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Creamy and flavourful black tea with a vanilla flavour. I think this would be delicious as a London Fog! Doesn’t taste very much like bergamot though.

Bland, bland, bland. Is there tea in this?

Mmm, this chai from Harrison Hot Springs’ Tre Sorelle was delicious. Spicy and dark, although maybe a little too much on the vanilla side (I still haven’t come around to teas with vanilla added!)

Tried heated over the stove with soy milk. Not too spicy; the flavours came through a little muddled. Might be good to drink steeped plain without any milk.

Not my favourite Earl Grey. It’s a decent, but there’s much better blends out there. This one has a little bit too much of a strong, one-note bergamot flavour that overwhelms the tea.

Incredibly boring tea… flavourless and bland.

Tasty yerba maté in bags. Mild flavour, close to a green tea but with a pleasant grassy aftertaste.

I’m not really a chamomile fan but I make an exception for this one. The flavour is complex enough that it’s satisfying to drink even without caffeine!

Tastes a bit weird to me; I’m not a big fan of the chamomile-spearmint combo. YMMV on whether it makes you sleepy!

This clovey, orangey blend was one of my favourite teas when I was a kid, but I think the formula, or my tastebuds, must have changed – the last time I bought a box I found it quite overpowering and less satisfyingly complex.

Fantastic smooth genmaicha, it also lasts a long time without getting too bitter…a good choice if you don’t want to drink all your tea right away.

Didn’t like this at all, the bergamot flavour seemed really fake somehow. And the tea seemed to have only one note, it was really flat. Not enjoyable.

Surprisingly good bagged green tea. This was a standby I carried around in my bag for a few months one winter.

’sokay. A bit dull.

Just about the only thing I get at Starbucks! I am a soymilk drinker and I find this is one of the better soy chai lattés out there.

Brews a nice cup, but it is a little bitter.

Before I drank this tea I thought I wasn’t a fan of Earl Grey. This one reeled me in with its light citrus scent and delicate flavour. It is also wonderful over ice.

This tea is amazing – a blend of flavours that complement the black tea perfectly. Despite “orange” in the name it is not too citrusy, just fragrant and delicious.

Exactly what you expect from an Earl Grey, perhaps a little too standard.

I love this Earl Grey, the bergamot flavour is strong but perfectly balanced.

I thought this Earl Grey was too overpowering and bitter.

Pretty mild but flavourful, I like this as an iced tea.