The NecessiTeas

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Made this as a latte and honestly, it’s basically the same as the plain hot tea. It’s not richer or thicker or anything more as a latte than it is as a plain tea. Either way, it tastes like a Terry’s chocolate orange.

The other day I had a really weird sausage that could only be described as a sausage made by the Terry’s Chocolate Orange company if they decided to give up on chocolate and refocus their efforts to sausages. Basically, the sausage had a lot of orange flavor, but not just any orange, that very distinctive orange flavor in a Terry’s Chocolate Orange. It was not bad but it was weird and then it got me thinking about those chocolate oranges which brought this tea to mind.

This tea, like most other Necessiteas blends, is spot on for that flavor. It is much better hot but the flavor continues through even as it cools. I just personally think flavorwise it lends itself to a hot tea much better.

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The combination of peppermint and mocha is making this come off almost dirty. I don’t know how to describe it but today the flavors really aren’t working and as a latte it is coming off quite thin. The one solace is the sprinkles and whipped cream on top.

I had high hopes for this one but ultimately I am not loving it.

This was a tea I was really interested in so I was pleased to see it was part of the 12 teas of Christmas. Drinking it now, I am happy I didn’t buy more tbh because while it smelled mouthwatering while steeping, the flavour is a bit flat. It’s sorta chocolate-y with a hint of peppermint. Imagine someone stirred powder hot chocolate mix in water instead of milk and that’s sorta how this mug turned out. While that isn’t terrible, it does fall short of my expectations.

Finished this off. Nice and creamy! I love the combination of mint and marshmallow. I would definitely purchase this one around the holidays again.

Enjoyed this as an oat milk latte with a shot of DavidsTea’s Candy Cane Matcha. The little milk frother I got for Christmas really changed the latte game for me. Super smooth and creamy, with a beautiful minty coolness. Even though the matcha is pretty sweet, it’s not cloying.

Mmmmmm. I’ve had quite a few cups of this over theist few days. A bit of sugar really makes this pop. I love the mini marshmallows and the crushed candy cane pieces. It’s so festive looking, and tastes creamy and wonderful.

Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge: a tea flavored like a favorite snack food
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This isn’t as tasty as I remember it….probably because I made this straight, rather than as a latte like I had done before. Not really tasting any peanut butter, more vanilla and chocolate.

I received this as a sample in a recent order from Necessiteas. Cinnamon was sounding especially tasty today, and this definitely seemed to fit the bill. Wow. What a bold cinnamon flavor. Tastes like a melted red hot, which really hit the spot.

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This isn’t a flavor I’d usually purchase, but it was given as a sample in a previous order. It’s a nice citrus profile- more like a lemon cream pie than limoncello.

I received this in one of my multiple orders from Necessiteas over the last few months. I’m really loving the blends I’ve tried! I probably would’t have chosen this for myself, so it was a nice surprise. I’ve also been having A LOT of really heavy teas lately, this morning in particular, and wanted something a bit more vibrant and bright. This definitely hit the spot! Zesty and packed full of bright citrus flavor. Really lemony, a bit of vanilla.

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I completely forgot about this sample from Sororitea Sisters and so it’s been hanging out in a ziploc, hidden in my stash, for years. As a result, this doesn’t taste like much. It seemed to have potential though. Sad…

Had this as a teapop with strawberry Perrier and it was awesome! Plus it helped me check off the last box of Valentine’s Bingo just in time.

S is for…Strawberry Rose Champagne

I made this and Strawberry Sparkling Wine by Tea Please iced. I think they are the same tea so I wanted to try them side by side. Things got hectic and those iced teas were made hours ago and were sitting out in a cool room. I am trying them now though. Check out the note for Strawberry Sparkling Wine here: https://steepster.com/rachel12610/posts/418163

This take on it leans more heavily into the strawberry I think. It is sweeter and almost jammy with an effervescence that says champagne at the end of the sip. It’s actually like a strawberry gummy flavour given the sweetness I am getting.

I just learned my brother-in-law didn’t realize there was an order to the colors of the rainbow. Is Roy G Biv not a thing everyone knows?! His whole family does not know this. His closet, his baby’s closet, the baby toys, the game pieces, etc. are all organized in the order of the rainbow and now we understand why HE NEVER KNEW HOW TO PUT THINGS AWAY! WHAT?!!?!!?!?! I am mind blown. I drank this while learning this so I was not paying attention because I was mostly just asking “what?!”

Another teapop sipdown of this one (296)

For the first time in almost a year, I decided to write a Sororitea Sisters review. I mean, with exams done, what else am I doing with my time? Writing the review had me opening my Sororitea Sisters spreadsheet which led me to realize there was a bunch of reviews I have not shared on steepster from the Sororitea website. That got me organizing the spreadsheet which led to me realizing I had multiple copies of it on my computer. Then that led me to realize my folders were a mess which led me to organizing my computer folders and one drive.

After a couple hours of organizing, I have circled back to the Sororitea website. This was the oldest tea review of the ones I haven’t shared on steepster. It is from April 2019 which isn’t terrible but it’s also on the 4th page of reviews under my name so I have a bunch posted since then.

This review is about the first time I tried this tea. I won an instagram giveaway for some NecessiTeas blends and I sent them to my Dad in California. He brought the teas with him when he came for my brother’s graduation back in 2018 (that’s how long it takes for reviews to be posted to the Sororitea site and then how long it takes for me to post them here). I pulled this out and made it as a teapop, which fascinated my Dad. He believes that tea is for the sick so when he tried this, he was like “I thought you were making tea?” because he thought I handed him soda. He was so fascinated in fact that he drank two cups of this.

So obviously this tea makes for a nice tea pop.

Check out my full review here: http://sororiteasisters.com/2019/04/14/strawberry-rose-champagne-the-necessiteas/

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Apparently I am in a strawberry and champagne mood lately seeing as this is the second strawberry and champagne cupcake I have had in two days. I only noticed when I was posting my tea picture….weird.

Anyways, I picked this because despite it being quite cool outside, it was sunny and that had me craving a tea pop all day. This tea is a really nice tea pop so I pulled it out of the stash only to realize I only had about 3.5 teaspoons. So, I modified the amounts of everything and made a tiny 8 oz tea pop in one of my regular mugs and hoped there would be no drastic change in temperature that would cause it to break. It did not.

This just has a nice mild flavor with sweet strawberry and a touch of champagne. Some cups are more floral than others but I find the rose adds more of a sweetness coupled with the strawberry than anything.

Mmmmm….an excellent tea to start the day. I’m often dubious of both cherry and chocolate flavors in tea- they often come across as medicinal, or downright artificial tasting. I actually found this to be pretty true to biting into a cherry cordial. I’ll definitely being adding some oat milk and making it a latte next time.