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The scent of this tea is candy-like, but it doesn’t quite taste as good as it smells. I got a huge waft of chocolate in the dry smell, but it doesn’t reflect at all in the brewed tea. It’s quite bland actually. Milk and agave take away a slight bitterness that I found apparent while sipping this tea black. This is just a sample though, and I have enough for another cup if I ever feel inclined to drink this again. It’s ok, not much to write home about though.

It’s September and summer is finally here. I am drinking strawberry white at the moment, luke warm and kind of refreshing. I reduced the water temp a bit and that gives this tea more flavour, fo sho.

I waaaant to love this tea so much. It’s not bad, it’s quite good iced, but it’s not ZOMG awesome. I’ve tried steep times from 30 sec to 5 min, and all I taste is white tea. The strawberry is definitely more noticeable iced.

Regardless, I don’t regret purchasing 50g of this. It looks quite pretty, but unfortunately has yet to wow me.

I loved the smell of Honeybee when I first tried it, but now it makes my nose tickle and my stomach turn, for whatever reason. I can’t find it enjoyable iced either. If it’s PIPING hot, I can manage to drink a cup if I’m fast enough to not let it cool. Maybe I just can’t dig the honeybush?

Now to figure out what to do with the last 1/4 of a tin!

Down to the last two cups! I’m definitely going to miss this when I run out (soon!) I’m tempted to stock up, but I have about 10 to 15 samples from Adagio in the mail, so perhaps I’ll wait to swim in 100g of Buttered Rum.

So creamy!

1st steep: 1.5 tsp for however much liquid this mug takes, 3 mins. I love staring down my mug watching this tea steep. It’s so pretty and carefree. I find the vanilla to be the most prominent in the first cup, and it’s not a fake vanilla. It’s warm and fuzzy, although I have yet to steep it long enough to get a really buttery taste. I can taste a slight veggieness as well, the more I drink this.

2nd steep: 4 mins-ish. Smells like lemongrass! I always huff the steam like a cracked out tea nut. Vanilla may be almost lost now, but it’s still got that lovelyness (very descriptive, I know) of the first steep. LIttle astringency, the veggieness is still hanging out in the backround. This is my first oolong, and a flavoured one at that so please forgive my lack of ability to properly describe this. It’s just GOOD! I just wish I had more time to eek out another steep.

An enjoyable chai with a nice mild ginger burn on the tongue. I definitely need to try this simmered in milk fo sho.

Most of my life I convinced myself that I hated peppermint tea. Bagged, yes. THIS? So much better! I find it so refreshing every time, and it’s not overpowering, which I’m always afraid of in peppermint tea. And for an herbal, it has an awakening effect, almost like a “whoooosh” in your face. I need that right now, considering I have 5 hours left of darkness to sit through. It’s also soothing my Wendy’s-coated stomach. I’m so glad I learned to like this, since 50g completely filled my tin.

Ok, last entry about this tea! I can’t help it, this is FABULOUS cold-steeped. I left it in the fridge for about 11 hours and it’s not at all bitter or astringent! So light, so tasty…this is part of my arsenal to get me through this night shift on no sleep (peppermint amour and vanilla oolong are my backups). Om nom nom. Upping the rating due to iced excellence!