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This is more lightly flavored than some DavidsTea matcha blends I’ve had. One time, I made some meringue and put it on top and torched it. That made the cup fun, but the matcha was definitely overshadowed. I never had a cup of this I really loved unfortunately. Possibly the flavor profile is too indistinct to show up clearly. It’s certainly not bad, I just taste matcha and the tiniest desserty something extra.

I wish I tasted any butter or rum, but I don’t. Warm, I really only taste the roasted base, which I’m unfortunately rarely a fan of. I shared this with my partner, and he said it was quite savory and not his thing either. It’s best cool with milk and sugar. I actually quite enjoyed the last half a mug since somehow everything but a tasty marshmallow flavor faded. Hard to know how to rate this one!

I didn’t love this at first, but when I added sweetener and milk and put it in the fridge, it became pretty smooth and nice, though it didn’t stand out too much. The flavors weren’t distinct enough to say what it was supposed to be. Fun to try from the TTB, but I wouldn’t call it luscious.

This ended up a little bitter every time despite proper steeping. I like it best sweetened cold without milk. I taste a lot of soda and a bit of cherry. The cola part was tasty, but the bitterness was unfortunate. The cold resteep was nice and soda-like. Maybe I should have cold brewed all the steeps, not just resteeps.

TTB sample! This is surprisingly a little bit smoky? It’s quite hearty and has a nice flavor, though it’s not something I’d specifically need to seek out again.

I really enjoyed the 52teas orange anise black tea recently, so I was excited to see this sort of similar tea in the TTB. The licorice is bright and sweet and goes really well with the black base. There’s also some orange for a bit of extra intrigue. I’m drinking it with milk and sweetener, and it’s quite nice! The resteep is nice as well.

TTB sample! With lots of sugar, this wasn’t bad cold. I taste the red fruit and some spices. It’s not unique, but it’s pleasant!

TTB sample! This was just okay. It’s rooibos with some other random flavor muddled in there. It’s better with sugar and milk, but I couldn’t tell what it was trying to do.

I got a few samples from a tiny tea shop in Brighton! This is a decent rooibos chai, while still having a bit of a murky flavor from the base. The resteep was hearty enough! I wouldn’t necessarily seek it out, but I appreciated that it was slightly different from other chais due to the random ingredients that you can’t taste specifically, but make it more interesting, like pomegranate and cocoa apparently?

The first time, I didn’t taste too much bergamot or any brulee outside of maybe some bitterness. It was a little nondescript for me, unfortunately. The next time I had it, it tasted a little fruity or like a light EG, but that was it. The resteep was actually deeper and tastier for some reason. The bag is gone after two cups – I just wanted more from this one!