Tamm

This tea tends to linger in the back of my cupboard. I’m starting to think that this is mostly due to the fact that you have to brew it a) at such a weird temp. and b) it must be brewed in a bag or else it goes everywhere. It’s difficult to get excited about a tea that can be such a mess and I’m a picky individual when it comes to leaves in my tea.
This tea tastes mostly of the mocha nut mate and that was actually a pretty damn tasty tea so I do enjoy this one. I only wish that there was more cinnamon! I have used the kusmi cinnamon in the mix in the past and this really helps perk up the blend and the two flavors together are very tasty. I would only recommend this tea if you loved the mocha nut mate and didn’t already have some in your cupboard.

This tea is just about to be out! I have just one sachet left. I must admit that this is one of the best teabags I’ve ever had! Followed closely by Lupicia brand sachets.
This tea is so aromatic, flavorful, and an excellent buy. I love that this tea is easily accessible for me being as every other nice tea is so difficult to find! For me the most dominant flavor is apricot. Although many people mentioned pineapple I don’t notice it much. It does still taste good and I would recommend it!

This tea has been sitting around my house for awhile now. I went through a phase where just smelling this made me just a bit sick to my stomach. I have no idea why! It has actually toned down in both smell and flavor and now I can actually drink it.
I’m surprised that this is even labeled as a white tea because it is difficult to find in there. The main flavor is spiced orange cookie. The spice is less defined now than in earlier cups that I had of this. The upside is the fact that if you are into citrus and spice this is perfect. For me thought here is just something in this blend that I don’t enjoy. It is very heavily scented and that may just be part of my issue with it. I also don’t like most floral tea for the same reason. I think that I’ll have to keep drinking this to see if the rating will rise back up to where I had it before. This would not be a repurchase for me.

I got this tea as a surprise sample in one of my recent Adagio orders. I have to say that it’s been such a long time since I sat down and enjoyed a plain mint tea. It was the only tea I used to drink and I may have overused it a bit. But here it is, old friend. I really love the Adagio one because it is only peppermint. I don’t care for mint blends. They’re find if they are on their own, but together/mixed it creates a cacophony that I don’t enjoy.
This tea is especially sweet smelling and so strong! I love how minty fresh it is. It is a pleasant surprise when I’ve not really purchased loose leaf mints. It clears the head really quickly and tastes wonderful. This is my oldest herbal friend and I hope that I will always keep it stocked.

Wow, I’ve been moving through this sample so quickly! This rooibos is really sweet, lemony (without being astringent or tart), and overall a great way to enjoy a caffeine free cuppa! I would really suggest this one for summer drinking as the fruit notes are just perfect for me. I find that the sweetness overall comes more from the lemon itself instead of dried fruit pieces (I’m looking at you Teavana!!!) and I’m actually really happy with this one. I think that I’d be happy buying this in the larger amount!

I guess I’m the first to log this! This was another part of my recent Adagio haul. Part of why I purchased this tea is the lovely idea of chocolate chai. But lo, there is little to no chocolate flavor in this tea. Maybe it was because of the ratios used to create the blend, but I would give my left arm for some damn chocolate in my chocolate chai. It’s odd that today a non-chocolate tea had chocolate notes and the supposed chocolate tea has next to none.
Other than that the nut notes in this really stand out and I love hazelnuts so I’m glad for that! If you can overlook the chocolate famine then this is a great tea! It has spice, nut, and is really balanced. It’s not too spice or too bland. The cinnamon seems to be the most stand out note from the chai. I really like this tea and actually thing it’s a great blend of the two character’s respective teas.

This tea looks really lovely! I especially enjoy the curled and dried peel in the mix. This has a very distinct chocolate note to the dry leaf. I can’t seem to find a description somewhere, so I don’t know if this is an addition to the tea or just a wonderful note from the tea itself.
When smelling the liquor there it is reminding me of roasted notes; similar to what I’ve experienced from dong ding. This tea is really lovely because of those roasted and chocolate notes, but I’m so lost on the name! Although there are those curls of rind, there are no citrus notes in the tea. When I chose this I thought that I would be getting a lot more orange, citrus, or floral notes and none of those are in here. But we are left with a nice cuppa that is really great hot.

