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Another sipdown of an older tea from my stash. If I keep up at this rate, I might be able to buy more tea soon! lol

Despite being a white tea, this has so much flavour. I brewed 4 pearls + the bits at the bottom of the bag in hot (not boiling) water for ~4 minutes. The brew has some bitter tannins but in a good way. Notes of autumn leaves, apricot, and it actually reminds me of a darjeeling or the amber flavour of an orange pekoe in it’s after taste. Light natural sweetness but not drying at all like most black teas of a similar profile would be and with more vegetal leafy notes.

My Mom and I finished off this older tea from my tea drawer. It makes a lovely latte on an autumn day. A dash of soy milk and a tiny bit of maple syrup for sweetness really takes it up a notch.

Another blend from CameronB!

I like the dark cocoa from the tea base because it was also quite fruity. The apple flavouring was a nice addition. I added a splash of vanilla soy milk and it really brought out the apple fruity flavours.

This blend was sent to be my CameronB and I’m very happy to try it.

I think I may have oversteeped it because despite the lovely fresh pineapple flavour, the barley base is quite bitter and lacks sweetness. It reminds me of the after taste of black coffee with the roasted dark bitter flavour. It isn’t bad, but I will have to try it another way next time. The pineapple flavouring is excellent – just like pineapple fanta!

This is an older tea I have had stashed away for several years and am only now getting around to finishing them up. (I think I got it Easter 2022 or 2023)

I was scared of the possibility of hibiscus sourness and cranberry tart flavours dominating everything, but I found it quite well balanced. It was pleasantly sour but not overwhelming. There is some juicy berry but I can’t really pick out raspberry specificially. I do get a bit of vanilla and what tastes like tree fruits (not not a specific fruit). It’s a bit muddy but not overall bad.

I would suggest a longer brew if cold brewing and then adding a bit of sweetener. I did 500 mL water, maybe ~10 minutes or so, and 1.4 tsp sugar.

Herbal TTB Tea

I steeped this ~15 minutes in a large glass of cold water and then added 1 tsp sugar. It’s better than many other blends I have tried that use lots of hibiscus/rosehips.

Very citrusy with distinctly sweet and herbal chamomile and lemongrass. Acidic, but not overdone. There is a nice peach in the background, but I wouldn’t mind it being more realistic (has anyone noticed how Asian peach flavours are so realistic compared to the flavourings used in USA/Europe?). There is a hint of acai if you look for it in the after taste.

Brewed cold in ~350 mL water

A delicious muscat flavour paired with citrus and green tea flavour

The second steep has more nuance – less grape and more other fruits. Still a nice grassy matcha and sencha undertone but with less obvious muscatel grape

Very heavy on the lavender and with a slightly liquoricey flavour. It is also a bit minty (tulsi often tastes like liquorice and mint). Tasty but a bit powerful and the vegetal notes are a bit strong for me. I don’t like this lavender as much as most other lavender blends I have had.

One of my favourite teas from Silk Road. I enjoyed this at my friend’s house last night and I forgot how much I enjoyed it brewed strong and hot.

It has a strong lemongrass flavour with notes of floral lavender and citrus peel. It is mostly fruity and citrus. It is not overly sour and you don’t get the rose hip tartness. Super fragrant and tasty.

No Caffeine TTB Tea

This is very hibiscus heavy. I brewed this one fairly trong with sweetener (~30 minutes, then 45 minutes on second steep) in 350 mL cold water. Even with sweetener it is very tart. I mostly get that cinnamon fruity flavour of the hibiscus with a bit of sour lime. No honeysuckle, though. I was interesting to try. If you really like hibiscus, this might be a nice choice for you. I’m sad I could not find the honeysuckle.