297 Tasting Notes
Day 7 of the 12 days of Christmas
When I opened this I knew it was going to be delicious. It smelt caramel like, like dulce de leche. I didn;t really get any coconut in smell, until I steeped. I wasn’t expecting much in regards to coconut because I have been let down by so many coconute teas before.
But this…. OMG! This is devine. Sweet, coconut, caramel. Amazing. This is THE coconut tea I have been looking for. It is soooo good, even though it has been sitting all day.
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Day 4 of the 12 days of Christmas.
Finally getting to try this, I didn’t have time to steep it before work on Monday & I can’t drink black teas after 5pm. Or I get no sleep.
Alright so this is definetly berry smelling. I’m not exactly sure what black currants taste like. So this is berry like, almost raspberry-ey. A little on the artificial berry, but still very nice. I over steeped it a bit, so it does have a touch of astringency. But overall a really nice tea
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5th day of Christmas
Thanks Daisy-Chubb, this is the plain cinnamon black tea I have been looking for.
Nicely cinnamon like, with a nice black base. It’s reminiscent of candy hearts, but not like a melted cup of them (which I have found many teas to be). It’s just to say sweet, not not overly so in any way. Perfectly balanced!!
And oh the pretty glitter, which hits the cup right away <3
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one tea of 3 from Day 3 of The 12 Days of Christmas
Mapley oh maple… Canadian at that.
This is yummy! Freakin love this. It’s so mapley good. I accidentally over steeped it & had to add a bit of milk. But it was still sooooo delicious.
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Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas.
I have come to like matcha, however wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this one. Never been a fan of champagne, beer, wine. And this smelt remarkably like beer.
I would have to say this is probably highly true to the taste of Strawberry Champagne. I’m not gonna leave a numerical rating, because it’s just not my cup of tea. Made this the way I do all Matcha in my metal cocktail shaker with ice & milk
Thank you Azzrian for a super creative way to represent 2 Turtle Doves <3
my pic of it
http://instagr.am/p/TQ5x1gsGdO/
YAY Twelve Days of Christmas tea style.
Day 1-Pear Tree Tea.
I found in scent it reminded me of Teavana’s Chateau Blanc, but not as strong smelling (funny enough the smell of both kinda bug my tummy). I really liked Chateau Blanc so I had high hopes for this one.
It’s very similar in taste to Chateau Blanc, it’s hard to pinpoint, exactly what it tastes like. I find this one pulls off the wine/champagne flavour more. It’s also kind of earthy, tangy even maybe.
I don’t really know how to explain this one, except it’s yummy!
EDIT: oops forgot to add the link to my pic http://instagr.am/p/TObH2hsGT6/
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Interesting observations. I think yabao has a natural champagne quality. I know Chateau Blanc has orange, peach and pineapple in it. I used fruit from Teavana’s Asian Pear White Tea and Anjou Pear-adise Oolong before the whole pesticide debacle, because it was easy to get a hold of (I used to work there) and most of the pear melanges I saw online had questionable things in it like dairy. I removed all the hibiscus, rose, tea and odd tasting gooey fruit. But feared it still had a slight bubble gum flavor. I hope drinking the tea doesn’t bother your stomach.
Nope not at all, which is weird. Because normall when I don’t like the smell of something I can’t consume it. I do really love both of the teas.
I remember when the first shipment of Joie de Vivre (since remanined to Peach Bellini) came in last year and the bag smelled like nail polish, but it was an awesome dry white wine blend.
I went into Teavana last night to grab a mug for my girls’ teacher & low & behold I walked out without purchasing anything. But somehow left with tea. Opps lol
I somehow noticed flavours I hadn’t before, this being one of them. I have a friend who works there & she threw me enough for a few mugs of it.
I brewed it up this morning, dry & steeped it smells devine. Spicy & Orangey. LOVE!
This is so delcious. May be my fav Teavana tea to date! om nom nom. Must buy more… devilish tea
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WHA? Thought I reviewed this a while back when I received some as a sample. Well I ended up buying 2oz of it when I did my black Friday order.
This is very appley, with an almost roasted over a fire flavour. It’s a delcious apple tea, but with that great roasty flavour to it. I’m tired of always have black tea, so this is a light refreshing & delicious change.
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OH MY! My Black Friday order finally arrived. YAY! I tore into the box like a crazy person & smelt all my delicious new teas!
This smells very good, marshmallow, caramely goodness. It changes scent a little once steeping, kind of a funny smell :/
This is so amazingly spectacular. I don’t know if I like it more than Oatmeal Raisin Cookie or Chili Chocolate Truffle, but it is soooooooooooooo good.
It’s very marshmallow like, way better than any of the marshmallow or s’mores teas I’ve tried. And so caramel tasting. Wow just fantastic. Glad I ended up with 4oz of this. I even ended up over steeping it & it was still fabulous!
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I received some of this in a swap and loved it. I thought I posted a note. I feel that I remember it being marshmallow like. My first impression was that unlike two other smore teas I’ve tried these marshmallows actually melted.
This time around although very yummy, I didn’t find it as good as the first time. Although I didn’t really get to enjoy it the way it deserves between all the hustle and bustle of work and my sickly feeling tummy. I kinda wish I would actually get sick so I had a legitimate reason not to go to work, even though there is no one to cover for me.
Anywho, I will wait to give this a numerical rating until I have had the time to enjoy it properly.
Wow – glad to hear you enjoyed it so much! :-D