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Oolong is not a tea I tend to drink willingly (especially when I have over 100 other teas to choose from) but I needed something savoury and snack-like to tide me over until I can go on a lunch break. The ginseng gives it a sweet and cooling aftertaste, which makes for a fairly inoffensive chinese oolong. Usually I they offend me greatly, but today this was not the case.

Good lord this tea is brilliant. Currently I am forced to drink it black as my work doesn’t have kitchen facilities, but it is still delicious enough that I am not tempted to pop over the road to purchase a tiny carton of milk. I do prefer it with milk though, as it makes it a delightfully creamy treat. For passionate lovers of cinnamon, and people who enjoy chai but find it lacking in cinnamon.

The perfect tea to drink on a day like today when the weather can’t make up its mind whether to rain or shine, and you’re stuck at work hanging out for 5.30pm so you can run home and pop on a face mask and some Cary Grant.

My preferred method of beating back a cold or that run-down feeling. Kawakawa is a traditional medicinal/magical plant, used by Maori to cure almost anything. Unfortunately it doesn’t taste that great on its own, so its a perfect match with the lemongrass and ginger – which mask the bitter flavour without removing the benefits. I find this has just the right amount of zing, and is extra delicious with a spoonful of honey!

These look far too pretty to drink! I was a little wary of trying this, but was pleasantly surprised to find the taste less perfumey than the aroma, and slightly sweet. The smell by the way, is DIVINE. I sat inhaling this cup for at least 5 minutes before drinking any. The perfect treat for morning tea, you could also pop a couple in your bath or bottle the rose water to use in baking.

I currently have a cold and I probably should drink this before I get sick as a preventative measure, but I never do. Though drinking this nonstop over the last 3 days has made me feel significantly less shit. Just add Coldral and chicken soup to be on your way to wellness.

Sorry Temi, I feel like you are trying to be as awesome as Maloom and failing! I’d recommend this if you are a fan of Darjeelings, Enya, or like your tea delicate. If the floralness of the Maloom overwhelmed you, give Temi a go. You won’t be disappointed…

The taste of this is actually accurately described on the packet! Strong yet delicate, and slightly lemony. I really enjoyed this one, definitely drink sans milk.

This tea is the most glorious tea I have ever tasted! Wonderfully floral without being sickly sweet and incredibly interesting (unlike Darjeelings). I promise you will fall in love with this tea immediately and begin planning an intimate wedding with 400 of your closest friends and family.

This tea made me go “Ooooo!” in a weird high-pitched voice when I took my first sip. Suprisingly savoury with a malty tinge, I found it reminiscent of the Genmaicha green teas. So if you are a fan of Genmaicha & want to venture into black teas, give this a go!