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To further complicate the description of this tea….mine says something different in the ingredients. Mine says “fruit and subtle flowers combine with bergamot and a hint of rose on a black tea base that has notes of wood and cocoa.”

The aroma is more lime than bergamot to me. Is finger lime (in someone else’s description) the same as bergamot?

Edited to add: One package was reported as having finger lime listed as an ingredient. I just looked that up and it is also called a caviar lime. I wondered why on earth they added the word caviar in the name. No wonder we perceived lime flavor as prevalent.

This is mostly citrusy with the barest hint of rose if I close my eyes and look for it and pretend I found it. The black tea base is very woody indeed. If it has chocolate notes, I must be honest that the lime/bergamot aftertaste is covering that up for me. It is not terribly strong bergamot, though. And I really do get more of a lime vibe from this. This packet is new so this should be the current recipe. It was purchased at the Dammann Freres shop in Paris just a few weeks ago.

I am icing some now to see if I like it sweet and cold. It is good, but not one I need to repurchase.

derk

Finger limes have juice sacs that are separated in little balls like caviar1

beerandbeancurd

Speaking of vulgar poets, Jesus lawd

beerandbeancurd

“…if I close my eyes and look for it and pretend I found it.”

You are delight on a stick. XD

ashmanra

derk: That is so cool! I wondered if maybe they named them that to give a “fancy and pricey like caviar” vibe but that explanation clears it all up.

Y’all and the vulgar poets thing lololol

And beerandbeancurd – you, too, my dear one. You, too!

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drank Citrus Rooibos by Dammann Frères
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I have been having reflux issues big time lately so no night snacking for a while for me. I knew the reflux was going to make me hoarse, and sure enough Alexa asked me to confirm who I was this morning when I added something to the shopping list.

I don’t really like red rooibos but I decided to try this since I have had a couple of flavored ones that were okay. (I love flavored green rooibos.) surely Dammann would do a good job.

I think they did, too. I would not go out and buy this, but if I didn’t have anything else caffeine free to drink, I wouldn’t be crushed. The cherry cough syrup, woody red rooibos flavor is there, but the type of citrus flavors they put with it slide in there and make them more palatable. It is fresh and bright and would probably be pretty good iced.

I am glad I tried it, even if I wouldn’t seek it out!

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drank Amande Amaretti by Dammann Frères
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A sipdown!

I have been having this for breakfast, and it is great with pretty much any breakfast food. Today I drank a small pot all by myself and I am feeling the caffeine!

Almond and amaretto are such marvelous flavors. Dammann Freres didn’t mess them up!

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drank Happy Dreams by Dammann Frères
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I was given a single sachet sample of this, but I would definitely buy it one day if I were placing a Dammann Freres order. I really get burned out on chamomile in the evening pretty easily, so the discovery of green rooibos base teas was a thrill. And now here is a tea with mostly lemongrass base that smells so good in the pouch that you want to eat it like candy. This is sweet and citrusy with a hint of vanilla and a little licorice scent.

I can’t see any star anise in my sachet but I definitely smell it. I wouldn’t mind the anise being stronger, but this is still so good. I had it with a Fortnum and Mason Raspberry and Rose Florentine because I had a bad case of snackies tonight. I am well satisfied.

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Derk tucked a couple of packets of this in her last care package, and while my addled brain can forget why I walked into a room, I actually remembered having a taste of the same tea in the past. I waited to enjoy the encore cup before reading my previous review so as not to skew the results this time around. And with both cups, oolong + salted caramel = banana. Good banana, but not an equation one would expect!

derk

I’m not sure this tea has ever been in my possession to be able to gift to you. From whom could it be??

ashmanra

It was from moi! I sent a couple of bags of it in a card last March!

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This elegant little sample came from ashmanra and I saved it for a Sunday afternooner. The caramel made its presence known mostly through the scent, a little more gently throughout the top half of the cup and after it cooled … banana? Bananas foster? (That’s caramel-compatible, isn’t it?) A little unexpected twist there, but altogether, very tasty!

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This was given to me as a sample when I went to the DF store in Paris. It was a really lovely experience, and the associate that assisted me was so nice and helpful.

This is a perfectly fine jasmine green tea. Jasmine teas still have a special place in my heart, as they were my first favorite tea.

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drank Kiwi Fukuyu by Dammann Frères
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A big thanks to derk for sending this one to me.

This was my first time trying a kiwi-flavored tea. The aroma is absolutely intoxicating. Very fruity and sweet but not quite like kiwi. It’s reminiscent of something like warm raspberry compote or jam.

The tea has a delicious fruity flavor. Juicy peach and tropical mango up front and a mild note of mint later. The flavoring is done well here despite the kiwi being a little hard to discern. Tastes very natural, not overpowering or fake. Cold brewing does bring out more of a kiwi-like tangy-sweet flavor. Enjoyed this a lot more than the other excessively perfumey DF teas I’ve had before .

Flavors: Kiwi, Mango, Peach, Raspberry, Tropical Fruit

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec 2 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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Not sure how i feel about this one yet. I didn’t get a lot of banana in this one – more sort of a fruity business going on here. Not bad..but not quite what I was expecting maybe?

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drank Noël à Prague by Dammann Frères
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drank Noël à Prague by Dammann Frères
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drank Noël à Prague by Dammann Frères
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drank Noël à Prague by Dammann Frères
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drank Noël à Prague by Dammann Frères
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drank Caramel by Dammann Frères
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drank Caramel by Dammann Frères
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drool worthy and much needed today

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drank Caramel by Dammann Frères
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It’s not caramel-toffee but it IS Caramel. and it IS delicious. So glad i picked this one up – now i have to try not to drink through it at record speed!

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drank Mûre Sauvage by Dammann Frères
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drank Mûre Sauvage by Dammann Frères
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drank Mûre Sauvage by Dammann Frères
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drank Mûre Sauvage by Dammann Frères
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