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Apparently, I liked this more the first time I had it. It fell a bit flat this time; it is a couple years old but still. I think I expected the flavour to be more like Butiki’s ctc blends, the names of which are currently escaping me. Not a bad tea, just needs more flavouring.

Getting to a few more 52teas in anticipation of my incoming order(s)!

This one, I recall being a favourite, although there was a surprising amount remaining. (Most favourites appear to be down to the final cup; this one was probably just misplaced for a while.) I didn’t really pay a ton of attention while drinking it, but definitely still enjoyed it. BIG fan of hojicha/white blends as the base tea, and Anne does berry flavourings quite well. I think the white tea is going off a touch though – it seems to do so in many blends, so I probably should finish this one off promptly.

It amazes me how much I’d actually forgotten about newborns and how much work it is just to feed them/make sure they sleep safely. It’s exhausting. Little one is currently fussing; hopefully “bedtime” isn’t a 4-hour ordeal like it was last night…

Anyhow, another tea I was pretty excited about. Love a well-done peach tea, which is actually somewhat rare? But like the blueberry one, I liked one of Deb’s previous peach teas, so I had high hopes.

Unlike Almond Lavender Biscotti, the lavender is not so strong here as to completely drown out the other flavours – I can definitely taste the peach, and I like it! I don’t know that I’m getting any pound cake vibes from the blend, and I wish the balance favoured the peach a bit more, but it’s a tasty blend. Probably don’t like it enough to pick up more (I would need more peach, and more cake, for that), but I think I’ll enjoy what I have.

I want to love this tea, but haven’t had a great deal of luck with Deb’s black/rooibos blends, so I wasn’t sure how it would fare. Interestingly – I actually didn’t really notice the rooibos, but instead, pretty much only tasted the lavender, which was quite strong. I think, in retrospect, I overleafed it and may have accidentally drowned out any other flavours. I’ll have to give it another whirl later, but worst case, I’ll mix this with another tea to temper the lavender and add a bit more interest.

ETA: Resteep of this tempered the lavender and brought out some nice cakey/nuttiness. I enjoyed the resteep more than the first infusion, actually.

Got a huuuuuge teamail today from Deb – 2 sub boxes + 2 orders (one from each of the two latest collections). (And my next huuuuuge teamail from 52teas was mailed out today – hooray!)

Had to dive right into these fun new teas! I was looking forward to this one, as I’ve previously enjoyed one of Deb’s blueberry teas, and was interested in how the almond would come through. The dry tea smelled nicely fruity, though not really much almond. The flavour was similar – a rich black base, distinct blueberry, and just a hint of almond – pretty good! I think I prefer it the way it is, with less almond, as sometimes I find that flavouring to be rather overwhelming, and artificial, which it’s not here.

A good start!

Ah, similar thoughts to before. I should enjoy this, but it has a bit of a weird ingredient list so it doesn’t hit quite right. Primarily an almondy flavour.

(DavidsTea already recorded)

Eggnog latte; pretty decent actually. Kind of nutty, lots of banana, and a bit of spice.

Judging by the reviews, this tea has not done well with time. I opened up the teabag in order to brew individual cups, and although it does taste somewhat coconutty, it was pretty meh by this point.

5g sample of this tea. It was tasty enough, but nothing really stood out to me from other laoshan greens from Verdant. I think “reserve” harvests, etc., are a bit lost on me. Fresh greens are already quite delicious! Sweet, beany, lots of umami.

(DavidsTea already recorded)

Eggnog latte-d this tea. Very prominent walnut brownie flavours, which mixed well with the eggnog – but also made me realize that this isn’t a favourite flavour combo.