So this is my last cuppa this tea! I’ve had this sample flying around and hiding in many spots in my house; so I’m pretty lucky I found it. This tea has been a pretty interesting offer from Kusmi. I think that the couple teas I’ve had from them are actually quite good (Prince Fladimir, Caramel, and Cinnamon). But their descriptions really leave something to want. I was thinking of ordering from them earlier this year and the most difficult part is seeing “black/green tea, citrus, spices” on just about every tea! It’s hard to know what you want when descriptors sound so similar to one another.
I actually oversteeped this one today. I have no idea how long, but may have been up to 5 min. longer than intended. You know what? It’s no worse for it! I like to do these at the suggested lower temp. and that seems to help the flavor a lot. But this was just very good in the longer temp. This tea has some distinctly peppery notes that are interesting to pay attention to. I like drinking this tea a whole lot more during the winter, but I really wanted to get it down! I think that I prefer this one sans milk/sugar; as with most of my tea. But I do think that it has been a pretty nice tea.

I have been really trying to hold back on finishing this tea. I’m getting so low now! I haven’t had the heart to purchase the amandine rose version of this tea because, to be frank, I just don’t want rose in my tea! I really have started to dislike rose flavored teas. I’m looking at you black lychee tea from Davids! I’ve been lead astray and don’t want that again. I am also upset that this got turned into a “upgraded” blend and therefore also got a price increase.
I love this tea. It has this biscuit, cinnamon, graham cracker feel that makes it perfect. I accidentally brewed it for about one min. longer than usual, but it still smells perfect. The cinnamon in this is more sugary than hot and really compliments the overall flavor of the tea. It reminds me of making snickerdoodles! I would recommend this one if anyone can get samples, but unfortunately, the time for purchasing has passed…

Wow! The past few weeks have been really great for clearing out teas. This will likely be the next to go as it only has 1 cup left! I also just finished off my cha yen thai tea from Teavana.
This tea has been a really pleasant trip. I received this in a trade, and although I probably wouldn’t have picked this flavor out for myself I have enjoyed it immensely! The coconut notes in this are really fun and this is actually a great tea to have hot.
I’ve really loved the teas I’ve had from 52teas and hope that at some point I’ll have the budget to order more!

wow, I don’t know what happened the past week but tons of teas are being eliminated from my stock! This is the next to go! I’m realizing that I’m going to be left drinking a lot of unflavored teas if this keeps going that way. I have a lot of samples lying around that I need to finish off as well!
This was part of my very first order to 52 teas. I’ve enjoyed it so much! This is the vegan version, so there was a lot less marshmallow flavor then I expected. It did have this amazingly large pieces of mallow root (correct?) in it that were fantastic to brew. This was also my very first genmaicha.
Since then I’ve totally fallen in love with it! The rice bits add a lot of fun to the flavor.
I’ve really loved this tea and I hope that at some point they bring it back! This tea is mellow and the base is a really clear addition to the flavor that really provides a solid base to the rest of the tea. I loved this tea and I’m sad to see it go!

Another sipdown? Don’t mind if I do!
I’ve had this tea for a very long time now (as a sample no less). I finally found it at the very bottom of my stash bags. Poor thing had gotten lost! This tea was one of my very first forays into loose leaf tea. This has stayed one of my favorite loose leaf chais. I’m almost sad that I didn’t get around to addressing this sooner.
This tea is a very bold chai with lots of spice in the front of the sip. The amazing thing about it though is the apple flavor. It reminds me more of a highly spiced apple cider than a tea! In this case it’s a very good thing too. I would suggest this to anyone who loved cider!

