Cornelia Bean

This smells great, and looks great. There are large pieces of dried cherries in with the black tea. When steeped there is some cherry flavor but not as much as I would like. I do have some cherry fruit blend that I may add to this next time to give it more of a cherry punch. All in all was good just not great.

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!! Imagine Frangelico Liqueur in a fancy coffee shop latte. Then imagine that made with Rooibos. It’s wonderful. It’s full of hazelnut/coffee/woody/sweet goodness. I’m not sure it gets much better than this.

There’s just something about Mate and Coffee that I adore. This is a pretty good example of a Mate/coffee tea. It’s hard to describe, and it took a couple of cups to grow on me, but this has a real chance of becoming one of my favorites.

I have been desperately seeking a replacement for the discontinued “Creamy Nut Oolong” from Teaopia. While this isn’t it, it is getting closer than some others oolongs I’ve tried. This is more nutty/woodsy than Quangzhou Milk Oolong from Davids Tea, but still not as much as I would like. This has just a hint of caramel, really more just a hint of sweet than caramel. I will drink this, it’s not bad, just does not compare to my much loved Creamy Nut Oolong. The search continues.

This is a good, basic vanilla tea. I would have liked for the vanilla taste to be a bit more present, but it’s still a great tea. It’s not overly sweet, and I tried it with one sugar (and one milk). Will add more tasting notes with more cups!

My brother and sister-in-law picked this one up for me as a Christmas present. It smells beautiful – nice and fruity. However, I don’t like my teas to be overly floral tasting and the lavender in this one shines through in taste (where it doesn’t in scent). Not a terrible tea, but definitely not my favorite.