Nicole

Very nice. Pretty pure amber color. I can taste the blackberry, though this is not a sweet tea at all. No dryness in the mouth, but somewhat in the throat.

Remarkably similar to a darjeeling.

I also love the way this is packaged. A double sealed tin. I wish some others I have purchased recently had packaging half as good.

When brewed, this has a spicy, earthy smell. Smooth with a mildly smoky under-taste. Mildly vegetal green tea taste around the edges. I am not a huge fan of oolong, having grabbed this sample mostly for my mother, but I love watching oolong leaves unfurl! Not something I’d buy again, but only because oolong is not my go-to tea. I’d not hesitate to recommend the tea or the merchant to anyone looking for a good oolong with a smooth, quick and pleasant transaction.

Very nice. Smooth and, yes, as advertised, a slightly sweet aftertaste. No astringency at all. When dry, this tea seems to have a lot of sticks and very, very long leaves. After steeping, the tea reminds me a lot of rosemary (in appearance only, not taste or smell). Two or three leaves unfurled at the ends of small pieces of stick.

I like this tea. It has a nice body, good mouth feel and overall taste. This would make a good every day tea.

Smells very floral and very delicate. And the smell is not misleading. This is a floral and delicate brew. Wonderful jasmine taste, smooth and light.

This was a very cloudy looking brew, more like coffee than tea. This has a very “thick” feel. Sweet and tasty. Can definitely taste the almond. This begs to be had after a Chinese meal. Reminds me so very much of the almond cookies – only better! Second steep was not as flavorful, though I may have, as is my tendency, brewed pretty strong on the first steep.

Smells wonderful and is very pretty. I like Nilgiri so this base appeals to me. It is a strong Earl Grey. I’m not sure the flowers smooth it out at all like the container claims. If you don’t like Earl Grey, this will definitely not appeal to you – this is a slap you in the face Earl. Compared to others I probably won’t buy this one again. I think my tastes have become a bit more subtle when it comes to the Earl. I love it and it is one of my favorite teas, but I have come to like a bit more depth and a little less bergamot.

No notes yet.

Nice aroma when dry. Lovely, lovely leaves when steeped – a nice mixture of browns and greens with medium sized leaves when they unfurl. I can definitely taste that signature muscatel flavor. A tad dry in the throat but the flavor lingers in the mouth long after swallowing. Great hot or cold. All my experimenting is showing me that I like all Darjeelings but 2nd flushes/Summers are indeed my favorite.

Only downside is that this does not do well in a second steeping – not much flavor.

Smells very nice. Can almost discern a crust smell as well as the pie smell. Good strong coconut flavor. It may in fact be a bit too strong. I can’t tell much about the tea base. This is very tasty though I prefer it hot. When iced it reminds me too much of how suntan lotion smells and it got somewhat bitter. Will try again with a shorter steeping time and see if the bitter goes away when iced.

Has become my go-to daily drink. I love this tea. Brisk, full, lovely color, smooth and good hot or cold. Fantastic quality tea.

I’m revising my rating for this one. The guava is omnipresent. I don’t taste any of the other flavors but maybe I’m just not sophisticated enough in palate to detect them. It still smells like pineapple to me before brewing. It has a sweetness without adding anything. I like this better when cold. It still won’t be anything I order again, but better than my previous taste.

Having been disappointed with most peach flavored teas, I was pleasantly surprised by this. I picked up one sachet in a gift store in a tourist trap, remembering a friend mentioning liking the Charleston teas. This was a good buy and I’ll definitely be buying more. Very strong peach smell and flavor as well. Nice honest, basic black tea as the base.

Smells like cucumber. Very clean and crisp smell. Tastes like cucumber as well. This would not be my favorite flavor for a tea. I don’t think I care much for the savory flavors in tea. But this is all it claims to be and I’d recommend that anyone at least give it a try if you have a fondness for cucumbers. Could be a good substitute in those cold winter months when fresh produce is only a snow covered dream. :)

Smells absolutely wonderful. I did not notice much pumpkin and no cheesecake at all. There was a hugely strong cinnamon flavor though which probably overpowered any other flavor notes there might have been. That said, it was a very tasty cinnamon tea.

Took this with me on a recent roadtrip. I oversteeped it and it was much, much more flavorful than previously noted. Still smells amazing in the sachet and nice when brewed this time as well. I do tend to like my teas strong and leaving the bag in the cup while traveling seems to have moved this tea up in my ratings.

Lovely, lovely looking tea. And it does indeed have wheat undertones – when dry it smells almost exactly like wheat from the field. Very delicate flavor and pale golden color.

I like the mixed colors of the brewed leaves. Reminds me of autumn. Which is appropriate since this is compared to an Autumn Darjeeling, my favorite Darjeeling season. There seems to be a high percentage of sticks to leaves in the bag I have, though this is my first bag so it may vary with subsequent batches. I noticed no floral notes, though I suppose there could be an argument made in favor of a “sweet” characteristic in comparison to other blacks and Darjeelings. Very nice reddish golden brown color liquid with a thin mouth feel. Very low astringency. I would definitely keep this in my pantry.

A fabulous iced tea. Very fruity and with a natural sweetness but not overpoweringly sweet. Not sure what I’d think about it hot, but iced is very good.

Smelled good out of the box. Once brewed, the flavor was very lacking. In reading the other reviews, I wonder if I got a bad batch or something. I will try another cup, but I don’t have high expectations.

I thought this one smelled good, but the taste didn’t really follow through very well. Maybe I should have steeped at a different temperature or something. It was kind of plain. I’ll try again later.

Very nicely flavored. Good scent. I’m not a huge fan of apricot – I was trying it before giving it to my Mom. A good, honest basic black for the base and an unadorned apricot for the added flavor. I’ve found it somewhat difficult to find an apricot black without other spices like ginger added. This is a good choice.

A nice, crisp, basic light black tea. I agree with their comparison to assam.

I didn’t notice the green tea at all. I tasted pineapple, although that is nowhere on the list of to be expected flavors. It was somewhat muddy. I’ll try it again cold. As a hot tea, it’s not near the top of my list, but I’ve certainly had worse.

I really liked this one. The pineapple was excellent. Super, super strong smell out of the package that lessened a bit after steeping. Very fruity and sweet without tasting like sugar.