Tealicious Tea Company

SIPDOWN! On the plus side, if i ever want to revisit this tea, they’re here in Toronto. Bumped the rating up a bit since this steep seems to have worked out better than the last. This is a pretty tasty maple tea. I’m looking forward to seeing how it compares with another maple tea i picked up yesterday. hmmm…

on a side note…so much tea drinking this morning! i love it! Not only that, all my tea is spread out across my dining room table so that I can get organised and see it all at once. Sooo great!

Mmm maple! Thank you Liberteas for this 3rd tea for the third day of Christmas! I’m really craving pancakes after trying this tea…seriously I want to pour it on my pancakes it tastes so yummy. I’m just going to go have a moment with my tea over there for a moment…

SIPDOWN

This will be missed! HELL…I miss it already and I just started the cuppa!

It’s stronger than the other cups…I did add a bit more, tho! I had enough for 1 regular cup and 1 small teacup so I decided to do a double down and I think I like it even better the stronger it is.

See previous notes…

As usual, I am a day late on my tasting for the 12 days of Christmas swap! This is one of the 3 Day 3 teas from Liberteas, sadly the only one I’ve had a chance to try thus far. It’s been a busy week—my boyfriend is in the hospital so much of my time has been spend traveling & visiting. I actually brought Day 4 with me today but the water they gave me was icky and tasted like coffee :/ So I am going to cold brew it and the French Vanilla from Day 3 to bring to him tomorrow.

Anyway, this tea! I love maple and this is scrumptious. It’s not a heavy, rich maple but quite light without losing that inherent maple texture. It’s not quite as maple-y as the Tea Guys blend so it’s quite nice for an afternoon tea, not something that has to be relegated to dessert status. It’s a bit malty too with some caramel notes, perhaps a hint of vanilla? Nicely complex, especially given how overwhelming maple can be!

Many thanks to LiberTEAS for coordinating the 12 Days of Christmas swap and sending three wonderful teas for the third day! Yesterday was busy, busy, busy for me. My boys and I picked up sister one and her husband to go meet sister two and her family an hour away at their city’s annual Christkindle/Christmas Market. They used to have lots of vendors with booths from their sister city in Germany, but they’ve scaled back in the last two or three years and there were only two booths from Germany and half a dozen others with local artists, vendors and baked goods.

We were hoping to find a Christmas pyramid for sister two’s husband but were disappointed (luckily I had found one online that she liked and I ordered it late last night and I got notification that it shipped this morning from PA, so should be here in plenty of time). Funny side story about that, apparently in my tired state I enter my maiden name for shipping an billing, but I believe my correct name for the credit card. Sigh.

We had a very nice time taking part in the kids activities. We went for a “train” ride (really a tram/tractor with nice cars) the conductor was wild, doing donuts on the paths along the lock and Rowan, his cousins and even mom and dad were smiling and laughing. They also had a “toboggan” chute, plastic slides that could seat three, down three soapy slides. The boys also had fun playing with marbles inside the museum at the lock (featuring Akron made toys, ceramic, tires, blimps and other industries). I also had a really nice local lager, dark sweet and tasty!

Then we went out to eat at an “Irish” sports bar called Barley House. We bit disappointed with that one, but twas good company. I drove everyone home and as it got dark everyone in the car but me fell asleep, I dropped off sister one and her husband and they took a half an hour nap. Stopped home for the husband to use the bathroom, grab some things for Rowan (he stayed asleep in the car with the door cracked open and brew this tea which I really should have had for breakfast, but I was feeling odd and dehydrated when I woke up,perhaps from matcha overload.

This is a very nice blend, not as mapley as I would have thought but well balanced, smooth with a nice sweetness and it didn’t get astringent. I steeped it a second time and offered a sip to my husband who then asked if it was marshmallow flavored, he loves marshmallows, me not so much, but luckily I didn’t make the association ;)

Then it was off to see The Hobbit, which I had some issues with but was overall good. I may write a review after we see it in 3D but I don’t think this is the place for it. I’ve rambled enough in this note anyway!

one tea of 3 from Day 3 of The 12 Days of Christmas
Mapley oh maple… Canadian at that.

This is yummy! Freakin love this. It’s so mapley good. I accidentally over steeped it & had to add a bit of milk. But it was still sooooo delicious.

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I have SO missed this tea. So when I got the 3rd Day of Christmas in the 12 Days of Christmas swap, the very first tea that popped into my head was this tea. I wanted more of it, and so I needed to find some way to fit the French Canadian Maple into the idea of Three French Hens. I got the french part anyway!

I absolutely love this tea. So yummy, the best maple flavored black tea I think I’ve ever had. There might be others, but, I certainly can’t think of them at the moment.

Thank you to LiberTeas for tea #2 of day three of the 12 days of Christmas Swap! This is really tasty! The maple in this is really nice and not artificial at all. This is so delicious!

