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Yay, the last one from Chroma! \o/
This is a soothing and enjoyable tisane. The ratio of the mints is spot-on, it has the sweetness of the spearmint without tasting like chewing gum. The fennel adds a warming quality, and then the burdock has such a nice earthy, rooty quality to it. I’m a fan of burdock in general, so I’m always happy to find it in tea.
I tried three versions of this blend, and I think my favorite was actually the shou puerh version, Celadon. I’m not sure yet whether I’ll be reordering any of these Chroma teas. There are a few more I still want to try, but it seems like it’ll be a while before they’re restocked…
Flavors: Anise, Earthy, Fennel, Herbaceous, Mint, Musty, Peppermint, Roots, Spearmint, Sweet
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I have to say… I’ve been underwhelmed by the Chroma blends so far. I was really looking forward to loving them after enjoying Azure. Kinda feels like the company isn’t even trying with how long these blends will be out of stock for.
Azure is one of the three I still need to try! I was underwhelmed by most of them as well, though I did enjoy a few. The stock times don’t really bother me too much since I know it’s not their primary focus, but would be nice to be able to try the other teas. :P
I don’t think it’s fair to hold Chroma’s restocks to the same standards as most flavoured/blended tea companies – they’re using very specific bases that (unlike a lot of what is used in blended tea) isn’t produced at a scale great enough to accommodate year round inventory. On top of that, Verdant needs to reserve most of those harvests for retail on their own website (where they’ll drive the most revenue). I’d wager we’ll see more restocks with Spring harvests this year.
I don’t feel like I’ve been expecting them to restock the same as other companies, but watching the site for over a year for restocks and having only 5 IG posts in 3 years makes it seem like a ghost ship. Even a little blurb explaining what you just did would go a long way for dissuading disappointment that the blends never seem to be available.
I have to say… I’ve been underwhelmed by the Chroma blends so far. I was really looking forward to loving them after enjoying Azure. Kinda feels like the company isn’t even trying with how long these blends will be out of stock for.
Azure is one of the three I still need to try! I was underwhelmed by most of them as well, though I did enjoy a few. The stock times don’t really bother me too much since I know it’s not their primary focus, but would be nice to be able to try the other teas. :P
I don’t think it’s fair to hold Chroma’s restocks to the same standards as most flavoured/blended tea companies – they’re using very specific bases that (unlike a lot of what is used in blended tea) isn’t produced at a scale great enough to accommodate year round inventory. On top of that, Verdant needs to reserve most of those harvests for retail on their own website (where they’ll drive the most revenue). I’d wager we’ll see more restocks with Spring harvests this year.
I don’t feel like I’ve been expecting them to restock the same as other companies, but watching the site for over a year for restocks and having only 5 IG posts in 3 years makes it seem like a ghost ship. Even a little blurb explaining what you just did would go a long way for dissuading disappointment that the blends never seem to be available.