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drank Apricot Amaretto by Tea Forte
1015 tasting notes

I was a bit apprehensive about this one because I was afraid it would be TOO mixed drink like – but it is actually pretty good. The apricot tastes fresh and juicy with the amaretto adding an interesting, sweet note. Pretty good!

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70
drank Cherry Cosmo by Tea Forte
4843 tasting notes

I like this one best iced. I brewed a batch of it last night for today’s iced tea sipping.

Here is my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2011/08/07/cherry-cosmo-from-tea-forte/

ms.aineecbeland

Nice depiction for Tisane; a floral of sort.

Not to pick on you; as you are expert. But if notes are already mention, expected to be present while tasting; does that not cloud judgment in describing what you are or will be tasting? I know that it is not necessarily so, but it just seem like it can’t be helped if one knows what to look for and expect.

Rhetoric on my part and repeating. It was a good full review.

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70
drank Cherry Cosmo by Tea Forte
4843 tasting notes

Backlogging: I enjoyed this iced all day today. It’s very refreshing.

Here is my full-length review: http://sororiteasisters.com/2011/08/07/cherry-cosmo-from-tea-forte/

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70
drank Cherry Cosmo by Tea Forte
4843 tasting notes

This is pretty tasty. Even with the hibiscus. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it, but as I continue to sip, the taste is growing on me. And now I realize what it is that is intriguing me so much about this: It tastes like a cherry sour ball!

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I strongly disliked three of the five.

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13
drank Kiwi Lime Ginger by Tea Forte
135 tasting notes

Just came down from dinner and poured another cup. I can NOT finish this. I have to lower the rating….

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13
drank Kiwi Lime Ginger by Tea Forte
135 tasting notes

I was thinking it tasted like those honey cough drops, then I read RP’s review and…. Oh god… exactly like Vicks. I have it it my mouth right now…. Someone get it out!

Vicks is menthol. Not kiwi. Not lime. Certainly not ginger.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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85
drank Mojito Marmalade by Tea Forte
135 tasting notes

I was so worried about trying another Tea Forte sample. I just haven’t been enjoying the single-steep samples! Waiting for it to finish brewing, I prepared myself for the worst. Maybe I just don’t like tisanes….

I do though! This tastes super yummy! The orange and mint lingers on my tongue. Scrumptious!

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54
drank Blueberry Merlot by Tea Forte
516 tasting notes

Iced tea time!

First of all, it cold brewed beautifully. The colour is just as deep and rich as the hot brewed cup!

First sip… very sagey and tart. Not unpleasant though!

Verdict: the hot brew worked better to get that tasty blueberry flavour, so if you’re going to try it iced I suggest a hot brew with ice rather than a cold brew.

All in all it’s refreshing though, I can see myself sitting outside on a hot day with a little cheese and lemon cake. Man I want to pair this tea with food so badly!

Edit: As I got to to the bottom of my cup I wasn’t liking it as much. Ended up dumping it because the herbiness (herby-ness?) was getting to be way too much. Tasted sage all day.

Preparation
Iced

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54
drank Blueberry Merlot by Tea Forte
516 tasting notes

I really wanted to just do one tea a day but wow I wanted another one!

The dry smell is very intriguing. Herby and super fresh blueberry – I am excited.
There was lots in the bag so I made like Bliss and didn’t use much in my Tsac. The rest will turn into iced tea overnight in my ice tea mug! It’s my war against hibiscus with the cold brew method. Not sure if I’m winning that war.

The colour is deep purple and the liquid itself very aromatic. I let it steep for the full 5 minutes and it is quite tart, but juicy is a word that pops into my head too!
The sage is a VERY nice addition. It’s filling my humble cubicle with an aroma that I have to decribe as ‘gorgeous’. I want to be eating herbed roasted chicken while I drink this tea.

A solid berry tea. Will finish my review and rate tomorrow with my iced tea!

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drank Apricot Amaretto by Tea Forte
135 tasting notes

Burried my nose in this one before starting. Really sweet smelling. I mean REALLY. Ever drink flavor syrup straight? I did once. It’s like that.

Now for the drinking part. Yum! I used a bit too much water so it’s a little weak, but It’s nice! Doing a nice job getting the “Cosmo-not” off of my palate. Doesn’t need sugar folks. It’s plenty sweet by itself!

Ashley Bain

From the smell of the dry leaves, I really wanted to like this one! But for some strange reason all I tasted was liquid Cherry Halls in a cup. Menthol and all! Like dead on. What the heck?! My taste buds are very odd little buggers sometimes.

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drank Cherry Cosmo by Tea Forte
135 tasting notes

I’d call it a bitter, hot, cherry coke. The smell reminded me of a stale cocktail. I’m thankful for the sample but this is a big nuh-uh from me. I think I can bring myself to finish the cup, but I really can’t wait to brew something else to wash my mouth out…

Preparation
Boiling

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74

Well, it smells like blueberries and merlot but I’m seeing The dreaded H word….eeeeeek!

