2298 Tasting Notes
I would have enjoyed more spices here. Really it’s mostly orange and rooibos, and it doesn’t end up too special. I liked it much better cold. There was nothing artificial or strange, it was just a bit boring. The second time I’m having this, I taste spices and the too-strong rooibos, but no orange. With milk, it’s tasting chai-ish, but not special. I guess it depends on which ingredients end up in each cup!
I got this sample in a Sips by box. I’ve only had plain cocoa shells once before, and they’re pretty delicious! I sweetened it and added milk, and it’s pretty close to hot chocolate. Even better in some ways because it tastes really clear, authentic, and high quality. The resteep was strong as well. I might have to buy some of these!
Little sample from a tea box. This one surprised me with how tasty it is. I’m not even adding sugar, which is rare for me. It’s a nice buttery, slightly savory flavor. Not something I’d seek out, but tasty to try!
Hot and plain, I found this a bit boring, but I added some almond milk, and that improved it slightly. The vanilla needs to be amped way up. And it might need something else to make it more exciting too. It’s just sort of a flat, boring cup. It’s mostly rooibos, and I enjoy rooibos, but this particular one isn’t tasty enough.
The scent of this tea is so delicious! The flavor is pretty simple and mild. It’s strawberry with a green rooibos base and a few herbaceous hints in the background. The strawberry might lean a little fake, but it works. It makes a pretty refreshing cold cup of tea. I have Beatrix Potter’s entire collection on my bookshelf, and I have to say this is a well thought out tea – it just feels like the perfect vibe for her books.
Yeah, I just ordered the full sizes of the two herbal teas from the literary collection and figured I’d try all the caffeinated ones someday!
I have considered buying this one and I really should. We read one Potter book a night from December 1 to December 23, and after Christmas one year read the Fairy Caravan for about a week in the evenings!
That’s so fun! I still remember the funny voices my dad would use when he read these books to me when I was a kid, so it’s always really nostalgic to reread them.
I threw this one in my cart just to reach the shipping minimum, and I’m glad I did! The mango is juicy and delicious. The whole combination is fresh, complex, and lovely. I drink it cold, and I’m really enjoying it. There’s a bit of an herbaceous background to the whole thing, but it totally works. I just love how authentic this mango is. I may have to order more…my bag of it is disappearing much too quickly!
Based on the name, I expected a really marshmallowy flavor from this, but I only taste tart fruits without much body. It’s sort of mild and definitely missing something. I made sure to keep the steeping time a little shorter the next time, and it’s still a bit tart for me and just not at all special. I used up the last of it in a large pitcher with the remnants of a few other similar teas.
I didn’t expect anything from this bag I grabbed from a tea box, but actually, it’s totally delicious. It really tastes like gingerbread! Perfect light ginger flavor with other spices and something genuinely like baked goods. I’d drink this one again for sure! I had it with milk, and it’s one of the best takes on gingerbread I’ve seen in a while.
The first time I had this, I added soy milk, and the flavor of the tea was completely overwhelmed, which was a shame. I had to wait forever until I had dairy milk in the fridge again to give it another try. There’s definitely something desserty and sweet about it. It doesn’t taste specifically like toffee, but I get where it’s going with that idea. It’s also mildly spiced – really too mild for me to consider it a chai. The flavor combination tasted good, but not very remarkable. I imagined a quite decadent flavor, and it didn’t live up to that. The rebrew tasted similar. I guess I wish the sweetness were more toffee-ish and the spices were stronger.