blend Tea.