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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!

There is something medicinal about the way this smells. Kind of like how bitters smells medicinal and layered. I get a slight scent of smoke, almost leathery. When I sip it almost tastes fruity at the start, but I don’t see any fruit flavorings in the ingredients. The spices blend well together. I can’t pick them out individually as they meld with the smoke and tannins. It has a whiskey drink sort of taste to it. This is fun! I have no familiarity with the brand, Pandorica Restaurant. I might have to give it a google.

I love the name of this tea! I like the dark murky flavors of the puerh with the light smokiness of the lapsang. I’m getting a bit of spice, which I like. Must be the pepper and cinnamon. There is something bright in the sip which I’m guessing must be the orange peels. I’m liking this one, it has depth. I’d totally have another cup if I came across it.