The sprinkles in this tea have a tendency to clump together in twos which makes them look like super cute mini macarons! The illustrations for each tea blend is a nice touch. It has a light scent to the dry tea, but not much. Steeped up I get the heavy flavor of puerh. It’s earthy muddy flavor dominates the sip and doesn’t leave room for anything else. Slowly in the finish some creamy strawberry creeps in and lingers. I’m having a hard time picking out any nuts. I’ve had flavored puerhs before. Lupicia’s strawberry chocolate is a favorite of mine. I feel like to have a flavored puerh you either need a really light and passive puerh or really strong additional flavors that can match and play off of the puerh. This is a strong puerh with weak additional flavors that are asking meekly if they can join the party. I want to see the creamy strawberry hazelnut in this tea at 11. As in loud.
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I love the inspired nerdiness of Happy Turtle teas!
It is pretty cute. The illustrations for each tea is pretty impressive. Only bummer is when I don’t understand the nerd part so it’s hard to get where the inspiration is coming from. For example, I’ve never seen It. I had to look up what floaties meant in relation to the movie and even then I only partly get it. Maybe I should steep another cup to sip while I watch the movie! I should do the same for Gremlins, which I have also not seen.
I am squealing! I read your note earlier but didn’t put it together that this is an IT fandom blend. I’ve seen a lot of buzz about Happy Turtle Tea lately.
I love the inspired nerdiness of Happy Turtle teas!
It is pretty cute. The illustrations for each tea is pretty impressive. Only bummer is when I don’t understand the nerd part so it’s hard to get where the inspiration is coming from. For example, I’ve never seen It. I had to look up what floaties meant in relation to the movie and even then I only partly get it. Maybe I should steep another cup to sip while I watch the movie! I should do the same for Gremlins, which I have also not seen.
I am squealing! I read your note earlier but didn’t put it together that this is an IT fandom blend. I’ve seen a lot of buzz about Happy Turtle Tea lately.