Thank you to LiberTeas for day three of the 12 days of Christmas Swap! This was only one of the three teas given. What a lovely tea! At first sip it reminded me of Della Terra’s 8 Candles and while its not exactly the same IF Della Terra should no longer offer 8 Candles after the holidays it may just be my substitute! The aroma is spot on for it!
It has a malty yet marshmallow like flavor.
Maple, vanilla, notes, VERY good!
Thank you again LiberTeas and what a cute way to package your teas for your day!

Backlogging and SIPDOWN. I will miss this one! Fine Morning tea!

Great afternoon pick-me-up in the form of a black tea! YAY! See previous notes :)

My first and 2nd cup of the day…the 2nd cup didn’t stand up…it was the 2nd infusion tho and my water wasn’t as hot…ah-well, I still know it’s good!

Chai Time! Now that autumn is officially here for me – it’s wet and cold outside, which means it’s the perfect time for warm, spicy chai inside.

This is a really nice chai. The black tea base is a little weak if it were to be compared to some chai blends that I’ve tried, but, the combination of spices makes up for it. I love the vanilla here, it negates the need to add milk to make this a latte, it’s sort of like a built-in latte without milk. And I think that milk here might weaken the flavors a bit rather than enhance them. But it’s all good because that vanilla is giving this the latte-ish kind of taste that I want.

The spices are nicely blended. The cinnamon, ginger, and pepper are balanced out with the cardamom and cloves and anise. The anise gives a hint of licorice-y flavor that melds together into the unified spice tones … it doesn’t taste “licorice-y” although I can taste the note there. I like the way it all comes together.

Very enjoyable.

I’m having a cup of this now…see previous notes for a lengthier review and tasting notes. I didn’t have my water hot enough but it’s still tasty…just a bit on the lighter-side

Backlogging a few cups of this over the past two days. It tasted LESS like Maple than my last attempt but still quite tasty and a nice kick of a black tea in the morning! See other notes

Liberteas Thanks for this one, too!

I must say I did like this one but the flavors flip-flopped for me a bit based on Liberteas review. I could pick up on way more Lavender in this and the bergamot wasn’t as strong for me. Regardless it was still enjoyable! I’m sure glad I got to try this one!

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At I type this and the tea has had time to cool at room temp for a bit – I can taste the bergamot more towards the end of the sip on to the after taste. I do like this finish!

Neat tea!

Upping the rating a bit…it sure did hit the spot this morning :)
YUMMO~

Special Thanks to Liberteas for this one!

I started my day with this one (well, after a Chai Latte from a local Coffee Shop, that is) and it was pretty good! It was bolder than I thought it would be. It’s lighter on the EG Flavors with a strong floral taste and rich black base. The citrus and EG is present but a bit mellower than most.

I like this!

This smells MOSTLY of Mango and Rooibos.

The taste is pleasing enough but not overly flavorful for as many ingredients as it has in it. I can mostly taste the Rooibos. It’s sweet with a hint of various tropical fruits. It’s not bad but it really doesn’t stand out either.

Thanks to Liberteas for this one!

The aroma lives up to the name – Apple, Pear, Tulsi – primary scents, here.

The taste is a bit different…

I can taste Tulsi, Rooibos, various floral notes, a combo of tropical fruits, a rooibos/tulsi combo again, a little apple and I’m sure the pear is in there but I’m not sure where.

At first I wasn’t crazy about the flavor combo but as it cools and as I sip more – it’s growing on me a bit. It’s not too shabby!

I think the best temperature to sip this is about 3 to 5 minutes after your infusion is complete…somewhere between hot and luke warm – closer to hot tho.

Thanks to LiberTEAs for this one, too!

Prior to infusion this smells AWESOMELY Apricot and Peach! Amazing Aroma!

It ‘brews up’ pretty dark brown and the aroma fades a little post infusion but is still nice!

This is a decent flavored Honeybush! Sweet, Fruity, but more importantly natural tasting! The after taste is pleasant.

Two thumbs up!

Yet another LiberTEA tea she sent my way! She SPOILS ME!
:)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smell of Blueberry Teas! This one is no exception! It’s lovely!

And the TASTE is down-right tempting and tasty! It’s a gentle black tea with a medium blueberry flavor…neither of which are too intense or overdone. This is perfect for the afternoon and would mostly likely be marvelous iced but I am drinking it hot and it’s VERY pleasant!

Another THANK YOU to Liberteas for this one!

It’s malty, candy-caramelly, rich, sweet, creamy-smooth,and comfy and cozy! I really like this! I think Maple Flavored teas are wonderful but this has that little extra something tied into one!

Wooooo!

ahh-mazing! I love this!

The black tea is bold and invigorating, very smooth and rich. It provides a nice backdrop of flavor for the bergamot and lavender without overwhelming them. It is not too astringent (actually, it’s really quite smooth and almost creamy, with very little … almost NO… astringency), and there is no bitterness to this.

The bergamot is the strongest note, but the lavender comes in very sweetly and softly, and there is no mistaking that it is lavender. These two flavors are very well balanced, offering a strong flavor without coming off like soap. I don’t like soap. But I do like bergamot and I like lavender … when they’re done correctly. And they’re blended masterfully with this blend. I love it!