B&B Advent 2021 Day 1

We did our B&B caffeinated calendar from 7-30 November.

The dry smell is okay, like cranberry and maybe chemicals? The steeped smell is like a cranberry apple cider. There’s not too much flavour coming through at all when it’s hot. However, there is the awful aftertaste of stevia ruining the end of my sip. Even as the tea cools, there’s not much more than barely flavoured warm water and that stevia taste in the back of my throat.

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200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 g 14 OZ / 414 ML
AJRimmer

Yeah, I have 50g of this, and I’ve been drinking it cold, and it’s better like that, but just not a great tea unfortunately.

Cameron B.

Oh no! Please no stevia, B&B!

Devon Bartholomew

Gosh, I know – I feel the same way about stevia! I was excited about some Red Rose teas, and I ended up giving them away.

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AJRimmer

Yeah, I have 50g of this, and I’ve been drinking it cold, and it’s better like that, but just not a great tea unfortunately.

Cameron B.

Oh no! Please no stevia, B&B!

Devon Bartholomew

Gosh, I know – I feel the same way about stevia! I was excited about some Red Rose teas, and I ended up giving them away.

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos, herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens.

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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