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I brewed this strawberry fields at 6 minutes due to the type of tea.

It turned a dark purple read, the berry is strong. I finished half the cup. Unfortunately like many herbal blends this one is sour to me. The tartness even diluted with sugar is a little intense and makes this one semi-enjoyable. It’s not horrible but it’s not something I’d drink again or do a full order of. A shame since the scene is a nice strawberry jam that got my excited. The first ingredient is listed as cranberries, so you get that particular tartness, and hibiscus is the second, which gives the strong sour fruit flavor. Perhaps this would be better if they changed the order of ingredients. I would have liked more of a strong strawberry without the citrus lip pucker.

The company describes this tea as “A tasty twist on earl grey for any aspiring captain”

This is one of their better blends. I do taste the undertone of nuttiness, although I don’t really get an earl grey at all for some reason. Not sensing bergamot. I had this as a sampler and their samples are slightly small and for two cups. It may have been a freebie sent instead of a sampler ordered, but their samplers are generally a tsp or slightly under. Did this one in 4 oz boiling water for 5 minutes.

As it cools slightly, an almost maple nuttiness comes out stronger. Not bitter but almost inching towards bitters cousin

I would not call this an earl grey tea personally, but more of a warming, nutty, black tea.

Second sample cup and I really enjoy this one.

Sadly looks like the tin and larger size is sold out currently at August Uncommon during their Black Friday Sale :(

Company States:
Tastes Like: sticky rice, steamed banana leaf, orchid
Feels Like: a beach bonfire at sunset

Um. I brewed this one for a full five minutes and am not getting the flavors above at all.

What it does taste like is a pleasant and smooth Oolong tea.

I am going through my samples for a Black Friday order. To me it doesn’t stand out enough for a full order but it is not a bad cup.

Company states:
Tastes Like: peach, crème fraîche, iris, lime blossom
Feels Like: georgia o’keeffe flowers

I feel like if you are a fan of peach teas, you may enjoy this one more than I did. There is an almost tobacco undertaste for some reason. A very small almost bitterness that may be the pistachio?

Not horrible but not to my tastes.

I do like this tea, although not enough for a big tin order, I don’t think.

It is VERY floral as it cools slightly with that nice burst of elderberry on the back of the tongue with a smooth black tea that stands out without bitterness to carry it all over. It almost reminds me of a perfume type, although it doesnt have an artificial or perfume flavor fortunately.

I go back and forth between feeling like flowers, and sweet candy, mixed with tea for this one. I do like it. Hm may order a semi larger order

I had sampled some of my August Uncommon before but wasn’t logging, so now they are a bit confused in my brain.

As other reviews have stated, each cup of this one seems unique. I remember more of a chili “bite” in the throat from my first sampler, but little else. I’m going through these now for the Black Friday deals.

August Uncommon typically has some pretty strong teas, but I went ahead and did a boil and 5 minute steep with this one with 1 Tea spoon to 4 ounces of water. Surprisingly this one is milder than many of their others. I get a small note of chocolate and chili but it has mellowed in my cupboard.

It is drinkable, but not just right for a full order.

The taste does get stronger as it cools

Based on the high reviews here, I did this as a sample with my recent semi-large S&V Order. I also tossed in Apple Cinnamon Coffeecake, but have not tried that one yet.

This one does apples well, and I never say that lightly, as in many companies blends apples are mainly a feature advertised and a pretty tea visual but without much flavor. This time the mild and fresh taste of crisp apples is actually present, and it’s not false.

I started with 3 minute steep, but adjusted after taste to brew another two minutes.

The tea and toast flavor come through very well as lukewarm stage too. It’s a light and fun fall tea – I did not eat any breakfast or brunch with it so almost feel like I cheated, but I so rarely have french toast I think it’s been like 10 years – at least I can have it a bit in the tea, even though I’m not getting as much of the toast, but instead more of the apples.

I will see if that changes with other brews. Wondering if this will be good with a touch of maple syrup sweetener too.

I liked this one! Strong. Did 5 minute steep, so may try a 4 minute next time.

Despite the full flavoring and strength, it is not bitter. Smokiness is at first, but then as it cools the oolong becomes more clear. I love the name, but need to look up how to actually pronounce “lochey” without looking silly.

It would work well as a breakfast tea when in the mood from something strong but not overbearing. I do think it could BE overbearing if overdone, oversteeped, and would not do as a daily tea. That said, I did enjoy this one as a strong breakfast type tea with a fun name and comforting feel.

I am trying to do daily sippings for the month of November and December to go through all my samples, etc., but I am bad about logging daily as I do this.

I did Orange Cranberry a few days ago. I love Orange Black teas and Orange Spice teas but find many of them hit or miss. I enjoyed the cranberry from a black blend from harney and sons, so I figured Orange and Cranberry would be a treat.

I was surprised the top note is more of a spice with this one. It is a sweet, bright smelling tea when dry. Would go well with any foods – breakfast, brunch, dessert evening tea, cookies or sweats, chocolate, breads.

Was going to do 5 minutes but S&V seems to have a good strength to their teas, so I found it better 3.5 to 4 minutes. The taste is good, but not as light and bright as the smell and description hints at. I found it heavier than I figured, which is a surprise.

I then tried it as an iced tea pitcher in a medium sized carafe as I figured it may be better suited cold. Accidentally added too much sugar to the iced tea, but it did make a good and fulfilling iced tea.