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I still have the tiny tin of this from the advent calendar. I had tried this before, but I guess I didn’t write a note. So on to the tea:
This was a good chocolate-y almond taste. Slightly sweet, but mostly a darker chocolate taste.
I like that the licorice is subtle but I can still feel it coating my throat a little.
2nd steep: boiling, 5 min, the almond is still there, and I can taste the goji more, but less of the chocolate.

Quite good tropical flavour. It is slightly tart, and a little sweet.
I can taste the hibiscus and the papaya the most I think.
I cold brewed this.
I had this hot a long time ago when I bought this, but forgot to rate it.
It is certainly not my favourite, but it is refreshing.
Also, this is for a good cause, so I will be giving it a good rating.
I might re-buy this.

I tried this cold brewed today. It was so good.
Sweet, slightly creamy, smooth vanilla taste.
This will be a nice treat for spring and summer.
I will also have to try it as a popsicle!

I steeped it at 4 and 7 minutes and tried it and it was weak, then I remembered some notes on here saying to steep it for 10 minutes. So I tried it and wow, that is good.
It is sweet, smooth, creamy caramel.
I would give it a 100 rating but it is so darn expensive.
I ate the mulberries after steeping and they were yummy.
I don’t think I could get a 2nd steep out of this though.
Definitely a re-buy though.

I cold brewed this tea last night to see if I liked it better this way. What a difference!
It is so much better now. Sweet and yummy enough to not need extra sugar.
I will certainly only make it this way now.
There is still a little bit of a strange aftertaste, but it is tolerable now.
Upping the rating significantly

I was staring into my tea box this morning. And pulled out this package “I still have pumpkin chai!!!!!!” I was suprised, how could I forget about this beauty?
Made as a latte with a smidgen of brown sugar.
Smells amazing as always.
Tastes even better than I remember!
Yummy pumpkin pie!

This was a fairly sweet flowery tea. Maybe a little bit too flowery. The pomegranate was buried beneath all the flowers.
Next time I will have to mix with a straight white so the flower isn’t quite as strong.

This was a good, slightly sweet and slightly spicy rooibos.
This was really good tonight on a really cold night, really warms you up inside!

This tea is comforting, smooth, slightyly floral? maybe but mostly a nutty flavour.
Very light tasting.
2nd steeping was almost too light of a flavour, the taste was too weak I think.

I was worried that this was going to be quite tart because of the rosehip. I was wrong because it is quite sweet and the pomegranate taste really comes through.
I wouldn’t drink this everyday, but if I want a fruity black it would do the trick.
This would work well as an iced tea as well I think.

This is the first assam that I have had. I enjoyed this, but it is very hard to describe. I guess the only way to describe it is malty flavour.
I have no other assam to compare it to, but I am sure it is not top quality. However, I do enjoy the flavour.
This is quite good, and like all the other Bulk Barn purchases, very inexpensive for the quality you get.

I am so sad that I didn’t get more of this tea. I have really grown to like it.
So smooth, sweet, and calming.
The second steeping is just as good as the first.
So nice for a cold winters day here in Canada.
I will miss you buttercream when you are gone :(

I also cold brewed this overnight 1.5teaspoons.
This was sweet and refreshing.
I added a little sugar at the end, but I don’t think that it needed it.
This will make a nice spring/summer treat

This is slightly sweet, slightly tart.
I cold brewed this overnight using 1.5teaspoon
I added a little sugar at the end, and liked it a little better but I prefer to not have to add anything to my teas.
Certainly a yummy fruit taste.

I have to up this rating because I woke up this morning with a sore throat. And this tea really does soothe a sore throat. I guess I will be drinking lots of this today.
And I love mint
2nd steep: boiling, maybe 8min. Still soothing
I will be keeping this one stocked in my cupboard in all the winter months
Wow!!! That was my 101 tasting note!!! It doesn’t take long to get to 100!

The was slightly sweet with a hint of citrus. I don’t like too strong citrus, so just a hint of it was fine with me.
The oolong is not the best quality out there, but it is still smooth and buttery.
I am fairly happy with this one for such a great price….I got 25g for 72cents!
2nd steep: 95degrees, 7min, less buttery, more citrus, still fairly decent.

This was sweet and fruity enough, tasted vaguely of pear but it had a very strange aftertaste following each sip.
I think I would like it, but I can’t get around that weird taste.
2nd steep: much the same, that weird taste didn’t go away

This tastes like dark chocolate. Not too sweet but still very yummy.
It gave me quite the energy boost as well.
I will definitely buy this again.
It tastes a little similar to DT’s chocolate rocket.

This is good chocolate, coconut.
This is sweet and smooth, a good dessert tea, and satisfying.

2nd steep: 10 min, milder in taste but possibly even better tasting!

It was sweet enough, but there is too much lavender for me. I think I have discovered that lavender is not a flavour I really enjoy in tea.
It is ok, but I probably won’t re-buy this.

Aroma: very intriguing and yummy
This is way too sweet for me. The nougat pieces have too much of a fake taste that leaves a really weird aftertaste.
2nd steep: still just as fake sweet with the weird aftertaste.

I am not really a fan of senchas but this one smells really good.
I found it a little too woodsy and vegetative.
I didn’t get much strawberry flavour.
2nd steep: same flavour, just weaker
Definitely not my fav

This is a pretty good rooibos. I have no idea what buckthorn is supposed to taste like though.
The taste was slightly bitter but also slightly sweet, with a nice creamy feel.
I like it because it is so different from all my other teas and it is nice after a heavy meal day.

I hadn’t had this in a long time. I forgot how good it is. I have started doing a short 30 second steep and dumping out that water because I like the 2nd and 3rd steeps way better. This takes away the spinachy-vegetable taste that I didn’t like before.
2nd steep: almost boiling, 7 min
Now, it is smooth and creamy, a nice treat….but also expensive
Increasing the rating a little!