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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 5: Hallon och Rosemarin

The main flavour here is definitely rosemary with hints of orange, but I really like this one. The only issue is that the flavour could be a bit more, it’s almost “diluted”. I ordered some of this one, so plenty more to experiment with!

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drank Citrusfest by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 4: Citrusfest

This is giving bergamot and lime peel. Not so much a fan.

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drank Forest Berries (Skogsbär) by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 3: Skogsbär

Far too rooibos-y and too cinnamon-y for my liking. I left this sitting on the counter and thought I’d give it another chance before dumping the remaining half mug, but the liquorice root had come out full-force and was cloying.

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drank Sweet Chai of Mine by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 1: Sweet Chai of Mine

We had kind of a rough year and I wasn’t feeling at all festive and didn’t order any advents. But, we were delayed at the Toronto airport for 12 hours on 30-Nov and I emailed Nabo on a whim to order these advents for when we got back. I’m feeling much better that I ordered them and now I can join in the advent fun with everyone here and Lex and I an enjoy them together at home. :)

Ooh this is an interesting chai. The lemongrass isn’t coming across as lemongrass, but is adding a lightness and smoothness to this cuppa. Quite lovely. The cinnamon is dominant , mixed with the pink peppercorns to make it almost candy cinnamon heart-esque.

ashmanra

I am glad things are picking up! Enjoy your advent tea!

Kelmishka

I hope 2024 is kinder to you!

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 2: Rom och Kako

I am not generally a fan of alcohol teas and rum is blech (imo). This tea has captured the rum, but mellowed it out significantly with a real creaminess that I’m assuming comes from the cacao shells. The combination means neither flavour is super prominent, but it’s a lovely cuppa to enjoy as my breakfast tea today. I might even consider ordering this one as an easy tea to have at work.

Courtney

P.S. Starting this one Day 2 because I can’t post to the Day 1 tea (I also tried posting to Random Steepings and that isn’t working for me either). It does seem to be user-specific, ugh.

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2023 sipdown no. 112

This one is quite lovely, actually. The raspberry flavour is well done and comes across clearly. The linden is perhaps adding some softness to the background. Thanks Martin!

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drank Frosty Afternoon by Basilur
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I can smell the orange and passionfruit — both flavours that I like, yet overall it makes me feel queasy? How bizarre. Taking a sip didn’t help either, there’s an almost marshmallow-filling-the-mouth feeling that only furthered the queasiness. There’s no reason this shouldn’t have worked, but I’ll save the remaining teabag for a few months from now — maybe then I can appreciate it for what it’s meant to be.

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drank Winter Tea by TeaCoffeeMarket
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2023 sipdown no. 111

Thank you to Martin for this tea!

This one is certainly a winter spice blend. I would say it leans into the clove flavour, which I often find both strong yet thin? I’m not quite sure how else to describe that. Whenever clove is heavily included, it almost tastes like clove water. I would say that’s true here where it seems to lack some depth. The cinnamon is there too, but behind the clove in my opinion. Unfortunately I don’t really get any almond. Regardless, not a bad cuppa, but there are nicer winter spice teas out there.

Martin Bednář

Definitely I agree there can be improvements in this blend.

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drank Fresh Lady Green by Sonnentor
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2023 sipdown no. 110

I don’t usually go in for lemongrass teas. Although I love yoga, they just make me think of a yoga studio and I don’t really want to drink that XD. However, I have purposely not been looking up any of the teas from Martin prior to steeping them and was pleasantly surprised when this was lemongrass. The green tea is very much present and the lemongrass is equal/slightly behind it. Quite well balanced and not ALL the lemongrass. I really enjoyed this cup, so thank you for sharing Martin!

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drank Orange Cocktail by Curtis
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2023 sipdown no. 109

There is an orange flavour here, but as the tea cools the “cocktail” flavour which is perhaps kind of champagne-y takes over more and more. It’s not for me as I generally don’t enjoy alcohol flavoured teas, but it is right on the mark for those who do. Curtis never fails to impress me. Thank you Martin!

Martin Bednář

Definitely it was a little bit effervescent.

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos (green preferable to red), herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens (mango or pineapple, yum!).

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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Last updated January 2023.

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