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I finally finished this tea and steeped the last bag 5 minutes with no second brew. Seems to be the sweet spot. Adequate tea.

Advent tea
There is a nice balance here between slightly sweet popcorn and savory green grass. Slightly astringent at the end and a little more grassy as it cools. Second steep smoother than the first. Not a bad genmaicha, but not something I need in my cupboard

Advent tea
There is some hibby and cinnamon and menthol? It’s a bit muddled and doesn’t seem to go together well. Nope.

Advent tea
Grassy with a sweet apricot aftertaste. Smells grassy too. The apricot isn’t enough to outweigh the slightly bitter and green note from the rooibos. Not something I need to drink again.

I ordered this with my advent and I’m glad I got to try it as it wasn’t in the advent. I ordered the bag advent for my niece and the loose leaf for me and there were different teas in each. She was happy to take some of the EG blends off of my hands.
This is an awesome tea I would brew for someone just getting into loose leaf as it displays the classic malty and coppery Assam profile without any bitterness or astringency. There is even a yeasty/bread like note to add some complexity. My favorite Paper and Tea so far.

This seemed like a good tea to try, both my dad and I like Keemun, but this tea is blah. A fair example of Keemun, but we’ve both tasted better and I won’t need to purchase this again. It’s not bitter, and would be a good tea to blend with.

Advent tea
Chocolate and clove in the first steep and clove and nutmeg in the second. A smooth base underneath. A decent tea to start the new year, but not something I need in my cupboard.

Advent tea
A nice floral oolong that unfurls into broad leaves. Not a tea I would choose, but that’s why we have advents. It is an interesting change of pace from my usual straight black tea, so I enjoyed it. I prefer a buttery or roasty oolong, and I think there is another in this advent bunch to try.

I added this to my paper and tea order because Ros and Martin liked it so much. Sorry to say the tea has changed formulas and the fig flavor is no longer there. I had hopes that the black currant flavor was of similar quality, but although it does taste like berries, there is a weird after taste that is not pleasing. They use bourbon vanilla flavoring in a bunch of their teas, I’m wondering if that is the offending flavor. Its going into the give away box.

I got a larger portion of this in my advent purchase, and this is a mixed bag to me. There is just a lot going on here and it all becomes a bit muddled. I do taste chocolate and orange and bourbon notes, but there is a floral note at the end that just doesn’t belong in my opinion. The second steep has less of a rosy note, so the tea was slightly redeemed, but I won’t drink this again because of the aftertaste.