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Standard but I prefer the new version with more “bergamot”

Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Although I usually drink teas without sweeteners, I make an exception for this one. Not because it needs it…no no….simply because a little bit of rock sugar just enhances the sugar cookie flavor that much more. Add a splash of coconut milk, and you have a lovely dessert tea.

Needed a Black Tea to start my day…this will do the trick!

I’m nearing the end of this tin of tea, but thoroughly enjoying it. Just the perfect tea to usher in the nice weather of spring, with mellow grassy flavors of the sencha, and sweetness from the cherry blossoms. Delicious.

With the right amount of sugar added (my preference with white teas) this was drinkable, but something about the flavor was off-putting to me overall. I don’t think I’ll get this one again for myself, but I also wouldn’t throw it out if it was part of a mixed set or given to me as a gift.

I tried this one today when i went into the store to pick up some new teas to replenish my stock. They were giving out free samples of this one in the store, and i should let you know that i am not a huge fan of fruity teas at all.
However i was pleasently surprised by this tea, the fruity flavour of most teas are some times overwhelming and i usually end up leaving the tea bag in too long and it always turns out bad. But i would say that this tea is really good if your not a huge fan of fruity teas but want to try one or a christmas one or even a herbal one.

Advertised as having a “juicy mouth feel!” Lives up to its claim, I guess

So glad to have this back again in my cupboard. It’s really comforting on this snowy morning.

when I am in a hurry and use a sachet, this is one of the ones I go for in the morning. I truly enjoy the flavor and give it a thumbs up for a decent hit in the AM. Their Jasmine is lovely as well, but that’s for another post!

I’m down to the last 5 or 6 of my upton samples; the ones that I’m not really sure why I got, and well I’m going to be frank these leaves look weird. They’re irregularly twisted, but more prominently they’re an off-greyish green colour, and they smell like ginseng or matcha powder.
At first, it tastes like bitter ginseng, and lemongrass, but with a dirty and sharp taste. it’s very lemony, very bitter and very ginsengy, there really isn’t much else that ever happens. I actually noticed at one point that it does have quite a nice, thick, creamy mouthfeel, but it’s not something that you notice while drinking this one, since it’s so sharp and abbrasively bitter.
the lemon eventually steeped out around the fifth or sixth steep, and left really just ginseng, with hints of florals and earth. I used a moderate temperature, about 80C, and varied my steep time around, but to no avail.
It’s very uncomfortable drinking this tea, and I wound up cutting my review session short because of the discomfort.

Smells divinely like sugar cookies, but doesn’t taste much like it. It’s very good for setting the mood and giving you something warm to hold though.