Sands Of Thyme

I really enjoyed this sample from JoeCool (Nichole) – mainly because I normally cannot eat Key Lime Pie! I love the company name too. ;)

Immediately from the bag I can smell the deliciousness of key lime, a scent that sticks around after it is brewed. In added a Splenda to this one after the first sip wasn’t very flavorful. This is one of those black teas which is enhanced by sweetener. (TeaEqualsBliss I know you are thinking, “No way!”) But the key lime flavor was much more predominant after the sweetener. Or maybe it’s the power of suggestion. (TeaEqualsBliss nods her head, yes.)

That same flavor stays around long enough for me to finish the cup. And for the most part, I enjoyed it. But there is still an aftertaste that reminds me of A1 steak sauce. Stop laughing; I love A1 so I don’t mean it as an insult necessarily. Not quite sure what to make of this one. I’ll try it again in a little bit.

Thanks to my SweeTea Joe Cool, I received this tea and several other teas from Sands of Thyme. I love the addition of orange peel to the tea leaves, it looks great and I can taste the flavor in the tea. The green teas certainly make up one heck of a base, I can taste it through the lemongrass and yogurt flavor. I like the mix. I’m glad the base is strong enough to remind you it is there!

The strawberry flavor really comes out in this tea. I don’t notice the chocolate quite as much. The aroma is really nice. Maybe if I steeped it a little longer it would bring out more of the chocolate taste.

Very yummy tea has a nice balance of banana without being overpowering. It also smells wonderful. Definitely good enough to order again (and I did !).

This chai has a great balance of flavors. It reminds me somewhat of the Chai of Sri Lanka but with black tea.

This tea has a pleasant amount of mint in it with just a touch of raspberry flavor. Definitely one that would be good to drink before bed.

This is a nice calming tea. The level of marzipan taste in it is perfect. You can definitely tell it’s there, but it’s not overwhelming.

My SweeTea JoeCool sent me a wonderful package from Sands of Thyme. I was having difficulties deciding which tea to sip on first, so I sniff tested all of the teas. This one smelled so deliciously of coconut and bananas that I had to have it right away.

The banana aroma carries over nicely into the steeped tea as does the coconut. There is a natural sweetness to this tea that was enjoyable. The base tastes like a ceylon, just a smooth plain tea, no malt. It was a good choice for blending with these flavors.

I also tried with creamer and it tasted like a banana shake with tea. Yum. This was definitely a winner! I’m happy to have some in my tea cupboard.

This tea really grew on me. It has a hint of cinnamon and I hate cinniamon but it’s so good when blended with the other ingredients. I enjoy it with a honey, and makes a great night time tea

YUM!!!! Almost tastes kinda like dare I say it. . . . . .Key Lime style cheesecake. So good! Perfect about of fruit with a great black tea holding it up. Very delish. Exactly the kind of tea I was looking for to help my 3pm sweet tooth cravings. Will be a new definite in my tea cupboard.

Wow. Amazing tea. The smell was sooo overpowering and wonderful that it infused my mailbox with minty fresh chocolate chip smell. The aroma when steeped is even better. It turns out to be a light tea with lots of mint and a deep cocoa base flavor.

SIPDOWN…smoother than most EGs – a nice cuppa!

This is a gentle EG! I don’t know if I would call it “classic”…because it’s not what I would call stereotypical of the EG’s sold, for the most part, today. It’s more gentle…semi-smooth, it becomes juicer as it cools, and it’s not astringent or chemically and the floral notes and bergamot notes are more subtle than most and for that I am grateful!

Finished this off just now! I could taste the ginger and chicory root more this time around…see my previous notes for more info…

Thanks liberTEAs!!!

Smells like Chocolate Milk.

‘brews’ much darker than I thought it would because it’s a rooibos! A nice surprise!

This is quite nice, indeed! Much more chocolate tasting than I expected! The stereotypical rooibos taste is subtle and assisting the other flavors more than anything. The ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and pepper are blending together very well and a gentle yet present! The more I drink this the more I like it! And I am finding I really like this one! Well done, SoT!!!

A well named tea, makes you think of winter and snow. You would think with the coconut you would think tropical but It makes me want to cozy up by a fire.

This is my all time favorite tea. I have addicted my daughter to it. I take it on vacation with me. I can’t get up in the morning without it. I have been an Earl Grey lover for 30 years and this is the best I have ever found.

A great tasting cocoa mint tea. The mint is not overpowering but balances well with the cocoa.

This is an excellent tea with a nice flavor to it. To me it doesn’t taste quite as tart as a key lime pie, but more like a lemon meringue pie.

Finishing off the last of this sample that was sent to me with my order. I really like this blend.

Today I am getting more of the cardamom flavor, and I am getting a cinnamon note as well, although the ingredients do not list cinnamon as an ingredient.

This is yum!

This is really good. So far the best that I’ve tried from Sands of Thyme.

I can taste all the elements, but none are overpowering or off-putting, they all seem to be in quite a harmonious balance. There is a note of bitterness toward the end of the sip that lingers in the aftertaste, but it is a savory kind of bitter.

Very nice.

A great tasting chai tea with lots of flavor to it.

This is a great tea with lots of flavor to it. It’s the type of tea that’s great either hot or cold.