Indigobloom

This was… tasty. Milky, but not all that sweet except for the finish. There was also a distinct fruity note but of what variety I can’t be sure. A bit “green” and vegetal as well. Solid, but not my fave oolong from this shop.
Sorry for the rushed reviewss… I am dead tired!

In an effort to consume less floral caffeinated beverages, I opted for this tisane. It was interesting, but I’m not in love.
Hot, it was very fruity and sweet. As it cooled, I tasted… bubblegum?! Odd. Not something I would normally choose… but I’m glad to have tried it atleast.
My tasting abilities seem to be dampened with this darned allergy plaguing me. Gah, come back taste buds, come back!!

This was my first tea of the day. Unfortunately, it seems that I’ve overdone it with the Bergamot and Jasmine experimentation and was temporarily allergic to tea!! :(
but I seem to be over that, as long as I stay away from those nauseating petals.
So… when I tried this tea, it really did nothing to impress. I’m still queasy so I’m thinking I need to take a break from blacks for awhile- until my body figures out that there are no flowers in plain black tea!
Anyhow, I’m leaving the rating on this one til I come back with a fresh palate. I should try lover’s leap again to… I don’t want to be an anti-black tea drinker!!

So after my earlier experience I tried everything I could think of the rid myself of the everlasting nausea. This, while tasty, did not work!
Still, I enjoyed it. The fresh mint makes is very zesty and intense.

How could this one make me nauseous?! there weren’t all that many flowers in here and I’ve had sunflower petals before…
Whatever, it tasted nice! the cherry part was tart and sweet, coming out much more than it did in the Amaretto Cherry they have.
As for the green, it was a little too dark and heavy for a fruity tea. Most of the time, I’m all for that but in this tea the two didn’t really mesh well.
Overall, I’m iffy on this one because of the negative side effect. Hmmm… what to do??

I actually got this from House of Tea but am too lazy/busy to upload a new profile…
but the description matches more or less.
The orange zest really pops out in this one, as does the spiciness. I’m not sure I like it- which sucks because I assumed I would and now have 100g! does anyone want to swap?
The licorice is throwing me off, that odd sweetness that reminds me of medicinal tea… oh… and it’s 50% roasted mate so it has less maltine in it. Not that it matters. Just puttin it out there in case anyone wants a trade!

I’m having this as a latte in lieu of the bold malty tea I really wanted… I forgot to ask for no sugar so this is super sweet. If I’m not high on caffeine I will be on sugar!
There is a strong floral note here, but I am hoping it’s the sugar? I need to be in just the right mood for a floral black tea.

This was ok!! at first, the smell and lingering caramel flavour captivated me more than I should have let it… because by the time the cup had cooled it was not quite as enchanting.
Still, I’m thrilled to have liked it more than I expected.
Also, I was somewhat disappointed to see very little actual tea. This is very much a tisane! I really doubt that it could keep me awake like the description says. False advertising I say! Not that I mind… I’m just sayin…

I really enjoyed the white part of this one! not so much with the bergamot… ick. It made me slightly nauseous but it was bearable.
The white was nice and sweet, and light which balanced out the blechy bergamot. I’m glad to have tried it though.
For a normal tea, this would get a relatively low rating but for an “earl” tea it should be pretty high! so I’m opting to keep it in the middle :)

I expected to love this tea. I wanted to love it!! and… I love Canada… but well, I do not love this tea, though not for lack of it being well put together.
It does taste like maple syrup, and not in an overwhelming way but that, and rooibos is about all I get out of it. I find the creme brule much more satisfying somehow. Lighter and less abrasive in the back of my throat. It’s almost like drinking maple syrup! only diluted, about ten times.
Oh well!

loooooooove it!!
I think the other strawberry white DT has takes the top spot but this one is a very close second! it really does taste just like a Rhubarb crumble. Tart and cinnamony, with straw-rhubarb sweetness in between. AND somehow, the white still manages to peek it’s head out. How could they have ever retired this one… well atleast it’s back, for the moment.
Only tea could bring me back from my weekend funk!!! It was odd, like I existed on a different plan than everyone else (save one girl, who was friendly) at the cottage. Oh well, live’n learn.
mmmmmmm strawberry rhubarb crumble… makes it alll better :)
EDIT: As the cup cools, hibiscus is becoming more pronounced. It’s more tart and floral now and a little bit less crumbley. While still good, this lowers my rating just a tad.

Meh. Now, reverse osmosis water from the cottage may have impacted this one… but I think my initial impression of “Lover’s Leap” was prematurely ecstatic. That first day I tried it, I must have been in just the right mood… because it still rings those same raisin notes, but they just don’t “sing” to me like they did that first time.
This was purchased from a place in St. Lawrence Market, so I don’t really know if MTC was the distributor but either way this is my third ho-hum experience with this tea type. Makes me wonder what I was on that first day…

I don’t like ginger!! or mint! but despite that, this wasn’t terrible. At first, the white was more present, which I enjoyed, but it faded as the cup cooled. Ginger then became more dominant, from the beginning of the sip til the end and yet it was not overwhelming as I had expected. Meanwhile, mint hid somewhere in the middle, with white in the back.
Stash does an excellent job of blending flavours which is something I respect in a tea. Good job Stash!

