Prince Vladimir

Lovely aroma when dry and lots of nice pieces of peal in the tea – when brewed I think it is a little too laid back – drunk hot the tea itself is good but the spice, especially the vanilla, is much less prevalent than the aroma suggests…

As iced tea more a little more spice comes through

In no way a bad drink but the description, packaging and dry aroma promised so much more [oh well that just sounds like the human condition]

very nice as iced tea. chai-ish, but not quite as spicy.

I had my first cup of this in a café and fell in love with it. Smells like Cola, tastes spicy and reminds me of some candy.. Then I bought a tin of loose leafs, the smell is still here, but way lighter and the taste ! I just get black tea with a vague hint of spice.

I might try to steep it for a shorter time after reading Rijje’s comments, hoping to find my prince again :D

I don’t care for this tea. I couldn’t really taste the vanilla and citrus mentioned in the description here. If you love the flavor of cloves, you will love this tea.

I’m sure this is considered a great quality tea, especially considering the hefty price I paid for it, but It’s a little too heavy on the spice for me. And, like the others, there was a vague cola flavor somewhere in there, and I’m not a fan of cola.

Spicy, with heavy notes of vanilla, cloves, cinnamon and bergamot. Best when brewed for a short time. It is a good Christmas time tea. The only negative is that they come in enormous tins (4.4 oz) and after two years, I have yet to come close to finishing it but can’t bring myself to toss it out… It is still fragrant enough to be potpourri though!

one of my favourites

Prepared in a french press…

A warm, spicy tea that would be great for cold weather. I drank unsweetened and without milk, but imagine this would stand up very well to cream.