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Another surprise! I’ve had bottled kombucha from a health food store and thought it was terrible. It tasted just like fruity overly carbonated beer with a funky aftertaste. So, what possessed me to want to buy this tea after that experience? I think the only way we’d know the answer to that is if someone laid me down on a couch and hypnotized me while asking questions and writing things down on a clipboard because I don’t have the faintest idea what motivates me sometimes.

Anyway, this was lovely! I mostly got the mango along with a cooling sort of effervescence that made it feel fresh and springy! And that was when I brewed it hot! I’m excited to try this cold-brewed to see what happens to it. It smells really good in the bag, too. So glad I ended up asking my friend to grab a sample while she was in a store up northern California. I also got a sample size of Cool Cactus….which does not smell so good in the bag….I’ll see how that goes soon enough.

Flavors: Mango

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I am a teacher for an after school tutoring program serving grades 1-12 and the Assistant Director of an English language program. Dealing with people who are just learning how to communicate can be stressful. Since I’ve never been (and never want to be) a coffee drinker, I was happy to have found a tea I liked when I started college. Bigelow French Vanilla was my first ever favorite tea. I am just learning to love loose leaf. I drink tea both hot and cold every single day.

I’m not too much of a fancy-pants when it comes to tea drinking. As long as it tastes good and doesn’t take up my whole paycheck, I’m happy. I find I am mostly enjoying flavored blacks and oolongs, as well as whites and the occasional green tea. I’m struggling with plain greens. I take to fruit-flavored greens much more readily. The only reason I ever sweeten a tea is if I hear it brings out a particular flavor in that tea. Otherwise, I don’t usually add sweeteners. When it comes to milk, I again don’t usually add any. But, when I do, I only use almond milk or coconut milk (the thin kind that comes in a carton from Trader Joe’s…not the thick canned kind).

Love: Floral (especially jasmine and rose), caramel, maple, nuts, cream, cake/cookie flavors, chocolate, and fruit (especially peach, pineapple, berries, raisins, and coconut)

Loathe: Peppermint, licorice, really strong vegetable flavors, mint/chocolate combo, heavily spiced teas

Aside from tea, I also really REALLY enjoy reading.

NOTE: I haven’t been putting my one to two cup samples in my cupboard because that’s really only enough for tasting and experimenting. If it’s in my cupboard, it means I have enough to go back to it if I’m craving it (or if somebody wants to swap).

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