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So I about screamed when I opened this, I was so excited. Taste wise, the first flavor I notice is the pumpkin. The caramel is very present, with the cheesecake taste being the most subtle. A pinch of sweetener really enhances the flavors.

This tea is so smooth and the black currant balances with the bergamot well… The flavors also don’t overpower the white tea’s flavor. It’s pretty sweet on its own, so I didn’t add any sugar. This is equally delicious on the second steep, but the bergamot comes on very strongly as an after taste where it didn’t as strongly from the first steep.

So, I was not planning on buying any more tea until after I return from my trip to Japan (I leave in 10 days!!!!). But then I saw this tea. Firefly + Genmaicha + Chocolate = me caving in and purchasing.

I really love genmaicha but have never tasted one with chocolate in it. The taste of this kind of reminds me of those Krakel chocolates that come in the Hershey’s miniatures packs. The chocolate really enhances the toasty flavor of the genmaicha. The after taste is kind of vegetal, and the toasty, chocolatey taste fades a bit. Overall, the chocolate in this tea is not overwhelming. Instead, it enhances the flavor of the genmaicha.

Not really a huge fan of lemon flavors, so wasn’t incredibly excited to taste this, but it’s decent. VERY lemony. I don’t really notice the marshmallow flavor, but there is certainly a very smooth flavor to this tea. The lemon overpowers it though. Kind of like a slap of lemon to the face. Drinkable, but not something I would ever buy for myself.

Banana flavor is very potent. I taste a slight citrus flavor, but it is barely there. Overall, tastes pretty good, exactly like a smoothie.

This smells exactly like cotton candy in the bag.. omg… The cotton candy flavor isn’t overpowering on the initial taste, but it comes out even more as an after taste. Though it is very sweet on its own, a little bit of sweetener really enhances that cotton candy taste. Second steep seems to lose most of the cotton candy flavor. Overall, I want more of this!!

This tea tastes like liquid summer. I don’t even understand how that kind of wizardry is possible… The watermelon flavor is present but doesn’t overpower the silver needle base.. which is great because I absolutely love silver needle. The little flowers make this a very pretty tea to look at, but I’m not sure I notice them in the taste?

This tea is very interesting. On my first attempt to drink it yesterday, I kept getting a very grassy taste. Could taste a hint of eggnog, but the taste of the green tea seemed to overpower it. On the second steep, the grassy taste diminished slightly . This morning, I used a lower temperature than recommended, as well as sweetened it slightly with honey, and it was delicious. The creamy eggnog flavor came through very well. Not sure what the problem was yesterday. Maybe my taste buds were just off.

I’m pretty cautious around chai, just because it can sometimes be too spicy and I’m not someone who loves A LOT of spice… But not only does this tea have the right amount of spice, but it actually tastes like pumpkin. By far the best pumpkin tea I have ever had. Absolutely love it.