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Took this one on vacation with me, so I didn’t have my usual tea kettle or timer so I may have not steeped it long enough. I found the peach faint but the ginger was just right for me. Enjoyed this on the patio of our borrowed beach house on a sunny morning. Nice start to the day.

I’d never heard of Clipper before but found it in the clearance rack of Marshalls/TJMaxx for $2 so I snagged it. Can’t pass up a Marshalls tea bargain, especially a bedtime tea.

I find that I need to steep it longer than the box recommendation to really find the flavors. The chamomile is there with slight hints of lavender and lemon after steeping for 5-6 minutes. I could do with a touch more lavender and might just pull some from my garden the next cup I brew. I definitely enjoy the pun based name. Not my favorite bedtime tea but not a bad one either.

I’m continuing to work through all the T2 Samples that are in my cabinet. Finished this sachet this morning before our first day of summer break starts. Yesterday I brewed it exactly as directed. Sadly this morning I was distracted and let it steep too long.

This tea has a strong grassy smell when brewing and the taste is prevalent (which I enjoy). You definitely want to watch the water temperature and brewing length as it is a delicate tea. I definitely would get this one in the future. It was a very pleasant cup of tea.

With plans to go to two Nation Parks next year, this tea was on my list to try first out of the collection box as reservations for Yellowstone are made. I’ve traveled there twice before and it’s a magical place. I’m not sure this tea lives up to the name but The tea leaves were pretty with red and blue coloring from strawberries and cornflower. I found it to be a rather fruity tasting tea strong on the strawberry. The tea has a good lingering scent and for those who like fruit teas, I do recommend.

I LOVED the smell of this on when I opened the sample. After it steeped, I did anticipate a stronger peach taste, so that colored my tasting. However, I did enjoy this mug of tea.

Received about a month ago from a lovely new tea friend who sent me a few T2 samples. Not sure what I feel about the “sweet smoky contradiction” but I did enjoy the mint flavor. I’d like to try this one a second time to form a real “thumbs up vs thumbs down” opinion. That said, I guess it didn’t wow me enough.

Thanks to a new to me tea group on FB, I was sent a bunch of green tea samples from T2. I randomly picked this one out of the package. It was a great start! I truly wish I had more to try as an iced tea. I tried it per directions at 175 degrees steeped for 3 minutes.

Found it to be pretty well balanced and would put this up there with one of my favorite pineapple flavor teas.

A pandemic gift from a fellow tea drinker, I decided to open it up for this morning’s cup. I quite enjoyed the tropical blend (though I wouldn’t consider cranberry or apples to be tropical). After my last pineapple tea review, this was a definite winner. I had it hot but I think it would a great iced tea too.

As a huge NPS fan, I dashed off to purchase the sampler set from Simpson & Vail. It was delivered quickly and neatly packaged. A little gift to myself! We’re in the midst of planning a trip to Yosemite, so I thought I’d start there.

I’ve now finished the Yosemite sample and tried it at several steeping lengths. I felt 4 minutes was the best steeping time and brought out the pineapple flavor more. That said, I hoped for more pineapple taste. I felt the spearmint was a more noticeable flavor.

All and all, a nice tea to kick off our trip plans but I’m not likely to order again.