I had seen this company in passing a few times, and thought the concept was cute. They have created a fairy character for each of their six teas, with pretty artwork to match. I always found their teas too expensive ($17 for 20 sachets) so never ordered any. But now they have a 40% off sale for the rest of July, so my curiosity got the better of me, and I ordered four blends to try. The packaging is very pretty, albeit impractical since it’s just a non-resealable foil pouch inside a cardboard tube. But the empty tubes will look lovely in my teaware cabinet!
This tea is an Earl Grey with caramel and vanilla (although the ingredients list has blackcurrant and not vanilla). Of course, I immediately thought of Paris, but this is organic and doesn’t seem to be the same tea. The EG part here actually reminds me strongly of Dessert by Deb, it has the same weird musty/earthy quality to it that I remember from her bergamot blends. As for the other flavors, I do think I get caramel, but it’s difficult to tell if there’s currant and/or vanilla. Mostly it tastes like a plain EG with that weird musty flavor. A little bit powdery, even?
So not off to a great start heh, we’ll see if the rest of the teas follow suit. I kind of expected these to not be great, since it seems like they put so much effort into the packaging and overall theme. But we shall see!
Flavors: Bergamot, Caramel, Earthy, Floral, Hay, Mineral, Musty, Powdery, Sweet, Tannic
