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The product description on this tea says it is excellent iced. So I actually made a cold brew. Brewed for about 5 hours.

This tea is excellent as a cold brew! The jasmine notes are still present but very blunted. It is only very slightly sweet. There is not much orange blossom flavour, but I do get hints of flower petal type flavours. The oolong is smooth. It is very reminiscent of real unsweetened iced tea.

I might just have to replace my current iced tea recipe with this one.

I have been drinking this on as cold shaken in water bottle. But I thought I better try it hot, not sure why. Just so I could fully appreciate it I guess.

I brewed it traditional, in hot water, and as a latte. Hot, this matcha tastes much more nutty. There is a very light watermelon taste. It is still sweet without having to add any sweetener. There is much more of the green tea matcha taste when it is hot vs. cold. The latte and the traditional brew taste almost the same, with the latte obviously being more creamy.

I prefer this one in a cold shaken method. To me, it just doesn’t seem right to have watermelon hot.

The dry tea smells almost nutty, more like almond and vanilla, a bit of hazelnut.

The brewed tea tastes very nutty and creamy, a bit of vanilla. There is a taste of apricot underneath the nutty flavour. The black tea base tastes of medium boldness.

This is a good tea, but it is not what I could consider a true apricot tea as there are more flavours than just the apricot. Although it is not what I am looking for, it is still a good tasting tea.

I made this one as a cold brew. I only brewed it for about 4 hours. It turned out really good. Very light fruity, mango taste, also light notes of apple. Did not need any extra sweetener added. By brewing for a short period of time, the rooibos taste was really mild.

I thought I would try to make a tea mojito cocktail. I steeped this in rum overnight. I added sugar and club soda. It turned out ok. Not genuine mojito but a good enough tea version. It could have used a bit of fresh lime.

Got this is a swap with Courtney.

The dry and brewed tea smells exactly like pistachio ice cream. Pistachio nuts and creamy. Mmmmm. The brewed tea also has a buttery, vegetal smell from the green tea.

The tea tastes just like it smells. There is a smooth, buttery, creamy texture with the taste of pistachios on top. I can lightly taste the green tea base.

Super delicious tea. Tastes just like the name implies. Thanks Courtney!

Last time I made this one, I brewed it as a black tea, instead of a white. So this time I brewed it at the proper temperature. I also added a few peices of rock sugar.

The spiceyness of the tea is a lot stronger with the proper brewing temperature. A mix of licorice and cinnamon, with cinnamon being the predominate flavour. There is definitely a strong citrous flavor, its creamy and peppery. I would say it is more tangerine this time around.

This tea seems to be good at any temperature, forgiving to using too hot water to brew. But I think it is best when brewed at the proper temperature for white tea.

This is a mildly oxidized oolong. Tastes slightly vegetal, there is a bit of a roasty flavour noted in the aftertaste, but is not very strong. There is a strong jasmine taste, especially at the end of the sip. There is a very slight orange blossom flavour with a bit of sweetness, and a mildly citrous flavour. This is a really good tea, but I wish there was less jasmine and more orange blossom. I would describe this one more as a jasmine oolong vs. an orange blossom oolong.

Cold brewed this one for about 12 hours. Did not turn out terribly delicious. It is super minty. Bordering on toothpaste. I could see Crest coming out with a limited edition line of toothpaste flavours, including green tea with mint. I would totally buy this toothpaste, but I do not want to drink it. There is a slight lime flavour, giving it more of a citrous taste. I think I will stick to drinking this one hot.

I cold brewed this one for about 12 hours. It turned out decent. The lychee is quite a bit stronger cold brewed vs hot, but you can still taste the ginger. The ginger taste is spicey but also sweet. I think this one would make a refreshing drink for a hot day.

This came to me in a swap from Sil.
When I first smelled this brewed tea, it reminded me of apple crisp. There was a tart smell with cinnamon. It reminded me of apple, but it could have been rhubarb. The brewed tea tastes like strawberry and rhubarb. But again it could be strawberry and apple. You can also taste a pastry flavor, almost like pie crust. There is also a peppery taste that I would associate with rhubarb. Delicous. Thanks to Sil and Butiki for this wonderful blend.

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Despite the name, this is an oolong tea.

The dry tea smells like a nice roasty oolong with a slight hint of peach. The brewed tea tastes like a nice roasty oolong, almost like roasted nuts. There is a touch of sweetness and a floral taste. It has a similar taste to morrocan orange blossom tea. There is a slight delicate peach taste at the beginning and end of the sip. Even though this is a roasty oolong, it is a light and refreshing tea. It gets sweeter and more peachy as it cools.

So I was trying to re-create a mimosa type tea (champagne with orange juice). I used this tea and mixed it with Tangerine Parfait by Cuppa T Specialty Teas (both white teas). I mixed half and half tea and cold brewed for about 12 hours. I also put some raspberries and blackberries in the pitcher.

