Tea Cozy

I’m celebrating Cinco de Mayo a little early so that I can review this tea and publish it tomorrow for the holiday.

This has an interesting aroma. I can smell the orange, the cinnamon, the chili and the rooibos… and together they create a very intriguing scent. The rooibos is less obvious in the flavor than it is in the scent, and that’s just the way I like my rooibos. The woody/nutty taste is there, but it isn’t very strong. The cinnamon and orange are much stronger. The coconut is barely there, but, I like the way it peeks its way through.

The chili is subtle at the start, and it slowly develops, and eventually builds to a point where it sort of kicks you at the finish. The more I sip on this, the more I’m liking it.

I received a package of this tea from a tea friend. This is pleasantly chocolate-y with a lovely hazelnut note. It’s reminds me very much of nutella, only in tea form. The black tea is brisk but not particularly bold and doesn’t attempt to overpower the chocolate and hazelnut. Nevertheless it is quite flavorful and melds well with the flavors.

The hazelnut is sweet and nutty and the chocolate is a dark chocolate flavor – I suppose if I wanted milk chocolate I could easily add some milk to this but I’m finding it quite delightful neat. A very enjoyable tea.

I finished this tea up today as well. Woo I’m on a roll. I have teas lined up for later as well. This tea is good as always. I brewed this up Western style, but this tea tastes a lot better brewed in a small gaiwan or small vessel. Delicious! This doesn’t have the powdered milk smell or taste to it, which is great! Lovely tea. :)

Delicious! I’m not feeling well today, so I decided to have some of this! My attention span only allowed me to do 3 steeps! This hit the right spot today.

After dinner tea… mMmm… The first steep was fantastic. The second steep I added Ottawa Tea’s Canadian Ginseng Root. I had never seen actual ginseng before. It smelled really nutty! I can’t really describe it. I added 2 medium-large pieces. It is so good! It added a woody/nutty quality to the milk oolong. It is a nice, mild taste. Not quite like the ginseng oolong I had before (the other one tasted more green to me but maybe it was the oolong or the green outer shell it had). I digress… So this one was great! Mild but noticeable taste.

I might try adding this to everything now!

RAVE – Ottawa Tea’s HoppiTea package was awesome. She was super sweet and sent me a whole bunch of goodies! She even wrote me a really nice, informative letter! Thank you soooo much!!! :)

I was in the mood for oolong tonight. Milk Oolong it is! So creamy and buttery. :)

I got this tea from my secret santa, seykayay who also gave me tons of tea goodies! I was really excited and decided to try this one first. A little goes a long way for this one. It smells so yummy! Delicious! The liquor is yellow.

I love milk oolong! This one is so good. Buttery, creamy, and smooth. :) I love this one.

remarkably sweet and soft. Mix with half a teaspoon of honey and a dash of cinnamon and enjoy

terrible

I have never liked chamomile and adding lavender didn’t help this one. The boy likes it so I guess we will keep it.

I brewed this much lighter than the boy does. I also put in only half the amount of sugar. Sweet and refreshing. I love this stuff no matter how it’s brewed.

One of my favorites. Sweet and fruity. There is something else beyond my description.

Me and green tea do not get along. For some reason this one tastes like fish also.

Mixed peach green tea. I can’t taste the fruit but it’s still tart and refreshing.

Sweet and tangy I love this stuff.

Mixed with white tea. Sweet and refreshing.

This one is OK. I enjoy the bitter but it’s nothing so special I would jump around for. I calls for fruit.

It is mixed with one of the peach teas. strangely it tastes like frsh peaches and nothing else. It is so good.

Light and refreshing iced tea

It’s OK. I can’t put my finger on why I don’t care for it but I have better teas so I won’t be rebuying it.

Not my favorite. The boy wants to buy it again to mix with the pear since he would like the fruit tea to be an actual tea. I find it kind of fishy.

Sweet, yummy, light, and fresh It has a hint of mangos without being over powering. I love this stuff.