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Oh Steepster, you fussy old beast! I keep getting error/timed out pages when I try to do anything here, so I’m back to writing my notes elsewhere and pasting them so I don’t lose them when the beast throws a fit and reloads a page, dumping all I wrote.

This tea is described in a way that would make me think it’s trying to be an EG. I assume that with anything that has bergamot. It took me a few sips before I was able to clearly detect the berg. I was getting this mellow hint of smokiness. It was dark and moderately heavy without being too heavy. When I sip on, the berg comes out and brightens the sip and is then followed by light smoke in the finish. I don’t know what Peruvian herbs they added to this, but it has an interesting flavor.

Sipping on this makes me think of the art gallery store where I found this tea in Lima. It wasn’t long ago, but I think I’m ready for another out of country adventure. If only I could live a life of frequent vacations!

Smells smoky with a little bit of chocolate or cherry. It tastes very light! It’s like it is all mid and high notes, but lacks a grounding base. It tastes very floaty. The finish has some tannins. I added some cream to see if that balanced things out. It brought out the dark fruit notes, but it still tastes hollow overall. I feel like I’m describing this very ethereally, but they are the best descriptors I can come up with. I could see having a cup of this with some spirits in the haunted woods. Very seasonally appropriate with Halloween at the end of the month!

I can’t recall if I’ve had this one before. It’s a little bit herbal on the sip, with a complexity that reminds me of bitters if they weren’t bitter. Definitely a smokey dark profile to it. I was getting more of the bright orange when I started drinking this cup, but it seems to have faded. A little sweetness from the blackberry leaves. It’s a nice cup. Not something I’d rush out to buy.

Ooooo, I like this! It says to add 5-7 matcha spoons of this to your cup. I blended two into a half cup oat milk and it wasn’t quite enough. Doubled that and it was a little too much, but still good. This has a bunch of powdered coconut water in it, so it may have been okay to use water instead of oatmilk. The coconut water gives it a little sweetness. The turmeric adds a little warming spice. The matcha flavor is pretty faint. I like this! I wonder how easy it would be to recreate with turmeric and matcha.

The first steeping of this was really nice! Mid and base notes, creamy coconut. I had a hard time waiting the recommended 10 minutes for it to cool, but I think it was the right choice. I drank it down pretty quickly. The second steeping I forgot about and I don’t know if it was because of that or that it’s a one steep type of tea, but the second cup was lacking. First cup FTW!