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drank Candy Corn by The NecessiTeas
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I never liked candy corn, so luckily this doesn’t remind me of it at all. It’s desserty, though I can’t tell exactly what it’s going for – I taste sprinkles? Maybe something like vanilla icing? I removed the marshmallows before steeping. With milk and sugar, this is quite nice! I like it best cold.

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83
drank EggNaughTea by The NecessiTeas
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This tastes really similar to another Necessiteas tea I’ve had before. It’s nice and desserty with milk and sugar. The spices are delicious and french toast-ish. I’m enjoying this cold. I removed the marshmallows. I’m not sure why so many Necessiteas teas have them since it makes the teas not vegetarian friendly.

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76

The blueberry is a little fake tasting, but milk and sugar smooth things out. It’s not bad, but far from my favorite from Necessiteas. I guess I do get a bit of a blueberry baked good sort of vibe from this, though maybe store bought instead of homemade. Recently, I’ve been using almond milk to accentuate the nuttiness. This one is growing on me!

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80

The name here is quite accurate! The main flavor is pineapple. It’s fresh without being too sour. I finished my two oz quickly. It makes a nice cold tea, and the resteep is good too!

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As soon as I smelled this, I knew it wasn’t going to be a favorite. Rose is the strongest flavor, and it’s just not something I enjoy. I also taste some neutral fruitiness. I don’t know if it’s the perfume vibe from the rose or added flavoring, but something makes this taste pretty strongly of alcohol, which is a flavor I have an aversion to. So though this is drinkable, for various reasons it’s not a great match for me. It’s hard to know how to rate this because I do think it captures its name quite well, and I probably shouldn’t have bought it due to my preferences.

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84

This is one that I got to try from the SVTTB, I always hesitate to order from the Necessiteas because their stock changes so much but I think this would be a staple for me should it be available year round. I agree with some of the other notes, it tastes more like cola than butter beer but I did rather like it.

Flavors: Caramel, Cola, Cream, Root Beer, Sugar

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84

I always skipped this one when ordering because I don’t love coconut, but I received it as a free sample in my last order. Ha the sales tactic worked because I now intend to order some! The flavor is so desserty. I taste coconut, but in a delightful, almost cupcake frosting sort of way. I don’t think macaroon specifically, but this is very tasty and well executed.

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70

This was a serving I grabbed from the TTB as I was trying to limit the weight. I guess I liked this one enough to grab some, and I can see why. It’s creamy lavender with a hit of coconut aftertaste. Not getting a whole lot of chocolate here, but maybe there is some lurking in the background. It is a comfort cup and I would add it to an order. Thanks to whoever put it in the box!

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85

The TTB has arrived! So big, so many teas… no chance to try them all!
Tea #12

This is first of the teas I took out of the TTB and thought I should try it. Smelled it and saw those big flakes of coconut, but I was still postponing trying it.

Until today… I bought a new mobile phone, so I needed a comfort tea to play with it, setting up everything (it’s really easy nowadays though).

Creamy, coconut tea with floral lavender twist. Flavours that strong that baase tea wasn’t noticeable, but certainly strong as it boosted me with energy. Tasty and luckily, at least for me, caramel isn’t much noticeable. Maybe it made the smooth and little sweeter taste only.
But I actually liked it.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 10 OZ / 300 ML
Michelle

I liked this one too, not sure why I didn’t do a tasting note?

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Sipdown 48

Made this as a cold brew and really didn’t love it. Getting lots of apple and raisins, but no pineapple flavor at all.

Flavors: Apple, Lemongrass, Raisins, Tangy

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73

This sample was gifted by AJRimmer, thank you!

It smells pleasant in the cup… gentle spices and a subtle sweetness. The flavor is nice, too. I get more of an orange spice tea than gingerbread, but it is also one of the better orange spice flavor profiles I’ve had in a while. The citrus isn’t too potent as a flavor, but I think it really makes the clove notes pop, which is coming off as the strongest spice note. The ginger is present but not without any unpleasant burning. The tea isn’t as sweet as it comes off on the nose, and the spice notes are strong but not aggressive.

It’s a nice cold morning tea. (Spring still is hesitant to spring in my neck of the woods, and it’s a comforting profile against the random snow/rain/wind that keeps popping up the second I think the weather is going to turn).

Flavors: Citrus, Clove, Ginger, Malt, Orange Zest, Smooth, Spices

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 5 g 17 OZ / 500 ML

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83
drank Cherry Cola by The NecessiTeas
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The flavor here is super accurate. I had this cold, and I could taste both the cherry and the cola quite clearly, along with the decent rooibos base. The resteep might have tasted even more accurate than the first steep. I’m not sure I prefer this over other cola teas, but I certainly enjoyed it! Soda teas are one of my favorite tea genres, and I’d happily drink this again.

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73

Sipdown 15

Tasty, but not something I need to purchase again.

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73

Working on sipping through my Necessiteas stash, as they’re starting to get old. This isn’t one of my favorites, but it’s still pretty good. Mostly brown sugar and maple, with a touch of sweet blueberry. I like the black base as well- not astringent or bitter and grounds the sweetness of the maple sugar and dried blueberries.

