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This tea is very fruity and reminds me of a summertime cocktail with a little umbrella in it that you’d sip poolside. The papaya is an interesting addition and not an ingredient that I encounter in teas very often. It adds a really nice tropical flavor. I’m happy that there’s no coconut in this blend. I steeped it for a few hours in my travel mug before pouring it over ice. Even so, it was quite weak. The tea is tart but slightly sweet. I almost wish there was more hibiscus and/or that cranberries were at the beginning of the ingredient list. I think it’d be nice paired with hibiscus leaves (or a tea like Queen of Tarts from DT) or another fruit infusion that has a bit more flavor like ME to WE. I’m not thoroughly impressed but I might buy a bag when the summer collection is released.

I received a sample of this from a teapal. The dry leaf smelled lovely. The tea is quite citrusy. The taste of pomegranates comes through nicely. While the hibiscus certainly contributes a tartness, I don’t find that the hibiscus is overwhelming or overpowering. In fact, I think it compliments the pomegranate. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn’t expecting to like it. Pomegranate blends are usually a miss for me. I wanted to love Pom Tango but I’m one of the few that don’t care for it. I’ll buy a bag or two of this tea from the summer collection when it’s available loose. It was really nice lightly sweetened with stevia and served over ice.

I bought a 150g tin of this because I was hopeful that it’d be a suitable replacement for the long discontinued Fantasy Island. I must say that this is everything I was hoping for and more. In fact, I think I prefer this blend to DT’s Fantasy Island. That’s saying a lot because Fantasy Island is one of my all-time favorite teas from DT.

I didn’t think I’d be crazy about the raspberry leaf in this blend but, thankfully, it doesn’t bother me. The black tea base is really nice and smooth. It reminds me of the 52 Teas black tea base(s). If anything I wish there was a bit more coconut flavor, but the berry/raspberry flavor is just so delightful. I don’t know that I distinguish any cake notes, but that’s fine by me. It’s quite decadent and jammy regardless. I added a few drops of stevia to sweeten it a bit. It also takes (almond) milk well.

I had this blend over ice this morning and definitely prefer it iced over hot. It tastes like flat Coca-Cola with lime, only not sickeningly sweet. I’m still toying with the idea of making this as a teapop. If I happen upon a sparkling water that I actually enjoy drinking I’ll give it a go. Until then I’ll be enjoying this over ice or chilled.

Cold-steeped this for 24 hours. The flavor is better but still quite light. I would’ve liked more hibiscus or something to give it a little more OOMPH. Cold-steeping seemed to tone down the lemongrass quite a bit, so at least it was more pleasant and palatable this go around.

Note to self: If you want a piña colada just have the real thing. Piña colada tea is not your jam.

A teapal sent me a few teaspoons of this to try. Sadly, I couldn’t finish the cup. Rooibos on its own is not my friend. It’s such a pity because it had such wonderful fruity flavor (predominantly strawberry and pineapple flavors to me). There were quite a few jellybeans in my sample, so that was a pleasant surprise, especially after reading that so many people didn’t have any jellybeans in their bags. I’m glad I got to try it to see what all the fuss was about, but I’m not upset that I don’t care for it. So many of DT’s blends are a miss for me lately.

I cold-steeped this for two days (forgot it was in the fridge!) to see if I’d like it just as much cold-steeped as I do iced. I think I like it more. Score! Cold-steeping is my new favorite way to steep herbal teas because I can use half the tea and still get all the awesome flavor. Nevermind the fact that they’re still tasty even if they’ve been in the fridge for over 24 hours. Yum! This is delicious. I wanted to try it a few different ways to be sure that I wanted to spend the money to stock up on it (another LE tea! grrrr!). It looks like I’ll have to bite the bullet after all.

This is another yummy blend that I did not like hot (as expected) but really enjoy over ice. It’s fruity, very fruity – mango, pineapple, passion fruit, orange and papaya. It’s like a lovely tropical cocktail without the alcohol. I love hibiscus, but I don’t find that it’s so overwhelming that it overpowers the fruitiness. It does have a very tart aftertaste, but I don’t mind. I will be repurchasing this one to sip on this summer. All that’s missing is the rum!

This tea. This tea caught me off guard. I expected to like it (chocolate teas seem to be my thing lately), but I didn’t think I’d like it THIS much. Truthfully, I had no idea what easter egg nests were until I googled the phrase. Apparently easter egg nests in the US typically contain coconut. Easter egg nests in the UK seem to contain cereal, usually popped rice. This tea tastes like a chocolate covered Rice Krispie treat. It’s really quite delicious – great chocolate flavor, slightly sweet, and a lovely toasted rice note. I sampled it hot and straight, but I imagine it would be even tastier with milk and sweetener. I’ll be stocking up on this as well.

This was one of the first teas I tried in my order, as I realized that the spring collection would soon be gone. As suspected. I was not a fan of this blend hot, but it’s lovely over ice. The dry leaf smells like a candy shop – sort of like Starburst and gummi bears combined. I’m not a Brit and I’ve never had a chance to try these fruit salad chews, but to me the tea tastes like raspberry and pineapple gummi bears (Haribo) in one bite. That’s the only way I can describe it. I will be stocking up on this one. I think it’ll be very refreshing in the summer.