Perhaps it was because this was the only decent tea option I had, but this one was quite tasty! Tart and green blended together nicely, though I couldn’t pick out any pomegranate. Definitely some raspberry.
This is the first green fruity tea that I’ve ever actually liked as well, so perhaps that is biasing my rating. That, and the reverse osmosis water did strange things to my regular red rose tea so who knows what it did with this!

almost forgot this one! lowering the rating because that other “chocolate note” tea was so much better and I found this one wore on me after some time. The second steep was more of the same.
If anyone would like to try this please let me know! I prefer darker, maltier teas and this one just isn’t any of those, though I do recognize it’s quality!

This was good!!!! banana and coconut, and honeybush spun up in a pina colada like whirlwind of yumminess. I feel this way about pretty much anything containing coconut so I’m not all that surprised. I’d love to have more of it, but that would be breaking my rule *sighs

Sorry for the short reviews. I’m all out of energy today and getting ready for the cottage tomorrow after work. See y’all Monday! maybe Tuesday. Happy Canada Day, and Happy Pride week! :)

The lady who served me promised this would be a bold tea! and it was… except it was also backed up by that fresh watery note that I rarely find in bold teas. There was very little astringency as well so I’m really unsure what this one was all about!
Overall, unmemorable if not for its oddness. I love the name though!

After my last tea-scapade I needed something surefire to pick me up. and no surprise, this did the job! Two steeps and I was in heaven. See my previous notes for the reason why!
Only now I’m a bit traumatized… it’s been so long since I had a new yummy black tea, I’m feeling the burn man! (yes, I am an addict, and I don’t need help!)
I’m considering drastic measures here— Renting a Telus bike on my lunch hour tomorrow just to score some goods. ha! I’ll find that evasive wonder tea somewhere even if I get jitters trying!

Terrible!
This was he last card that could have saved the brand for me. Nope, they are done in my books. I couldn’t even finish the cup. and I LIKE Orange Pekoe teas. It’s not like Earls where if I can’t finish it, no biggie because I dislike bergamot intensely and wasn’t really expecting or even hoping for much else. But this, well I had hopes! and they were dashed.
Mind you, I would sooner finish a cuppa this tea than a pu’erh or some of the others that made me queasy and I suppose it would warm me up on a cold day.
Ok so it could be worse. Still, I’d take Red Rose over this fancy mulch any day.

Well this was certainly an interesting experience! I’ve never had a truly creamy green tea before. In fact, I’ve never had a TEA that was so creamy. Sure, I’ve had milky oolongs where you can taste the lactose but they always stopped short of being outright soft and well, creamy!
It was also slightly sweet on its own and closer to an oolong in that there was only a hint of grassy in the sip. Now, I was at work so couldn’t really concentrate on taking notes…
The first steep was overdone, as I needed to walk from the cafe all the way to work which is a good 5-8 minute walk. I’d like to try this tea in a gaiwan and see if it maintains that creamy nature… as I suspect it might diminish with shorter steeps.
The second brewing was good to, but naturally less intense. Maybe next time I’ll simply ask for them to fill the bag and give me a cup without any water in it.
I’m curious to see what happens! extra points for that :)

I’ll be alternating days of chamomile and magnesuim… so I think I have an actual excuse to go out and buy me some more!! woohoo!
that said, it means my original supply is nearly gone. Boo!
Atleast I get a tin out of it. Which tea get’s to fill it? Hmmmmm.
G’night! feeling extra sleepy for some reason…

I had a moment of weakness and added some agave, and now I regret that! not having a true picture of how this tea should taste. Hmph.
So far so good though. It’s “green” tasting, with mango. and tons of agave, even though I asked for only a smidge! Arg.
It does have depth to it, which I do enjoy, and it’s more complex than I had hoped. Except I can’t tell precisely how cuz it’s all sugarclouded. Somebody slap me before I make that mistake again, k?!?
So peeved at myself… grumbles

Mmmmmm. Not quite what I wanted (A nice bold, complex, black kick in the pants with milk!) but seeing as that never seems to work at this office, I’ll settle for this chocolate concoction :)
This will be missed when it’s gone, sorely! but I’m not sure replacing it is in my budget *sighs

Yummmm!
This was gifted to me by my Aunt, who returned home from Thailand not long ago. She fell in love with it, and now so have I!
For a few months now, I’ve been looking for a simple herbal tea that will not put me to sleep or provide any specific medicinal aid… and well it seems I’ve found it.
It’s almost sour, like a real lemon, and spicy, and sweet all at once! well, the spice comes out to play after a few sips, building one sip after another.
Also, it’s apparently amazing iced. Hmmmm, there were only 20 sachets of it in the box. What will I ever do when there’s no more…. well, it seems I have a new tea mission- to find a regular supply of lemongrass tea. And preferably not bagged like this one (tea snob that I am!)
Ohhh the things I could do if it were loose… mixing it with rooibos and chamomile, mint, and… ok I’m getting carried away here. I wonder if the bag will hold up for a third steep? Only one way to find out :)