Honey Orange Almond

Steeped this up and it smells great. Waiting for it to cool enough that it is drinkable.

Hmm, this is a tricky fruit tea. One first sip, it tastes a bit perfumed. However, as the flavours gel a bit more with cooling, the tastes strike me as quite natural. That said, it is an
odd combination with fruit, star anise, vanilla, and the tartness of likely rose hips and/or hibiscus which makes the sips a bit uneven.

Finally, it seems to me that the honey flavour used here is remarkably like that of Quarter to Tea, and sometimes I am able to pick it out here. Usually though, the honey flavour hides a bit with the muddle of other prominent tastes battling for position.

All said, a pleasant caffeine free tea though.

Sipdown (253)

Happy New Year Steepster!! I didn’t quite make it to my goal of 250 teas by the New Year but I got to 254 so I was okay with it. Then today I planned to get to 250 and while I considered making tea numerous times throughout the day, I got overwhelmed by my options and basically got distracted rather than trying to decide. So now I finally decided on this tea shared by Evol Ving Ness and I am sipping on it while I watch the 3rd seasons of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

There is something off about this one. It is sweet and nutty and has a vanilla quality as well as a cake quality which sounds like it should be a positive things but there is an artificial note that is just off putting. It is not terrible but not great either so this one cup is enough for me. Nevertheless, it sounds delightful so I am glad I got a chance to try before I got a chance to buy. Thank you for sharing, Evol Ving Ness!