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From the Samurai TTB
This is a nice roasty oolong with charcoal notes up front, salty peanuts in the middle, and a slight sweet floral finish. I only did two steeps western style, but I’m sure this would gongfu or grandpa well. One of these days I’ll place a white 2 tea order and this will be in my basket.

From the Samurai TTB
Yum this tastes like a chocolate malted milk ball. I don’t like my chocolate super sweet, so this is good with me! I’d be tempted to stock this one in my cupboard. Thanks to whoever added it to the box!

From the Samurai TTB
This is fruit punch in a black tea base. While the fruit flavor isn’t particularly strong, the black tea base is rather nondescript. Not too much is interesting about this tea, but I bet it would be refreshing iced. Glad I got to try in a tea box and not have it in my cupboard waiting for a sip down.

From the Samurai TTB
I can taste the underlying tulsi here, and maybe a bit of fruit sweetness. Can’t really distinguish if it’s strawberry or pineapple, but it’s a generic fruit sweetness. What brings it all together is a lingering spicy note, peppery and cayenne or cumin? Not a bad cup at all, but I’m not sure I need it in my cupboard.

From the Samurai TTB
An interesting combination, spicy ginger with a sage and orange aftertaste. The orange reminds me a bit too much of Tang for me to like it. I’d be interested in a sage and ginger blend as they seem to balance each other well. But this one was nice to try, not for me.

From the Samurai TTB
What is it they say about things that not too many people like? An acquired taste. But I like dill and pepper, so this tea is delicious to me. A bit like camomile times 10 and add spicy ness. I can’t taste the black tea underneath the snow chrysanthemum but I know it’s there because it’s in my tea strainer. I’m not surprised at this because a little snow chrysanthemum goes a long way. I got 4 western style steeps out of this tea, and can still taste just the dill of the snow chrysanthemum.
Not sure if I need to purchase a whole cake of this, but I’d be tempted. I definitely need to restock my snow chrysanthemum as I’m down to a few spoonfuls. Thanks for sharing Roswell Strange!!

From the Samurai TTB
This one tastes like buttered popcorn to me, I’m not getting a whole lot of creaminess here. But it is quite yummy and I’ll enjoy this cup and another steep.

From the Samurai TTB
Lemongrass, lime, salt, and some sort of artificial flavor that resembles a margarita? I’m sure this would cold brew or ice better than it is hot. It’s smells more like a margarita than it tastes. In all not a bad cup, but maybe not for me. It could benefit from some chips and salsa or a salt rimmed glass, but then so would an actual margarita!

From the Samurai TTB
Interesting combination of cocoa powder and puerh. The first steep was dark chocolate, slightly bitter, mostly from the cocoa powder that covers each dry tea leaf. The second steep has much less of the chocolate taste, and the puerh is not bad, kinda generic dark tea. Not a bad tea, but I think I’d rather add some cocoa powder to my favorite tea base and see what that tastes like rather than purchase this version.

From the Samurai TTB
I had trouble putting my finger on this taste, it’s not pistachio, it’s not almond, not quite peanut. I don’t eat much sugar these days, so it took a while for peanut brittle to pop into my head. That’s the main taste here, sweet butter toffee and peanuts. Overall a nice cup, but not something I’d gravitate toward. Lucky for me I get to try it out from a TTB :)