1118 Tasting Notes
I like trying out the herbal teas that come out around the holidays because I get to enjoy some fun Christmas-y flavors and still fall asleep at a decent hour. The chocolate and peppermint flavors in this tea are nice, but the addition of lavender turned this from ‘just ok’ to something I’ve reached for multiple times over the last few weeks.
My full review is here: http://sororiteasisters.com/2015/12/22/christmas-paris-stash-tea/
I think I’ll even bring a few tea bags of this with me when I go visit my family for Christmas. It’ll be nice for those evenings when I want to stay up and chat and (hopefully) avoid the candy and cookies that will inevitably be out no matter what hour it is. :)
A kind friend gave me a bag of these for Christmas. She was so intrigued by them that I invited her over for tea and steeped a nice big pot. She seemed to enjoy it even though she’s more of a coffee drinker. She was surprised by the chocolate-y flavor of the tea and how well it paired with shortbread. Her child like joy over it made my day. Tea and cookies are indeed fabulous together! It was nice to sit and relax with a friend for a little while. Sometimes I get so caught up in the holiday hype that I forget to stop and enjoy the people in my life.
The cherry, fig, and almond flavors in this tea are downright delicious. I can’t say that this tea reminds me of Christmas, but I like drinking it at this time of year just because of the name. It kinda makes me laugh. The name of the tea brings the holidays to mind. However, cherry and fig are some of my favorite summer fruits, so when I drink this I think of summer. I guess I get the best of both seasons this way!
I’m super impressed with the re-blend of this tea from the new 52 Teas. I loved the original version, but I think I like this one even more!
The spearmint in this blend is softer and slightly more subdued than earlier versions of this tea. It blends with the vanilla to make a tea I’d choose to sit down and unwind with any day of the week. The base tea is also nice. It’s a little grassy, but mostly it has a bright clean flavor that I associate with good green teas. The combination is so good. I keep thinking this is the kind of tea I’d love to have at a spa after getting a massage. Oh my word, that’d be wonderful.
This one’s a winner. Good job, Anne!
It’s one o’clock in the morning, and I can’t turn my brain off. Instead of tossing and turning and keeping my husband awake I thought I’d make myself a cup of tea and try to unwind some. And by unwind I of course mean reading tea reviews and watching YouTube videos until I can’t keep my eyes open. Yeah.
Anyway, this tea… it’s nice. It’s orange and cinnamon, but neither flavor is mind blowing. Then again, given the late hour I don’t think I need my mind blown just now.
I’m still trying to finish samples I received this time last year (I know, I know). I’m almost caught up, and I’ve had the chance to enjoy little gems like this along the way. The apple flavor is delicious, and I appreciate how the spices (cinnamon, ginger, and clove – I think) are used to enhance rather than overpower the fruit flavor.
This is definitely a good way to beat back the Monday morning blues.
A year totally just sneaks up on you, eh?
It really does! This year has been crazy for me in the best possible ways, but I still feel like it should be March instead of December. :)
I agree! Or no later than early, early summer. I found my unopened Teavivre teas from last year’s BF sale and it just felt so weird running into them.
I picked this up at a little tea shop the last time I was in Cape May. I thought it would be nice to have this autumn, and then, of course, I brought it home and forgot about it. Me thinks perhaps I need a better storage/organization system for my teas. But I digress….
This tea is good, but not great. There’s a nice maple flavor, and the base tea has a slight maltiness that’s nice. There was no creamy note as far as I could tell, so I added a touch of milk. The result was a perfectly enjoyable cup, but also an easily forgettable one.
I’m going to try to remember to use up the rest of this tea over the next few months because I think this is a tea that’ll lose its flavor and body if it’s not used in a timely manner. Now if I could just remember to remember!
Preparation
This was a middle of the road tea for me. I enjoyed the orange flavor, but I didn’t find much in the way of spice. The drawing on the paper packaging the tea bag comes in shows cinnamon sticks and cardamon pods, but the tea itself is straight orange. The base tea is clean with a possible hint of lemon. Good but not great.
Bentley’s is OK for a “gift” grade tea; can’t remember specific flavors, but I remember thinking “better than what you’d expect off the rack at Big Lots.”
Had this years ago. I remember hating this one. Mine was throat scratchy cinnamon with no orange. I also recall everything in the tea chest (that I still have) kind of tasted like the raspberry tea.
