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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 10: Gräddkola

I was so excited when this tea finally didn’t have cinnamon. It was similar to Cavalla with the cacao shells and the coconut added some creaminess, but I didn’t find it to be overly special.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 9: Plommon och Kanel

Ahhh the cinnamon. Is there was a theme to this calendar (thus far) it’s just too much cinnamon.

This tea has some almost tart plum in the background, but the cinnamon. The cinnamon is a lot.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 8: Julens Kryddor

This is fine, for a Christmas spice tea. There’s nothing wrong with it, but also nothing really right with it?

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 7: Sagosoppa

Hmm this one has a berry flavour, but it’s leaning a bit syrup-y.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 6: Aprikos

This one smells really lovely! The scent is apple cider vibes, which I love — this also happened with a tea from Martin last week, hmm! Sadly the cinnamon overpowered the apricot here. There was still some juicy apricot in the background, but definitely to heavy-handed with the cinnamon.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 5: Hallon och Rosemarin

The main flavour here is definitely rosemary with hints of orange, but I really like this one. The only issue is that the flavour could be a bit more, it’s almost “diluted”. I ordered some of this one, so plenty more to experiment with!

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 4: Citrusfest

This is giving bergamot and lime peel. Not so much a fan.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 3: Skogsbär

Far too rooibos-y and too cinnamon-y for my liking. I left this sitting on the counter and thought I’d give it another chance before dumping the remaining half mug, but the liquorice root had come out full-force and was cloying.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 1: Sweet Chai of Mine

We had kind of a rough year and I wasn’t feeling at all festive and didn’t order any advents. But, we were delayed at the Toronto airport for 12 hours on 30-Nov and I emailed Nabo on a whim to order these advents for when we got back. I’m feeling much better that I ordered them and now I can join in the advent fun with everyone here and Lex and I an enjoy them together at home. :)

Ooh this is an interesting chai. The lemongrass isn’t coming across as lemongrass, but is adding a lightness and smoothness to this cuppa. Quite lovely. The cinnamon is dominant , mixed with the pink peppercorns to make it almost candy cinnamon heart-esque.

Nabo 2023 Advent Day 2: Rom och Kako

I am not generally a fan of alcohol teas and rum is blech (imo). This tea has captured the rum, but mellowed it out significantly with a real creaminess that I’m assuming comes from the cacao shells. The combination means neither flavour is super prominent, but it’s a lovely cuppa to enjoy as my breakfast tea today. I might even consider ordering this one as an easy tea to have at work.