I was careful of NOT putting in too much loose leaf in the infuser and I didn’t over infuse! This seems to work nicely…it’s smoother that I anticipated and I’m glad! I’m thinking this will be better iced! It’s not bad hot but think it would be better cold. I can taste the cornflowers more than I thought I would which isn’t good, bad, or indifferent…just something I picked up on.

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59
drank Mojito Marmalade by Tea Forte
516 tasting notes

Oof! It was tasty!

My first of the sampler pack to try :D Man I was so excited when I got this in the mail yesterday.

First of all, I need to curb my excitement and only drink these in the afternoon. The no-caffiene thing in the morning hit me kind of hard haha – lucky I chose this kind of tea.

The tangy citrus helped wake me up! :D
It really has a jammy taste to it, a “thick” texture too.
The spearmint is just right, didn’t overpower the marmalade taste for me. What it really did was make me crave this gooey mess all over a hot buttered english muffin.

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89

Backlogging from yesterday…and a SIPDOWN

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89

I’m really enjoying this one…both hot and cold…I think the new Herbal Retreat offerings are more up my alley than most of their others! At least the offerings without Hibiscus that is. This is WYSIWYG…Apricot and Amaretto sums it up nicely! I’m appreciating the Honeybush/Rooibos blends very much – thanks Tea Forte!

gmathis

Yum and double yum.

gmathis

Wish I had the creativity to sit around and think, “Ooh! What would you happen if you combined ___ and ___?” … and it came out right. This sounds great.

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95

Backlogging from yesterday…still enjoy this one! Still one of my faves this company offers. Since I’m an intense mint freak I can’t really pick up too much mint but what I can taste is interesting, mellow, and a nice addition. The citrus is great!

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95

Jammy Jammy Jam!!!!! Check out my previous notes :)

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95

Oh! Hello pretty thing! This may just be my favorite or 2nd Fave from Tea Forte thus far! juicy citrus and spearmint paired in harmony! Lovely! It’s a great combo of flavors and sweet Rooibos! A delight!!! YAY!

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25

The dry and steeped tisane smells more like something you’d rub on you than drink.

The taste isn’t far off, either. Not horrible though, but quite strange. I can’t taste any of the fruit in this, just moderated Vicks.

The ginger makes my stomach warm/burn as though I’d swallowed Vicks, too. Not in a good way.

It’s not so bad as to want to spit out, but I probably won’t finish the cup and definitely won’t be buying it.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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drank Cherry Cosmo by Tea Forte
309 tasting notes

The name “Cherry Cosmo” described the scent of this right… it smelled of red cherries, alcohol and something else I couldn’t place.

The steeped tea is lighter in scent and you can get a hint of the raspberry and what I assume is the hibiscus others have mentioned since I don’t know/recognize that flavor/scent on its own.

The flavor isn’t very mouth-filling… it’s rather watery. It brings to mind cherry Sucrets. It’s also lightly tart. The taste that I’m learning is Hibiscus is rather strong as it cools.

It’s not bad by any means, but not delivering on its name nor that great in general. I’d not bother buying it.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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I’ve tried them all but the Blueberry Merlot and the only one I’ve enjoyed was the Mojito Marmalade. It was the first that I sampled and it lead me to think I’d love the rest. But the others have just struck me strangely. :( The Apricot Amaretto tasted to me like Cherry Halls, the Cherry Cosmo like strange Kool-aid, and the Key Lime Ginger was just a ho-hum ginger root tea in my opinion. So as a package, I would not purchase this.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
ms.aineecbeland

With the Apricot Amaretto, all I could recall was the almond tasting. I guess this means I am very familiar with almonds and other nuts like cashews, pecans etc.

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51

The steeped scent is mostly spearmint. I can’t really pick up anything else. But it’s pleasant so far.

On first sipping, I’m getting much more mojito than marmalade. There’s no noticeable citrus or sweetness, just a pleasant spearmint flavor.

I was thinking that as it cooled more of the other flavors would come out to balance it, but so far no. I would just rate this as a decent spearmint tea.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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So I’ve now tried all of them and only really liked the Blueberry Merlot, all others were “okay” except the Kiwi Lime Ginger which is like drinking Vicks Vapor Rub.

As to the sampler set itself, I liked the easiness of the single-cup pouches. Though, I would ordinarily like two of such size as, unless I get a strong first impression, it takes me a couple cups to tell if I like a tisane. So, since they are single-serve only, my reviews of each are first impression and not fully rounded reviews.

All in all, I’m glad to have had the sampler and to have tried the variety; but only one drink stood out as one I’d buy more of.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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