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I love spiced teas, but I don’t get to drink them very often because of my allergies. They always smell so good and remind me of the holidays. When I saw that Della Terra had released a summer spiced plum I knew I had to try it. Since the new fridge came in yesterday, bright and early at 7am, I was finally able to cold steep something and have it be really cold. I’m excited!

Anyway, I’m excited about this tea as well, when I opened up the package it smelled so good. I couldn’t really detect a plum scent, but all the spices sure were there. Once steeped I noticed something, my tea shimmered, not sparkled, but shimmered very faintly as the light hit it. It was very pretty, somewhat mesmerizing, and temporarily distracted me from tasting my tea.

The tea itself was very spicy and I didn’t notice a plum flavor to it, just a slight sweetness every once in awhile. This may be because I cold steeped it and the spices took over. I wish I had saved enough of this one to find out if it would taste any different hot, but I used the whole try me sized package for my cold steep. I thought this was a very yummy tea, but wish the plum would have stood out above the spices.

I purchased the 5 for $5 sampler in late spring and this was the first one I decided to try. I have recently fallen in love with Tieguanyin and Verdant’s Autumn harvest immediately struck me with how different it was from the Spring harvest Tieguanyin teas that normally drink.

I loved the subtly sweet floral notes that stand out in the first steep of this tea. I actually think that it may be my favorite, which is unusual for me, I normally prefer the second or third steep most with Tieguanyin. It could just be my sweet tooth talking since I am a sucker for anything sweet.

I was impressed with the fact that I was able to resteep this so many times. I finally stopped around 6, but only because I need to switch to an herbal tea if I want to get any sleep tonight. I wish I would have purchased more than an ounce of this when it had an extra 25% off the clearance price.

Thanks to scribbles for sending me this tea in our swap.

The black base of this tea was really strong, and while I normally enjoy a good strong cup of black tea, I didn’t really care for this one. Even when steeped at 4 minutes (the lowest suggested time) I found this to have a strong astringency and a very bitter taste from the lemon and orange.

This might have more potential as a cold steep since that may cut down on the bitterness and astringency.