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Thank you Flyawaybirdie for sending this tea my way!

Of course this is an amazing cup of yum. The deep cocoa flavor combined with the earthy, grainy flavor is soooo good. I also love how thick, creamy, and silky smooth this tea is. It’s just a pleasure to drink. I’m sure I’ll resteep the leaves many times today and enjoy each and every cup.

What a way to wake up! I feel totally spoiled. :)

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve had this one, so I thought I’d make it my before bed tea. The fact that it has hibiscus in it keeps me away, but to be honest there’s not a lot of tart hibiscus flavor going on here. Mostly I get sweet, juicy blueberry and apple. The herbal is sweet enough on its own, so I didn’t add sugar. This is really pretty good. Now if I can just remember to drink it on a regular basis….

This is usually my I’m-sick-and-need-something-that-taste-good-with-honey tea. Tonight I thought it’d be a nice herbal. The lemon flavor is strong, and while I can taste the ginger it’s not heating up the back of my throat the way a lot of ginger heavy teas do. Instead of adding honey I added a little white sugar, and the result is something very close to lemonade. It’s not bad, but I think I like honey more.

I’ll still save most of these teabags for when I’m feeling sick, but it’s a nice lemony herbal to have just ’cause every now and then.

I’ve been drinking this a lot lately. It’s great as a cold brew, and because it’s in tea bags it’s a lot less messy. I like the mint and green tea together. Even though this isn’t a gunpowder green it’s still pretty good.

I am barely staying awake, and today is going to be a long, long day, so bring on the Yerba Mate and black tea. If those two things just happens to be flavored with pineapple and chai spices so much the better.

I will do all the things!

First tea of the day. I was getting ready to make a different tea, but as soon as I saw this I grabbed it. It’s such a good breakfast tea! It’s has strength and body, and lots and lots of flavor. The malt note is strong, but there’s also an earthy note as well as spice and leather. The smoke note helps to bind it all together so that I feel like I’m at a great B & B that’s tucked into the woods sitting in my room in a super comfy chair, a roaring fire in the fireplace, and cups and cups of this tea ready for me to drink. With a good book. My daydreams often have good books and good tea in them!

Another tea from Ost. Thank you!!!

Meh. I couldn’t coax much flavor out of this one. It wasn’t bitter or astringent, and I picked up a little cocoa and maybe stone fruit as the tea cooled. Other than that it was pretty bland. I added some sugar at the end which highlighted the fruity note. If I have this again maybe I’ll try it with sugar and cream.

My Whispering Pines order arrived yesterday which means that this lovely is back in my cup today. The rest of my order is actually a Christmas present, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to hold out once I had this back in the house. Thankfully I bought a whopping four ounces, so two of those ounces are back in the tin where they belong. The other two will wait under the tree for me. :)

The tea… it’s full of chocolate notes as well as stone fruit, malt, and honey. Once the tea cools there’s a deeper molasses flavor. There’s also the taste of multigrain bread which is so good when combined with all of the other flavors going on in this cup. The tea is moderately thick, smooth, and not astringent. It resteeps very well with more bread like flavors coming out in the second and third steep. Delicious!

My tea to keep my company while I run errands. I’m enjoying how creamy and smooth this is. It adds to the mint and vanilla flavors. This tea also holds up well in a travel mug which is a huge check mark in its favor. Plus, it smells amazing. I feel like I get an aromatherapy session while I’m driving through the city. Win, win, win!

I’m normally a fan of first flush Darjeelings, but this blend has made its way into my heart. I love the mix of floral and muscatel flavors, and I like that there’s also a nice earthy note. This can be resteeped a couple of times, and it makes a stellar iced tea. As far as Darjeelings go this blend is a true workhorse.