Jessie

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Hmm, I expected to like this one more. Not bad, but very little body and a bit bitter today. Must try again soon.

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So, three days ago I re-committed to low-carb, grain and processed foods-free eating. My blood sugar and my physical self are loving it. However, my head is going through serious carb withdrawal after a winter and spring of lazy eating. I’ve been foggy and groggy for two days straight. I’m trying to use tea as a distraction until the “low carb flu” passes, and hoped this might help my mental clarity in the mean time.

It hasn’t. I don’t think anything will. But it is tasty and makes me feel healthy! This one actually grows on me the more I drink it.

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Alright, I don’t like mint teas on the whole. But when I opened up my sampler from iHeartTeas.com last night, this knocked me backwards with how strongly awesome it smelled. It was the first to be sampled.

It was really good. I’ve been steering clear of red rooibos as I got sick of it, but it’s mostly obscured here by richly delicious chocolate and nicely fresh-tasting mint. Still not my favourite combination, but really nicely done and a great chocolate tea.

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I like this tea. It’s nice. But, it doesn’t seem to be exciting enough for me and I never find myself wanting to make it. So, I have a largely full tin sitting abandoned.

Last night, making a new pitcher of cold tea (that is standing in for water these days), I had an odd impulse to use this tea. And, actually, it’s not bad. The first sip is really odd and I get hit with that caramel, but it grows on me as I sip on it. It’s just a sweet, mild cool green tea.

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Well. I love rose scents (and am always worried this will make me smell like a little old lady), but was a bit hesitant with this one. Opening up the packet, the tea did smell rather perfumey. But, I thought it might be a nice and soothing cup after my first time in the gym in months. And, well, it does taste like I’m drinking rosewater. It’s strange for me. Not unpleasant, but as though something’s made it to my mouth that isn’t meant to be in there. I can’t really taste the sencha through the strong floral flavour. I suppose I’m just not accustomed to this!

This made a good, solid breakfast tea. Bright and bold but smooth. It didn’t blow me away, but I’ll definitely consider it again tomorrow morning as it’s a good, straight-forward, first-thing-in-the-morning-with-milk tea.

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I finally got around to trying one of my Tea Licious samples! Yikes.

This one reminded me a lot of DAVIDsTEA’s Long Life Oolong, flavouring-wise. That is a peach-flavoured oolong, so it will be interesting to try the Tea Licious peach oolong I also have. However, the oolong is much nicer. It’s fresh and green and stands up to the flavour really well. The flavouring is alright. I’m not a huge fan as I get a bit of the same slightly soapy quality from it as I do from Long Life Oolong. Overall, good but not stellar. I’m looking forward to the peach.

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This was better as a cold tea, but just something to drink. Not very flavourful.

This sample had been floating about forever in my tea corner, and was perfect for this morning. Deep, dark, rich, smooth.

This stuff is so good. Creamy and slightly sweet, with that awesome fresh young coconut taste. A definite rebuy.

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This is a nice berry tea, and I can tend to be picky with the berry-flavoured blacks. Subtle and natural-tasting strawberry.

I think I am officially over ordering tea from the US, for the most part. I’ve found great options from the UK, and I cannot get over the difference in shipping cost. Also, I placed my order on May 29 around noon (i.e. end of working day in the UK), and I just received it on June 2. This is blowing my mind.

Anyway, on to the tea itself. This has plenty of green in it, though less than the Jungpana. The dry leaf smells quite like hay. The liquor is nice and gold-amber, and yum! This is definitely less green-tasting than the Jungpana and with a bit more body. Deliciously smooth and sweet.