Wow, it’s been a really long time since I last logged this tea! Sipdown time! I’ve been really moving through the last of my Teavana teas. I still have: cha yen thai chai, chai blend, almond biscotti, and spice of life left. Out of these there are less than a few cups of each! I am still dreading the spice of life sipdown though as last time I had that tea it really set me off.
This tea is so jammy! I think that would be the very best way to describe it. The strawberry is very jam like and the popcorn bits add a little mellowness to the overall flavor. Whatever it was that made this tea look pink must be less in this last cuppa because it’s a very light color as opposed to the true pink of cups past. This has been lovingly dubbed “The Princess Tea” in my home since I got it. I think that this is one of the most universally pleasing tea that Teavana offers. The base is nice, the tea itself is sweet, but not overly so, it is easy to brew, and I’ve never served it and had bad feedback. This would be a good tea to show newbies in the tea world what good strawberry tea should be.

lol Steepster really cropped the image funny! I had a $10 gift card and the Sherlock teas were only $8 a piece so I treated myself to two of them!
This blend smells very mellow, but when you delve into a cuppa it actually reminds me of the Pancake Breakfast by 52 teas sans maple! The almond and the assam together somehow make than kind of pancake flavor that I enjoyed so much in the other blend.
This tea was really tasty and extremely affordable. I would suggest this to tea drinkers who want something soothing, mild, and not overpowering in the flavoring. This is a good example of flavoring not being too strong or too sweet. I love the little osmanthus flowers as well!

This tea is astounding for the price! It smells just like fruity pebbles and tastes just as good! I really love the base for this one. It’s colorful, light, and the lemon is great. This tea is perfect for this light summer drizzle we’ve been having!
I think that I prefer green rooibos now. It has less of that woodsy flavor that rooibos is known for. I think that this would be a tea that I would purchase a full bag of. I think that out of the non-tea blend creations this has to be one of the best I’ve tried! This would be a great tea to take on the go because of the simple temp./time constraints. Light, fruity, awesome!

Sipdown! I guess I really am cleaning up my cupboard today. This tea has been a great addition to my stash and I’m actually sad to see it go. I probably won’t be returning to Teavana in a very long time as I’ve got quite the pile to wade through!
This tea is very pleasant and was a huge surprise for me. I assumed that this meant major sage/lavender in the flavor profile, but it ended up being very subdued. This is a good and bad thing because it is a very fruity sweet blend that could use some diversity. This is a great late night tea. My husband also gives it two thumbs up and really likes it when he’s having a headache or after a long day at work. Great stuff!

Sipdown! I also finished my “slimful chocolate decadence” tea today! Finally I’m clearing some stuff out of my cupboard! I have a whole bunch of tea coming tomorrow. (Lose some, gain some!) I wanted to make sure there was somewhere to shove it!
This tea did not last long, surprisingly. It is mildly pleasant for lovers of light banana flavored teas. It does not re-steep well, but overall is flavorful and worth trying at least once. I would add more lemongrass if I had it my way!

So I was having a sweet late night snack of fresh figs and strawberry and suddenly wanted tea! This came to mind instantly and I found out that too will soon be out of stock. I have about one small cup left!
Overall I’ve really enjoyed this blend. It has chocolate and it’s pretty flavorful. I really like it for mid day and late night sipping. I think I would like it more if it was only an oolong blend instead of oolong+mate.
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a really good desert blend.

I only really have one more serving of this left! I have so much tea and I just ordered some more because I had a gift certificate. facepalm so I really need to go through and get some of this down. This one will be first to go!
It smells like banana and faint coconut notes. It really looks pretty. I think that this tea needed some other flavors to really round it out. I like this tea the most when it is made with almond coconut milk. It really is a nice relaxing summer tea blend. I think that it would be nice iced, but I won’t be trying it that way this time around.

