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This month I’m focusing on the various samples of Bird & Blend, between the advents I didn’t do during advent season and a separate sampler. I also got a sample of this with my last order, so it seemed appropriate to start here.

It’s a pleasant hibiscus blend, but the hibiscus is most of what I get here. I’m not sure I notice anything that feels particularly like strawberry lemonade. There’s a bit of a vague berry and a little more brightness to the hibiscus than in most of my other blends, perhaps from the lemon? It’s pretty in the bag and makes a solid fruity cup. I attempted to use a couple bags to make a small iced tea and it wasn’t potent enough – you’d need a lot of this to get good iced flavor.

Nattie

Aw I love this one, I hope they haven’t changed the recipe!

whosbradpitt

I realized much later that lemonade is also something different here, so that may have been why I didn’t recognize the connection!

Nattie

Wait, really?? I didn’t know that! What is your lemonade?

whosbradpitt

This is so late; I don’t even know if you’ll see it! But lemonade in the US is tart – lemon juice sweetened to taste with sugar (different preference levels in how sweet it is). The best strawberry lemonade is just a lemonade with strawberries mashed or blended into it, so you get a sweet and tart, very flavorful drink that’s basically juice with extra sugar.
Also, no bubbles.

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Nattie

Aw I love this one, I hope they haven’t changed the recipe!

whosbradpitt

I realized much later that lemonade is also something different here, so that may have been why I didn’t recognize the connection!

Nattie

Wait, really?? I didn’t know that! What is your lemonade?

whosbradpitt

This is so late; I don’t even know if you’ll see it! But lemonade in the US is tart – lemon juice sweetened to taste with sugar (different preference levels in how sweet it is). The best strawberry lemonade is just a lemonade with strawberries mashed or blended into it, so you get a sweet and tart, very flavorful drink that’s basically juice with extra sugar.
Also, no bubbles.

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College instructor, mom of 2, and general homebody in California.

Great at buying tea, good at drinking tea, bad at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.

I aim to rate when I finish a package or a complete sipdown, except in advent season.

My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!

90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.

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