drank Spring Romance by Plum Deluxe
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I’m not a floral tea fan, but I’ve been trying to push my boundaries a little, so I bought this tea. The black tea is too light for me, barely making an appearance. I think the flower was supposed to be lilac, but I guess I haven’t had that before, so all I can say is that it tastes generically floral. It’s too floral for me, but that’s just my personal preference. The cup ends up with very weak black tea overpowered by a huge floral flavor. It needs something else complementing that flavor. I added milk, which didn’t seem to do much.

Dustin

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a lilac tea! It seems like a very elusive flavor in general. Too bad it wasn’t more distinct in this tea for you.

AJRimmer

Yeah, I’d definitely like to try one from another company at some point for the sake of comparison!

tea-sipper

Simpson and Vail has a lilac tea… not sure how accurate it is, but it’s plenty floral. It’s very cheap and you can buy just an ounce of it at a time (just looked at their site.)

Dustin

They sell in 1oz bags now?! That changes things!

AJRimmer

Wow that’s crazy cheap! S&V is the best!

Mastress Alita

It seems it is only that tea available in 1oz, not a global thing. Most of their herbals, the literary teas, park teas, etc. are still only available as 4 oz… sigh.

tea-sipper

Yeah, it depends on the tea with S&V for some reason. Some are available in all sizes. The great people at S&V are very accommodating, so if you wanted to ask about specific teas being sold with only an ounce or two, they might let you purchase them that way Mastress Alita. I have never tried it, though.

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Dustin

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a lilac tea! It seems like a very elusive flavor in general. Too bad it wasn’t more distinct in this tea for you.

AJRimmer

Yeah, I’d definitely like to try one from another company at some point for the sake of comparison!

tea-sipper

Simpson and Vail has a lilac tea… not sure how accurate it is, but it’s plenty floral. It’s very cheap and you can buy just an ounce of it at a time (just looked at their site.)

Dustin

They sell in 1oz bags now?! That changes things!

AJRimmer

Wow that’s crazy cheap! S&V is the best!

Mastress Alita

It seems it is only that tea available in 1oz, not a global thing. Most of their herbals, the literary teas, park teas, etc. are still only available as 4 oz… sigh.

tea-sipper

Yeah, it depends on the tea with S&V for some reason. Some are available in all sizes. The great people at S&V are very accommodating, so if you wanted to ask about specific teas being sold with only an ounce or two, they might let you purchase them that way Mastress Alita. I have never tried it, though.

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I’m an event planner who always has multiple mugs of tea beside me. Hobbies other than tea include board games, video games, cooking international dishes, science fiction, hiking, jigsaw puzzles, tap dancing, reading, listening to podcasts, and playing with my troublesome kitties.

Favorite flavors: dessert flavors, nutty, melon, mint, strawberry, anything rooibos-related.

Don’t prefer: Smoky, rosemary, savory flavors, floral (other than lavender), plain tea.

I always drink flavored tea, and preferably caffeine-free or black. I’ll try just about anything though! Let me know if you’re interested in a swap!

My ratings are kind of meaningless, but basically
90-100 pretty perfect
80-89 really good
70-79 good, but not the best
60-69 okay, but probably not for me
1-59 varying degrees of dislike

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