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10Sep – dry leaf smell cocnut, berries, and sweet.
I’m impressedd with the amount of dried berries in the blend. Big pieces of berries right on top and throughout bag.
3min- tastes of blueberries, red berry and coconut. Flavors blend nicely and none of the berry tastes artificially bright. Berry aftertaste lingers after finish. Black base is solid and smooth. 2nd steep very much a repeat of 1st. Really like this one. 88

Backlog 8Sep, sipdown.
4min, 200F with maple syrup. I’m out of milk or I’d use that too. I like this one, might reorder eventually when I reduce my cupboard.

Backlog, sipdown by discard.
I’ve been cold brewing this because I knew I’d hate it hot. I don’t like strawberry flavored things.
This tea was cloying even cold brewed. I find flavoring on this blend to be unpleasant. Most of Lupicia’s flavored teas that I’ve tried have not been to my taste.

Backlog. Sipdown.
No notes other than really nice

Doubt I’ll be repurchasing this particular tea though.

Backlog Aug 28th. Sample sipdown.
Pretty good, I liked the addition of honeybush, gave it a different flavor than a normal breakfast blend.

Backlog from Aug 28th- 175F, 80ml gaiwan, 4g
Soft, tangy melon, thick mouthfeel. Steeped it 5 times. Leaves never fully unfurled so I’ll probably try it with hotter water next time. I liked what I got, but feel like I didn’t get everything it had to offer.

Cold brew. Easy enough to drink though it tastes slightly artificial. Peach, tangy and a hint of oolong.

Sample from Midwest Teafest. I followed brewing instructions on this though I wished I hadn’t. 5 min, 205F westren resulted in a very tannic, unpleasant cup of tea. Probably needed milk to make it somewhat palatable.

So I got this as a sample from my 1st order. Smells, but not taste of banana. Hint of nut. I didn’t get any bread notes. However, this was a very small sample, so it was under leafed and probably needed milk or sugar to bring out the full flavor.

Love tea Phoenix Herb Co.
Herbal? 5min, 205F
Floral, berry with savory note in background. Pretty good.