A Doctor Who Reccing Community

Recs bingo! Here is my card and this is my top-right-corner fill for the prompt: Tea. And well, what else can I rec here, really, but this?

Title: The Doctor Who Adagio Tea Collection
Creator: Sami Kelsh (doctorpancakes)
Rating: General Audiences
Creator's Summary: Oh my giddy aunt. Interesting things and exciting times seem to happen everywhere the TARDIS goes. This collection of teas is inspired by the Doctor(s) and his companions, adventurers in time and space.
Characters/Pairings: Many many Doctor Who characters, paired with specialty tea blends.
Warnings: none, unless maybe you can't handle caffeine.

Reasons for reccing: If you take the two most British things you can think of and blend them together... well you get this wonderful collection, steeped in UK cultural traditions and arising from the creative mind of a Canadian ex-pat and writer/illustrator. Sami (doctorpancakes, here is her Tea tag on livejournal but there are more varieties on the Adagio site) has put together a thoughtful and inventive tea collection for Doctors, companions, villains, one-off characters and monsters across the whole continuum of the Whoniverse. For example, did you know there's a tea ingredient called "gunpowder"? Well, you can bet it's part of Ace McShane's blend. And Five? Caramel, almond and cream of course, for that perfect beige color with a caffeine kick to get stuff done.

Not only that, Sami gives each blend its own custom original artwork and description, with an added review to tell you more about each one ("The combination of tastes and aromas wakes up your whole mouth: peppermint cools the top of the palette like a smooth, sibilant vapour, flanked by whispers of tart hibiscus, then a lingering dark green, lightly smoky astringency that intensifies when served cold."--Ice Warriors), and sometimes a video review. It's a total feast for the senses, but don't take my word for it; you can actually order the teas and leave a review for yourself if you find one that fits your fancy. And even if you don't like tea, you will certainly enjoy perusing this collection for the wonderful art, clever descriptions, videos and reviews from fellow Whovian tea-philes.

Link: The Doctor Who Adagio Tea Collection | doctorpancakes Tea tag on livejournal.