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Finishing off this random teabag sample that I think I got at a tradeshow a while back? It was totally fine tasting with a mildly vegetal flavour and the faintest hint of anise and citrus. A bit of an oilier mouthfeel. I just feel like I’m deeply spoiled by the very high quality avacado leaves I have from Epices de Cru, and even to a slightly lesser extent Harney & Sons. The quality of this one just pales in comparison, even though it’s not offensive at all.

All I taste is black tea with some very mild and washed-out background flavours that seem muddled and muddy. Where’s the ginger? Where’s the honey? I can make out a pinch of cinnamon, barely, maybe??? The one thing that’s an absolute, it’s bitter, not so much that it’s undrinkable but this tea is not going to be destined as a favourite.
This is one of those ones that I will drink just to get rid of.

Green tea is my Mother’s favourite but I don’t drink it often. She won’t go a day without it but I have to be careful with my caffeine intake as I have fibromyalgia and too much caffeine exacerbates my anxiety/pain.
This one is nice though. Brews up a lovely light amber colour. It’s smooth and mild with a vegetal and hay-like flavour. No bitterness whatsoever. My kind of green tea!
Found this at Winners/Homesense for a cheap price. I don’t always have success blind-buying teas from there but this one was a successful buy.

A nice green tea, smooth with no bitterness and a vegetal/hay flavour, I like it. However, where are the lemon and orange notes in this? Undetectable by my estimation. Still lovely as a green tea offering and I would happily drink it again.

Advent Calendar from Kaylee: Day 17

I accidentally left the teabag in too long the first time I drank this, and it tasted like straight-up lemon floor polish. Not good! A second steep revealed a bit of the mild green base, but it still smelled acrid. I shall abstain from rating this one.

Advent Calendar from Kaylee: Day 13

How fun — I’ve never had a thyme tea before, despite having a very robust thyme plant in my herb garden! I wasn’t sure if I’d like it, but I’m actually enjoying it. The earthy thyme slightly overwhelms the black tea base, but not in a bad way. There’s not a ton of depth here, but I’m glad I tried this!