Irish Pub

VariaTEA sample. She taped the package up, so i couldn’t actually see the ingredients beyond “black tea” and flavours. Meant i wasn’t sure what to expect. As this brewed, i quickly became aware of the coconut as it had that smell that you get when the coconut isn’t fresh or it’s a type of coconut in teas i can’t handle. Wasn’t quite a rancid smell but put me on edge. When i took a sip of this, all i could taste was a sort of weird creamy coconutish black tea. So imagine my surprise when the tasting notes here said this was a strawberry tea. Yeah, not so much for me haha. That being said, i haven’t had much luck with taxi teas. Glad to try out a new company through variaTEA but i’m not sure i’d ever order from them on my own given the very middle of the road sort of view i have on most of their teas. this one however? worse than that.blech.

Sipdown (245)

Lately I have been terrible at drinking teas while they are still hot. This is no exception. I started drinking it when it was on the cooler side. This tea is ok. Nothing special. A little strawberry. A little coconut. A mediocre black base. Not what you’d expect from a tea called “Irish Pub” at all.

This is pretty yummy as a latte. It’s like a black tea strawberries and cream. I approve! Why are all the lattes that I have liked in black tea form?! I am supposed to stay away from caffeine-but I guess a little cup every now and again won’t hurt in the morning.

Drank this last night, actually, at the same time the wife did. We had very different experiences of it – for me I got a solid, slightly sweet black tea with very little flavour other than that of the tea itself, while she got the rum, coconut, and strawberry strongly throughout. Maybe it was because she added a bit of sweetener. Tasty, but not worth stocking up on.

This is one of the teas I’ve been most looking forward to. Rum? Yes. Coconut? Yes. Strawberry? Oh hell yes. So hopefully this lives up to expectations!

And oh man it does. The black tea is a little rough, a little bitter, but the flavors more than make up for it. I taste all three advertised flavors, but the strawberry was the weakest. Still, it’s a tasty tea. I’m just not sure it’s unique enough to stock up on. It kinda reminds me of a version of Monk’s Blend.