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Woo, finished the last of my Murchie’s teabags! Good thing too, as I just made another order yesterday… XD

This is my favorite of their maple teas, I think because the decadent, buttery maple flavoring isn’t quite so strong. It becomes a bit much for me in some of the other blends. I don’t really taste the green tea here, there’s a mineral note that could be coming from it if it’s gunpowder? This is a blend of three teas but ends up mostly tasting like a lighter-bodied black tea to me. A touch astringent from the Ceylon, but nothing major. Sometimes a raisin-like note from the Assam pops its head out, but mostly I taste Ceylon with little hints of other notes from the other teas.

I like it, I’ll have to try it in loose leaf one of these days, when I get around to making a reorder purchase instead of feeling compelled to try new teas… :P

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Finishing this off, as it’s in my “5 oldest teas” box. It was from November of 2021, so not too terribly old…

This is such a cozy tea. There’s nothing amazing or exceptional about it, just a nice combination of mellow cooked apple with soft cinnamon and cardamom, all on a smooth and mild black base. It’s sort of a low-key apple pie tea, and perfect for both autumn and the holidays.

We’ll see if it makes it into my cart if I end up making an order from Lupicia this winter. Definitely worth a try!

Yum!

I love this sort of Japanese-style grape flavoring, and it goes so well with the jasmine here. The grape definitely takes center stage, with jasmine in more of a supporting role. It’s just so sweet and fruity and floral, but with nice depth from the grape. My only complaint is the green tea doesn’t seem to have much flavor? It’s very mild, and the flavoring is strong, so I don’t really taste it. A touch of earthiness perhaps, and mineral notes. I bet it would be wonderful iced as well.

I’m a bit conflicted on ordering more, partially because it’s only available in individually-wrapped sachets (which just seems wasteful) and partially because I always stock Jingle Bells from Lupicia and I’m not sure I need more than one grape tea…

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Sending this one off as a plain hot cuppa, but let me tell you, it makes an absolutely scrumptious milk tea! I love the roasted chestnut flavor milk teas from Kung Fu, and it tastes quite similar to that. Of course, it’s yummy plain as well, with such a buttery and toasty caramelized chestnut flavor.

Will probably need to reorder some this winter, because I need more of those milk teas in my life! :P

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Yay, so happy to be finishing this off! These big tins from Harney are pretty but so unnecessarily bulky. I’m glad they have since changed this tea to their smaller rectangular sachet tins (though loose leaf would be better…).

This was one of the first gingerbread teas I had that really has a noticeable molasses flavor to it. Compared to other gingerbready teas I’ve tried since, this one is sweet and mild with no discernable ginger spiciness to it. But I think most gingerbread cookies I’ve had haven’t had much spice either, so it’s fitting.

However, it does tend to taste a bit flat to me now, like it needs some of that ginger heat. I think at this point I prefer the Town Meeting fandom blend from Adagio, which has a similar molasses-y gingerbread flavor and extra dried ginger bits. I do still enjoy this one though, which is good considering I still have a mostly-full tin of the very similar Williamsburg Ginger Cake sachets.

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Getting back to sipping down some of these Murchie’s teas, starting with the teabags.

Mostly sipped this one with oat milk, as the strong maple flavoring holds up well and it’s not the kind of black base I love plain. It’s a nice enough tea, with the same maple as the others I got. Definitely a fake maple, very sweet and buttery, but not over the top.

I think I would choose to order Canada 150 over this one, though I am very curious about their Maple Chai as well… I also want to try their Christmas tea, but am unsure if they will release more holiday teas…

#OctoberTeas2024 Day 4 – “Pick One Blindfolded”

Looks like I forgot to post Day 3, oops. Today I used my spreadsheet to pick a random tea, and this was the winner! An old favorite from B&B. I really like the mellow floral of the jasmine combined with the refreshing spearmint. Both are a bit sweet, which I think helps tie them together. The base is light but full in mouthfeel, and the whole combination is just so relaxing IMO. Perfect for a little break in the afternoon on a weekday! :)

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Woo, finished off one of my oldest teas! And a nice one, too. By now the spices are quite mellow, but still enjoy the combination of the toasty hojicha with the earthy ginger and aromatic cardamom. I don’t really notice the cacao, but not sure I ever did tbh. Clove is there in the background.

Not sure I would reorder, just because I could easily make a hoji-chai myself, and this didn’t knock my socks off. I do love their Morning Light, however…

#OctoberTeas2024 Day 2 – “Something Green”

Forgot to post about this yesterday, oops lol. I went for double green, with green tea AND green chile! The regular Green Chile Biscochito is a classic from OBTC, but this version is from my fall subscription box and has their Horchata Rooibos blended in. I love how they blend their own teas together, it’s so interesting and I’m sure it helps a lot with having variety in the subscription year after year.

Anyway, this one is delicious for fall. I don’t taste much of the green chile, which is a shame, but the combination of the anise with the cinnamon and vanilla of the rooibos really pushes the cookie aspect and results in such a cozy, gently spiced brew with a soft licorice note. And since it’s only half red rooibos, it doesn’t taste too rooibos-y for me. Win-win! :)

#OctoberTeas2024 Day 1 – “Chai/Spice”

Doing a fun tea challenge on Instagram for October, so I figured I might as well post the teas here as well! (it’s by @talesnteacups if anyone else is interested in playing along)

Ended up ordering a bag of this one (along with This is Halloween and Trick or Treat) last month as a fun fall tea purchase. I also want Man’s Best Ghost but figured that’s more holiday vibes with the candy canes, so I’ll wait on it.

Anyway, enough rambling (lmao). This is such a nice, cozy tea for autumn. Primarily a gingery chai, but then the sweet apple and rich chestnut add a bit of something special that takes it in a dessert-ier direction. I do wish I tasted the hojicha, but I think it does help lighten the body a bit, which is nice for sipping it neat.

Not an amazing tea by any stretch, but perfect for the season. Also highly recommend Town Meeting in the same series for a similar but more gingerbread-y flavor.