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Thank You Tea-Sipper! for this sample package of this tea.
Dry Leaf: The tea smells like cola initially with some spices.
Brewing: 2 TSP of leaf using just boiled water steeped for 3 1/2 minutes covered.
Added a tsp of agave and tiny bit of almond milk as recommended.

The milk made this tea very creamy. Flavor wise it’s like a mild chai with the additional milk and sweetener it reminds me of the traditional creamy masala chai that is served in indian restaurants. The spices come through in each sip, but I’m also getting a pop of something that tastes like cola. It’s a nice surprise. I’m not sure where it’s coming from though. I can’t detect any pumpkin flavor though. It’s quite different from any other pumpkin tea I’ve ever had in a good way. I can sort of see how the spices and creaminess might make you think of pumpkin pie. Agave really brings out any sort of soda aspect a tea has.

This cup was better than my first cup of this tea. This is a decent cup of Rooibos tea. I just tend to prefer Honey bush teas. I steeped this at a lower temperature and for less time than before. Bumped up the rating a bit too. I’ve realized that this tea is best with a hint of sweetener but without milk added. As even the tiniest bit of milk tends to overpower certain aspects of it.

Unfortunately I didn’t really pay much attention while drinking this tea flavor note wise. One of my family members was admitted to the hospital today and I was getting filled in. Since I volunteered to dog sit. This tea came from my grandfather(the one in the hospital currently) it was very fitting to drink this now. He got bought one serving size of this unprepared for me while at a coffee shop. Even though he doesn’t pay attention to flavors I like(there are a lot of them) and picked this at random. It was a great choice and very thoughtful.

Inspecting the tea: I thought this would be loose leaf since the sachet looks just like the David’s Tea samples you get. So much to my surprise I opened it up to find a silken loose leaf tea filled sachet. I was struggling to find a clean tea strainer so this was quite convenient. I brewed it as directed for 3 minutes at 190 F. The dry tea sachet smells very floral and fresh.

Tasting: This is the best Jasmine tea I’ve ever had. It’s very sweet and floral but fresh as well. In my opinion It’s not exactly perfume-y like so many Jasmine teas are. There are sweet vegetal notes and sweet fresh floral notes. I really unfortunately didn’t pay much attention but it was an amazing cup. I need to add this to my buy more of list.

Prep: sample packet using about 7 oz of boiling water. Covered and steeped for 8+ minutes.
Wanted something comforting to drink and reached for my new sample of this tea. I added some stevia to it to make it sweeter and the stevia brought the flavors to a whole new level. (note to self with a tiny bit of stevia this tea is a 100.) I don’t hate stevia, I just find that it is often added to blends that don’t need it and only works well in some teas like this one and peppermint for example.
I’m really wishing that I had ordered some of this when David’s Tea had their free shipping on all orders promo recently.

Sipdown~
Sipped on a cup of this while watching the Chasing Coral documentary on Netflix that was very interesting although it had me tearing up.
I have a hard time tolerating lemon in herbal tea blends. This blend has lemon essential oil in it which might be why I tolerate it better. (I usually avoid lemongrass and lemon balm.)
Tasting Note:
This time this tea tasted quite different. The lemon was strong and the licorice root, fennel, and other ingredients weren’t detectable except for the sweetness. Brewed up this smells just like Lemon Loaf from a coffee shop. The taste is similar as well but without the icing. The other herbs pair well with the lemon adding sweetness. Compared to the last cup I had of this the lemon and the licorice have switched places. I am curious how this would compare to that Twinnings lemon dessert tea that I’ve seen people talking about on here so much.

This tea bag was from a family member’s work. She found it stuffed at the bottom of the wrong tea box. So it’s quite possibly pretty old.

Tasting Notes: The cocoa shells come through along with some notes of campfire smoke and wood. The monk fruit adds some sweetness that perhaps for some might remind someone of a dessert. Although I don’t get dessert from this cup just sweetness and roasted earthy and smoky flavors. It is a pretty interesting tea just not what you would expect. The chocolate notes with the sweetness and complexity of the other notes I would say that this could be considered a dessert tea for some but it would be a chocolate perhaps with some salt.

I would drink this myself occasionally but it’s not a tea I need to have in my cupboard per say. This tea is quite tricky to describe so it’s best to try it on your own and form your own opinion of it.

It appears that I forgot to review this tea I don’t remember it that well.
The flavor was very light but pleasant. The main flavor note was sweet licorice. It wasn’t a fruity tea like the name would imply. I would have rated it higher but considering the name it’s not what you’d expect it to taste like. As well as the fact that I would picture most people purchasing this tea for when they are sick. Someone with a cold would not be able to taste this at all. Throat Care tea is cheaper to buy, tastes very similar and doesn’t give you a false impression of what it will taste like.

Finished the 2 liters of this pretty much all by myself. The flavor was pretty bland after being in the fridge overnight. You can’t seem to win either way, room temperature it’s way too perfume-y and cold it is bland.

I drank this up by mixing each cup with 50 percent flavored carbonated peach water. This made it drinkable.

Made this as the instruction say to like an iced tea.
I’m drinking a cup of this while it’s still slightly above room temperature instead of cold.(refrigerated) so I won’t rate this cup. This tastes just like the Spice and Tea Exchange Blueberry black tea. It’s similar to some earl grey but much more perfume-y. I’d imagine this could get quite soapy tasting if over steeped. The perfume aftertaste lingers for a long time.
Even though I’ve never had an herbal blueberry tea I think I would much prefer the fresh taste to the perfume-y one from this blend. I will have to ask my family to help drink the 2 liters I have of this in the fridge. Although I imagine they won’t enjoy this tea either.

Used 2 perfect spoonfuls(Teavana brand) in a 10-12 oz cup.
I love the uniqueness of this tea but it doesn’t meet my expectations. I can’t explain it but it leaves me feeling like I just drank some unique spiced water. The flavor do blend together beautifully it just screams flavored water to me and not tea. I love how soothing it is to drink. Maybe white teas just aren’t for me?