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drank Mayan Hot Cocoa by The NecessiTeas
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This one is sort of weird. The chocolate comes through as pretty fake, and the spice is a little tingly and artificial on top of that. This really pales in comparison to the version of this I’ve had from 52teas. The flavors here are just so fake and strange.

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60
drank Banana Split by The NecessiTeas
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This reminds me of Lupicia’s mahina flavor. I don’t end up enjoying how the rooibos flavor combines with the over-ripe/candy banana flavor. It tastes almost rotten…it’s okay with milk and sugar, but nothing like a banana split.

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77

I tried preparing this a lot of different ways throughout my 2 oz bag, and I think I liked it best at room temperature with sugar and soy milk. Oat milk covered up the banana too much, and skim milk just wasn’t quite right. My last cup or two have been the most pleasant of the bunch with a good amount of desserty banana showing up, though I can’t say that the oats in this blend add anything. The black tea itself is a bit weak, so I feel like it really needs the help.

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92

Another hit from my secret Santa exchange with Vallhallow, it was sweet, buttery, toasty, and so nostalgic for me. I definitely need to grab a bag for myself!

Flavors: Brown Sugar, Butter, Marshmallow, Toasted Rice, Vanilla

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 3 min, 30 sec

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90

I really enjoyed this blend, it was another blend from my secret Santa exchange with Vallhallow ( Thank you again!). It was definitely a cakey, sweet, subtly spiced blend that has to be one of the best french toast blends I have had. I always try to grab french toast blends whenever I see them because french toast is one of my favorite flavors and this was a hit! Definitely going to grab some for my stash.

Flavors: Bread, Cake, Cinnamon, Malt, Maple, Syrupy, Vanilla

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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drank Movie Night by The NecessiTeas
150 tasting notes

Preparation: Western
Tasting Note: Certainly has that signature genmaicha taste. In comparison to Marshmallow treat, I don’t think it is as creamy. I am not getting a distinct caramelly flavor either, however it is still nice and rounded. I will probably end of sharing this one as I am not sure I will crave it often and I have a lot of genmaicha options already.

thereadersteacup

It sounds really good, and I love genmaicha… I got both in my secret Santa box so I’m excited to try them.

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AJRimmer Advent Day 17

I definitely got blueberry from this, but not sure about “crumble”…there was a hint of cinnamon, but nothing that read butter, pastry or oats for me. I think I may have oversteeped it a bit, as the base tea came across quite astringent.

Flavors: Astringent, Blueberry, Cinnamon

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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70

So I was sick for the past week with some weird sinus thing so it was all my normal herbal teas during most of that time. Starting to get back into it more slowly? Idk, green teas are always my safe bet. Plus this helps me work towards a sipdown.

Preparation: Western
Tasting Note: I don’t know if it is all the cookies and caramels I have been munching on (yes, it probably is) but this was much more savory than I was expecting. Considering it has marshmallows and flavoring in it, I thought it would be more sweet. Not a problem though, I think it is really buttery and kind of popped rice cereal tasting. I think this type of blend is a good entry point for someone to be introduced to green teas, genmaicha has more nuttiness and richness than your typical green tea blend.

Side note: I haven’t had 52teas Marshmallow treat tea yet to compare but I have heard good things about that Marshmallow treat too.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 14 OZ / 414 ML
ashmanra

I hope you are fully recovered now!

vallhallow

Thanks, the worst of it is over for sure.

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88

Such a yummy cookie blend, I got this blend in a Secret Santa exchange, and its definitely going to be an addition to the collection the next time I order some tea.

Flavors: Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Cookie, Oatmeal

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
Nattie

Oooh, I used to love the Della Terra Oatmeal Raisin Cookie tea! I wonder if this is anything like it.

thereadersteacup

It was really good, I’ve never tried the Della Terra one

Nattie

It was really good! It’s probably their tea I miss the most. I know some of their blends must have been created out-of-house because certain ones were available from other vendors, but I never managed to find this one and now I can’t remember who it was that sold them ): maybe I’ll have to try this to compare!

thereadersteacup

I’ll be on the look out for you, but I do recommend trying this one

Nattie

Thank you! I’ve added this to my wishlist. (:

tea-sipper

Nattie, Della Terra’s source was here: https://www.eastindiescoffeeandtea.com/

Nattie

@tea-sipper : Oh my gosh, you are really saving my bacon today! Thank you!! I’ve just looked and currently their minimum order is a 2lb bag, so I might have to hold off for now and find another company selling their teas XD They do say they have an online store coming early next year though, so fingers crossed for that! (:

tea-sipper

I have heard others say that if you order through e-mail, you do not have to buy two pounds of each tea, since they are mainly a wholesaler. However, thank you for mentioning you noticed they will have an online store soon!! I’m very excited for that, so I’m glad you had me visiting their site today. :D

Nattie

Ahh, I might give that a go then! I’d have to order over email anyway since I’m in the UK (:

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85

I really enjoyed this blend, especially as a latte. I think I may add this one to my collection as well….

Flavors: Almond, Cookie, Cream, Marzipan, Sugar, Vanilla

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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