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Pom Tango was the second tea of this collection that I tried. #impressed. apparently there are pomegranate pieces in these, but I fail to see those (or taste them for that matter). The mango flavor stands out to me more than anything. It sweetens the black tea, and makes me excited about Spring!

It’s alright… it’s not as sweet as I was hoping.
It has a smokey aroma that I’m not too fond of. The straight tea tastes alright, but again a bit too smokey for me.

Turned it into a latte, and it’s passable but I wouldn’t buy this again. Smokey aroma and slightly smokey cardboard taste.

Had some of this tea tonight while trying to “use up” a few of my old teabags. After this awful experience, the rest of this is going straight in the trash. Did not like. Smelled revolting, tasted worse. I know there’s no real tea in this, but whatever there is, is not pleasant. It tastes like medicine. Only worse.

Ah, a good Yunnan, smelling of old wood and spice, with a fire/toast/grill edge to it. Peppery, but smooth.

Sweet and fruity. I really enjoyed this one.

Very refreshing with a bitey aftertaste. I like a strong cup of tea and this did quite well.

Cheers to Steepster open beta!

Came out nicer than I anticipated. I really enjoy the dry yet fruity taste from the green rooibos. It doesn’t have much of an aftertaste either, which I need from time to time. Especially in an iced tea. I often drink it during lunch.

I’m adding a couple extra teabags to this cup to see if that will help with the flavor since there isn’t much there to begin with.

Oh wow, it’s really bitter now.

I guess that was a bad idea.

Note to self: Next time try brewing at 170˚F for 2 minutes.

Update: I brewed it correctly and it’s a nice simple tea to drink at work.

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First infusion: 5oz of 175˚F water for 1:15. Beautiful aroma of jasmine, but the tea flavour is very subtle. Perhaps I should’ve brewed it hotter and for longer.

Second infusion: 5oz of 190˚F water for 1:30. Tastes slightly bitter, I probably burnt it a little. Fairly one-dimensional flavoured tea.

Third infusion: 5oz of 185˚F water. Tastes smooth and subtle, a bit watered down though. This is probably the last possible infusion this tea can handle.

One of my favorites. Down to my very last cup! I’ll definitely be reordering this tea in large quantities, as soon as possible.

Wow. My first pu-erh. First smell reminded me of horse stalls. I’m still deciding if that’s a good or bad thing. VERY earthy. Sort of musk-like. I think I like it- but it’ll take a few more cups to know for sure.

I was hesitant to try this one. It was after dinner and I was looking for a dessert tea. This one smelled delicious in its little sample tin, but what about those reports that pu’erh can smell like fish? Yuck! I don’t want that in my tea! I cautiously boiled water, added 1.5tsp of dry leaf to my infuser, and began brewing.

It smelled like coffee and chocolate – no fish here! The taste was rich and sweet – a thick tea with a vaguely chocolate taste to it. The steeped tea was a dark brown, a perfect complement to the delicious smell and taste. Yum!

Second steep was more of the same from the first – chocolate, coffee, heavenly aroma. No fish here!

But on the third steep, there it was in the background, the smell of a grocery store seafood section lingering over the coffee/chocolate goodness. Disappointing. The taste from previous steepings was still there, though muted. I couldn’t get past the smell though, and I didn’t bother with a fourth steeping.

Overall, a delicious tea I look forward to stocking up on. Bet this would be a fantastic breakfast accompaniment!