I haven’t historically been a huge fan of Republic of Tea, but after enjoying their s’mores tea, I thought I would give this a shot. Plus, I can never resist fig-flavored anything…
Thankfully, it’s quite good! The bergamot is the strongest note but doesn’t overtake the other flavors and doesn’t taste too floral for me. I definitely taste the fig (yay!), and it reminds me of fig jam. I’m not sure about whiskey, there’s maybe a slight smoky woodiness going on in the background. The vanilla and caramel swirl together into a sort of crème caramel flavor with a custardy, slightly buttery character.
Overall, I’m happy with it. I thought it might be too many flavors going on, and admittedly I would just as soon omit the vanilla and caramel altogether and add more fig, but it doesn’t taste too muddled and I can still pick out the fig notes.
Flavors: Bergamot, Brisk, Buttery, Caramel, Citrus, Creamy, Custard, Dried Fruit, Fig, Jam, Mineral, Rich, Smoke, Sweet, Syrupy, Vanilla, Woody
I am glad they are offering this online now! When I went to buy it back in the limited edition Fresh Market only days, it was sold out. (Of course.) Then they started offering just the other flavors but not this one online.
I have a tea with strong fig that I would be ever so happy to send you a sample of, but it also has strong lavender and I think I remember you don’t love floral tea? If you want to try it, let me know! It is Fig and Lavender by Tea Grotto.