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This one has excellent elderberry flavouring. It’s really fruity, bright, and floral (violet is good here too). It pops and I love it. Also, I’d no clue that this contained (AU’s signature use of) lapsang souchong, as well as some oolong. I’m sure they add important dimensions to this tea but I don’t notice them much for the vivid flavouring and the milk I added.

Anyways, glad I enjoyed this tea; it was one of the AU blends I was most looking forward to trying too (its name and ingredients list speak to my not-so-secret love of symphonic metal and Alcest).

Flavors: Berries, Elderberry, Floral, Fruity, Violet

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec
Mastress Alita

I’m a huge symphonic metal fan!

Crowkettle

Yay! I’m always just excited when people even know what that is. These things tend to go hand in hand with a love for sci-fi/fantasy :)

eastkyteaguy

Love Alcest, but not gonna lie, not the biggest fan of most symphonic metal. Too much of it tends to go all in on the cheese and fantasy nerdiness. I do love both symphonic black metal and symphonic death metal though.

Crowkettle

It’s so cheesy! I love that about it but I get it – it’s like blue cheese level cheese too. Nowadays, I usually go for prog metal (also cheesy at times) and some black metal..ish.. stuff. Just starting to appreciate death metal (symphonic inclined stuff like Septic Flesh and similar is a good way of easing into it, lol).

But bands like The Gathering, Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Blind Guardian, Amorphis, Devin Townsend, and Opeth got me into metal so I’ve a huge soft spot for these styles XD

Ze_Teamaker

I need to order from them one day. They have so many nice sounding ones like Civil Disobedience or The Black Lodge.

Crowkettle

@Ze_Teamaker, they do have some cool tea names. If it’s in your budget (and if they have a deal on), I definitely recommend getting their big “all the tea” sampler box. They’ve been neat and creative, if not always to my personal liking (Civil Disobedience and Black Lodge are particularly quirky blends with smoke).

They also sell all their tea in 4-cup sample sizes, so you can do your own mixing and matching too.

Evol Ving Ness

CrowKettle, thank you for being so helpful in sharing the best way around tea things with new or less familiar companies. Hooray for the yays!

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Mastress Alita

I’m a huge symphonic metal fan!

Crowkettle

Yay! I’m always just excited when people even know what that is. These things tend to go hand in hand with a love for sci-fi/fantasy :)

eastkyteaguy

Love Alcest, but not gonna lie, not the biggest fan of most symphonic metal. Too much of it tends to go all in on the cheese and fantasy nerdiness. I do love both symphonic black metal and symphonic death metal though.

Crowkettle

It’s so cheesy! I love that about it but I get it – it’s like blue cheese level cheese too. Nowadays, I usually go for prog metal (also cheesy at times) and some black metal..ish.. stuff. Just starting to appreciate death metal (symphonic inclined stuff like Septic Flesh and similar is a good way of easing into it, lol).

But bands like The Gathering, Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Blind Guardian, Amorphis, Devin Townsend, and Opeth got me into metal so I’ve a huge soft spot for these styles XD

Ze_Teamaker

I need to order from them one day. They have so many nice sounding ones like Civil Disobedience or The Black Lodge.

Crowkettle

@Ze_Teamaker, they do have some cool tea names. If it’s in your budget (and if they have a deal on), I definitely recommend getting their big “all the tea” sampler box. They’ve been neat and creative, if not always to my personal liking (Civil Disobedience and Black Lodge are particularly quirky blends with smoke).

They also sell all their tea in 4-cup sample sizes, so you can do your own mixing and matching too.

Evol Ving Ness

CrowKettle, thank you for being so helpful in sharing the best way around tea things with new or less familiar companies. Hooray for the yays!

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I started my Steepster loose leaf adventure back in 2012. I can’t say I’m completely new anymore, but I still view oolong as a magical, extraterrestrial creature that unfurls in water.

My favourites are teas like Milk Oolong, Silver Needle,and Japanese Sencha/Gyokuro, or fruity and floral flavoured ones. However, I generally enjoy ALL the teas, including a good old cup of Earl Grey or Breakfast blend.

FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS/NOTES:

DESSERT FLAVOURS
Vanilla, Maple, Caramel, Butterscotch, Cream, Toffee, Nougat, Marzipan, Butter

FRUIT & BERRIES
Citrus Fruits, Passionfruit, Banana, Pineapple, Melons, Blackberry, Raspberry, Currants, Elderberry, Persimmon, Rhubarb..

SPICES
Ginger, Turmeric, Clove-forward chai, Cardamom

AROMATIC & HERBACEOUS NOTES
Sandalwood, Frankincense, Juniper, Eucalyptus, Mints

FLORALS
Lavender, Jasmine, Rose, Lilac, Violet, etc.

VEGGIE/GRAIN NOTES
Spinach, Grass, Hay, Cucumber, Rice, Sweet Potato

Less Preferred Flavours/Ingredients:
Stevia, Apple, Cocoa Nib, Almond, Licorice, Cinnamon-forward blends, Chinese Sencha

Subjective Rating System:
I don’t give a lot of low ratings out, since a) I tend to grab tea I know will appeal to me, and b) I don’t have a lot of strong dislikes.

90-100: Favourites. The Desert Island Teas.
80-89: Loved teas. Possibly staple-worthy.
70-79: Good teas, but I’m less likely to repurchase. Minor quibbles.
60-69: Ok teas. Likely a few preference and/or quality issues.
50-59: Cup of meh. Will do in a pinch.
11-49: Varying levels of undrinkable tea.
1-10: Nightmare tea from the chaos realms. This tea is the embodiment of the primordial swamp, an unholy abomination. It’s very gross and I’m almost positive it doesn’t exist.

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