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I’m not one for caffeine but as i’ve mentioned numerous times before my roomate is as well as having two college aged siblings who will take all the caffeine they can get their hands on to get through finals! I found the Bawls drinks through ThinkGeek when one of my brothers had mentioned he’d like to try it so being the great sister that I am I shipped a case of Bawls over to his dorm in return for a review of th drink. Bawls is the company name of this high caffinated product line, from mints
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to drinks Bawls has something to put a spring in anyones step. I sent the original Bawls drink my brothers way and he was more than impressed. Used to drinking down those sugary tasting fruity cafinated drinks he much preferred the lighter lemon lime taste of Bawls and is excited about trying the new root beer flavored Bawls next! So if you, or someone you know has finals coming up soon, or just needs to stay awake give Bawls a try!
Think Geek carries a whole line of caffinated products including the Bawls products as well as various other soaps, candies, drinks, sunflower seeds, gum, lollypops, bodywash and lots more so if you’re not up for drinking Bawls take a look at your other options! |
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I am so far from a coffee drinker it’s not even funny but as i’ve mentioned before I live with a coffee fiend. I am; however, a huge Starbucks fan and I absolutely adore their hot chocolate so i’m frequently dropping by to grab a drink. I also make a habit of picking up a bag of beans in there once in a while in an effort to allow my roommate to expand his taste experience in the different coffees from different regions of the world. He happens to love bolder tasting coffees and the Starbucks Komodo Dragon
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blend of coffee is certainly bold. This Asian Pacific coffee blend has spicy, herbal and earthy overtones whilst having an extremely bold body. This blend in particular qualifies as an Indonesian coffee giving it the reputation of being deep in taste and posessing stalwart elements.
If you are not in to the bolder coffee blends take a look around Starbucks.com or your local Starbucks and don’t be afraid to ask your barrista for assistance in picking out a blend. If you’re not ready to invest in a whole bag of beans before tasting the blend take a look at the blend of the day and give it a shot, that’s usually how my roommate finds his favorite blends! |
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I know that there are a ton of people out there like me who buy great coffee even though they can’t stand the taste of it. Personally I HATE the taste of coffee but other people in my house don’t so either way I have to live with the smell of it. Moon Doggie is a small company that produces big flavored coffees that smell absolutely amazing and according to the coffee drinkers in my house the coffee flavors they produce taste just as amazing. Moon Doggie offers both flavored and
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non-flavored coffees, of course I tend to buy the flavored because they usually smell better to a non-coffee drinker. My all time favorite flavor is the SnickerDoodle blend; however the biggest coffee drinker in my house is more a fan of the Christmas only blend "Nutcracker Suite" so if you want to see what that flavor is all about make sure to check in with them around Christmastime.
All of MoonDoggie’s coffee is specialty grade coffee and if ordered online it is shipped to it’s destination within two days to maintain freshness. Another thing that I absolutely love about MoonDoggie is that they produce fundraiser coffee blends regularly to raise money for Basset Hound rescue and they all have amazing aromas. Give them a try and I promise both you coffee lovers and non-coffee lovers won’t be disappointed. |
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Alright ladies I know that at least 80% of you out there are as big a chocoholics as I am and I promise you that you aren’t going to find chocolate as decadant as this anywhere short of Belgium. The Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory has branches all over the country, specifically there is one ten minutes from my house and I make a habit of calling in at least once a week to grab a truffle or four for myself. Who said you couldn’t treat yourself once a week? Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s
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truffles are smooth and creamy, they don’t have a bitter bite to them and one truffle is more than enough for one sitting…although one more never hurts!
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory carries truffles in their online store; however if you have a local branch you can call in and pick out one or two else if you order online you have to buy the truffle assortment of eight truffles. |
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For all you ladies who love to unwind at night…or any time really with a glass of wine, I urge you to give Sticks 2004 Chardonnay a try. I’m not usually a fan of Chardonnay’s but the Sticks is something so fruity and crisp on the palate that I began to include this Chardonnay on my list of must have wines and now I always have at least one bottle in the house either for entertaining or simply for when i’ve had "one of those days". The Sticks Chardonnay is a very dry wine with just
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enough body and a slight nutty flavor that doesn’t override the fruitiness of the taste at all. If you prefer a fruity wine over the more oaky tasting wines then the Sticks 2004 Chardonnay is definitely your best bet and for less than $20 a bottle you can’t beat it.
While the other vintages of the Sticks Chardonnay aren’t bad the highest rated vintage is the 2004 and rightly so, it does possess a certain quality that is lacking in the ‘02 and ‘03. |
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