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88

This was sweet and fruity enough, tasted vaguely of pear but it had a very strange aftertaste following each sip.
I think I would like it, but I can’t get around that weird taste.
2nd steep: much the same, that weird taste didn’t go away

Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 1 min, 0 sec
SimpliciTEA

Prickly pear tea? Very interesting! What kind of weird taste did you get?

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91

This tastes like dark chocolate. Not too sweet but still very yummy.
It gave me quite the energy boost as well.
I will definitely buy this again.
It tastes a little similar to DT’s chocolate rocket.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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94

Sipdown
I really enjoyed this one. It wasn’t sickly sweet but curbed my sweet tooth when craving something like a dessert. I couldn’t refill my tin as they were out of stock :(

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94

Ah, this is a sweet afternoon/evening treat. It is smooth and tasty without being sickly sweet. After I learned to brew rooibos at a lower temp (thanks Anne from 52teas!), I enjoy rooibos more. It isn’t as woodsy when brewed this way.

It seems like the covonut is a little prominent in this batch than the last. I don’t mind because it is even more delicious this way!

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 15 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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94

I needed a chocolate fix today, but it needed to be low calorie. And I was craving this tea because I haven’t even had it again since I restocked. This fit the bill for sure today!! Sweet and chocolatey with that little hint of coconut.

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94

SIPDOWN!
I am having my last cuppa of this gem of a tea. Smooth chocolate, coconut dessert in a cup. A great way to end the day.

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94

I haven’t had this tea in forever. And it is getting old. It still tastes good though. With a splash of milk, this is creamy and smooth, sweet chocolate and coconut. Just what I needed tonight.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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94

This is good chocolate, coconut.
This is sweet and smooth, a good dessert tea, and satisfying.

2nd steep: 10 min, milder in taste but possibly even better tasting!

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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60

Tea bath!
I needed this steamy bath today to try to get rid of my cold. It felt SO good!
Epsom salts, tea, baking soda, and lavender essential oil.
Since I am not a fan of lavender teas to drink, I might as well use it in a bath instead. My skin feels so soft and refreshed!

Lala

Oooh, I never thought to use this one as a tea bath.

mrs.stenhouse12

The idea of a tea bath sounds absolutely luxurious. I will have to find a tea to try it out sometime!

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60

I had an idea to turn this tea into a bath tea and it turned out marvellous! I am not a fan of lavender in tea, but in a bath, it is so relaxing. So I put Epsom salts, tea, a tiny bit of lavender essential oil, and some baking soda as a skin softener.
Ah, now that’s one glorious bath!

Terri HarpLady

That’s awesome!
I should try doing that with some of the teas I don’t really care for :)

tigress_al

Yep! I heard white tea is supposed to be good for your skin so I figured what the heck! Might as well try it

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60

I diluted this with a little bit of Teavivre’s White Peony so it wasn’t so strong. This was MUCH better! The lavender was way too strong before. It is still very floral but not quite so overpowering.
I am not increasing the rating but it is more bearable to drink.
I might try putting this in my bath water. Lavender is so soothing.

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60

It was sweet enough, but there is too much lavender for me. I think I have discovered that lavender is not a flavour I really enjoy in tea.
It is ok, but I probably won’t re-buy this.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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65

I tried this cold brewed this time. It does improve the taste slightly. However, it still tastes very artificial. Oh well!

Preparation
Iced

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65

Aroma: very intriguing and yummy
This is way too sweet for me. The nougat pieces have too much of a fake taste that leaves a really weird aftertaste.
2nd steep: still just as fake sweet with the weird aftertaste.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 30 sec
Bonnie

Love the name of this tea!

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76

I am not really a fan of senchas but this one smells really good.
I found it a little too woodsy and vegetative.
I didn’t get much strawberry flavour.
2nd steep: same flavour, just weaker
Definitely not my fav

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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93

I am glad to have this back in my cupboard. It is so unique and different!

I am still unsure how to describe the taste though. I have never had sea buckthorn. It is bitter and sweet at the same time if that makes sense. It reminds me a little bit of chokecherry or Saskatoon berries maybe. It has a nice creamy aftertaste.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 15 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
Evol Ving Ness

That sounds delicious.

Sea buckthorn shows up a lot in higher end cuisine in Montreal. I think it may be one of the current foodie hot new things. I have had it in savoury dishes and found it extremely tart and a bit bitter. I liked it as a culinary accent. I think I would like sweetened too.

Fjellrev

This totally sounds delicious.

tigress_al

I have not sweetened it, but maybe I should try that next time!

I have lots of you want some!

Evol Ving Ness

Oh, I meant that the berries themselves are very sour, so the tea must have been sweetened with something else. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippophae

Thank you for your kind offer. Let’s see which way the TTB is going. I do already have a ton of teas to sample, so this is not something we need to worry about, but thank you.

tigress_al

Maybe I’ll throw some in the box then!

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93

This is a pretty good rooibos. I have no idea what buckthorn is supposed to taste like though.
The taste was slightly bitter but also slightly sweet, with a nice creamy feel.
I like it because it is so different from all my other teas and it is nice after a heavy meal day.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
Jillian

Sea buckthorn is supposed to be rather tart if I recall right.

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92

This is a good rooibos that doesn’t need sweetener or milk.
The taste is smooth, apple, kinda buttery, with a tad of nutty taste. Kind of strange but good.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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61

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Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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95

Yummy and sweet, the almond flavours really come through in this tea without the nutty bitterness.
Pretty too, with the safflower petals

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100

Sipdown for now. This is on my permanent restock list so it won’t be out of my cupboard for long. I love this tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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100

I am happy to have this back in my cupboard, it has a permanent spot there!
On Sundays I like to make lattes. I am not sure if I have had this one as a latte before or not, so I went for it today. It was kind of like a London Fog but not quite because this earl has a caramel note in it. And I don’t have vanilla syrup. Anyway, I added a tiny smudge of brown sugar just for the heck of it. This was delicious.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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100

Delicious this morning. Just what I needed to kick start my day.
The caramel is stronger today than usual. Which is delectable!

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