So about a week ago we ran out of this again! I think that we’re on our 5th box. But while looking at the tea we noticed that some nice person had left a $1 off coupon on top of the tea boxes. Excellent! So we got one of our house staples for just a bit cheaper!
This tea is a must have for our house. My husband says it really makes his throat feel better and I tend to agree. We always oversteep it; 13-15 min. instead of the suggested 10 min. This gives it just a bit more kick and it never becomes bitter/astringent/etc. so this is pretty much foolproof. Anyone could make this tea. If I’m ever feeling down/sick my husband likes to make this one for me because it’s so easy.
The flavor is heavily cinnamon/nutmeg and some overlying spice flavors. There is a sweetness to it that might not be expected. Overall this is a very good herbal that is easy to find and easy to make.

This tea is pretty hard to resist! I am actually really glad I picked this one up when I did. Even better news is that the Starbucks by me always has this one there, so when it’s gone there is always more! This tea has to be one of the best tasting bagged tea I’ve tried. It’s a hard tea to get wrong as slightly higher temps. have yet to ruin this one and make it bitter. It’s able to be steeped at least twice and has a great flavor.
The liquor itself is a medium yellow color. It smells so fruity and tropical. I have begun to think that I like to keep my tropical teas away from coconut flavoring. I do enjoy the two, but separately from one another. This tea has lots of notes that remind me of pineapple, but the closest resemblance I’ve found is actually apricot. This is a lovely summer tea and I would recommend it for anyone who needs the convenience of tea bags with the taste of a full bodied flavored tea.

So this tea got a bit of a bad rap from me because I wasn’t able to look at it without comparing it to other tea varieties in the same strain. Now that I’ve been away from it for awhile now I feel that I do enjoy it more.
The dry leaf has a very cloying smell when you first open the bag (or in my case jar). It is very milky smelling with notes of coconut. This reminds me of coconut milk more than anything else. I recently have been drinking a 1/2 almond milk, 1/2 coconut milk blend that strongly reminds me of this.
I have to admit that the leaves that Adagio decided to use for this tea is very generous. They are large, wiry when dry, and unfold quickly. I am impressed that I was able to enjoy a pretty decent oolong for the price.
For me when I think of coconut pouchong I think of a lighter flavor with more vanilla. This particular one is light, but it has much more creamy notes than expected. This would be great for someone on a tea budget or someone who wants something lightly tropical.

thanks for the sample!
This tea looks like little nuggets! I think that the smell of this one has wheat and roasted notes that remind me of Rishi’s Tie Guan Yin. It smells wholesome in a way. Maybe the smell reminds me of wheat flake cereal a bit.
I brewed this for approximately 2 min and I’m pretty surprised about the strength of the smell. It smells really nice and familiar.
This tastes really nice! I’m not 100% sure I’m in on what the ginseng is supposed to taste like. I’m getting a surprising amount of sweetness and grassy notes. The toasty flavored are there, but they are not in the forefront of the sip. This tea is really, really great! I’m really enjoying this steep and I look forward to the rest of the sample!

Many thanks for this sample! I must say that I chose this one first of the new bunch because milk oolongs are my crack. Seriously though, I’m not going to let this one sit around for long. It smells lovely, milky, fruity, and less green than other oolongs. I really like the color of the leaves in this selection. They are very dark green with light yellow bits. This tea is every bit as good smelling and pretty as the unflavored milk oolong.
I’m having this in my smaller teapot which is ~6oz and used about 1 1/2 tsp. The bag says that 1-3 min. should work so I’m using the highest time for this at boiling. It smells very floral and milky when steeped. The flavor of this is much stronger than the regular milk oolong. I think that the flavor mostly comes in at the end of the sip. Next time I make this I’m going to steep it for a shorter amount of time.
Update!
I’ve now had 4 steeps of this and it keeps on chugging! I really like this one. I wouldn’t say it is as tasty as the unflavored milk oolong, but I do enjoy the floral and fruity aspects of this when compared to other milk oolongs I’ve tried. I would totally recommend this one!