So it doesn’t taste like a mimosa at all. But its not bad. There is the champagne taste, with a candied orange taste, and there is a citrus peppery taste to it. Very fruity. Its sweet on its own.

Not what I expected but still delicious!

Made this one as a cold brew, brewed for 12 hours.

It tastes very similar to the hot brewed tea, but the coconut flavour is less. The coconut almost tastes more artificial and it is less sweet. There seems like there is limited mango flavour as well. There is a metallic aftertaste.

I think I prefer this one as a hot brew.

This was a free sample with my Nina’s Paris order.

Assam is my favorite straight black tea, so I was super happy to get this as a free sample.

The dry tea is super fragant, smells sweet and flowery, slightly fruity. The brewed tea is moderately thick and heavy. It tastes sweet, fruity, flowery. It is also malty and reminds me of a heavy sweet bread.

I think this is one of the best straight assam teas that I have tried! I did not have to add any milk or sugar at all.

Decided to have a cup of this after having a cup of Harney’s Paris. Both teas have the same name but are totally different. And I love both teas.

Nina’s Paris feels like it is a bit lighter of a tea, the black bases differ between the two teas. Both teas are fruity, but Nina’s is more citrus fruity vs Harney’s is more black current. Nina’s also has a bit of a citrus peppery taste.

I love both teas, no matter if they taste different from eachother, I still want to go to Paris!

Have been up with a sinus headache since 4am. I am very sensitive to barometric pressure change, so now that spring has decided to finally arrive, I am going to suffer for a couple days. I am ok with that, if it means old man winter is finally retiring for the rest of the year.

This is one of my favorite teas, so I decided to have it, as my comfort tea. I think the caffeine is helping a bit with my headache as well. This morning it really reminds me of coffee. It feels a bit thick, and I am getting hints of coffee and cocoa. Very delicious.

Made this as a cold brew, brewed for 12 hours. It tastes very good. Similar to how it tastes hot. Tastes like how a peach bellini tastes, just not as sweet. There is a heavy, thick aftertaste. I like this one as a cold brew, but I am not fond of the aftertaste. Might be better mixed with something else.

I had this one as cold shaken in water this morning again. I added a bit of sugar this time to see if it made any difference. It didn’t really need any sugar as it was sweet plain, but i thought I would see if it changed the flavour profile at all. Yesterday I found there was a caramel type flavour to this matcha, and when I added the sugar, it brought out more of that caramel taste. It still had the watermelon candy taste but was blunted by the caramel. Made it the a bit creamier. It is good either way, but I think I prefer it without the sweetener.

I got this one in basic grade and robust flavour.

On first sniff after opening the package it is delicious watermelon scent. Almost like watermelon gum or candy. It almost has a caramel scent to it. Not sure if it is supposed to have that or if there has been some contamination.

I made this one a cold shaken in a water bottle. No sweetener added. It is absolutely delicious. Very refreshing and thirst quenching. It tastes like watermelon gummy candies. Not quite authentic watermelon but also not overly artificial either. I get a bit of a creamy, caramel type flavour in the aftertaste, but it is not bad.

I would be interested to to add a bit of sweetener to see what it does to the taste. Also, not sure if ts one is going to be good hot, but I will give it a try anyway.

Oh, my!

This is wonderful. I cold brewed this overnight for about 12 hours. I think it might have been a bit too long becuase it is quite tart. But overall tastes almost identical to freshly squeezed lemonade. I added just a bit of sugar to sweeten it up. Tastes like the drinks you get at lemonade stands at fairs and exhibitions, but not as sweet. Just perfect for me!

Coconut is very hit or miss for me. I like real fresh coconut, not imitation coconut, dried coconut, or coconut flavour. But when I saw this tea I thought I had to give it a try because it smelled so delicious. I had some coconut tea from Hawaii a few years ago and it was soooooo good. I had to see if this one was a good.

While brewing is smells like rich, creamy, buttery, coconut, almost like coconut cream. There was a slight tartness to the smell, made me think of coconut and lime. The taste if the tea is strong coconut, smooth and rich. There is a very suble mango flavour, but it really could be any tropical fruit.

It’s pretty good, not the same as Hawaii but it will be good enough for now.

I tried this yesterday, and found that the peices of the mix were so large, that you couldn’t get a good mix into just one cup. On further inspection of the packaging, it seemed that most everything settled to the bottom, except for the verbena leaves. So I dumped out the bag into a bowl, gave it a good stir and then put it back in the bag.

This time the blend tastes alot more balanced. The verbena is very slight. There is a good balance between the verbena, bamboo, lemongrass and ginger. It is not as spicey as it was the first try. I think I would like this tea to be a bit more ginger-y.