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I knew this would be good the minute I measured the tea into my teapot. The dried leaves smelled sweetly of cranberry. The smell intensified after I added the water.

I enjoyed this tea on my (hour) commute. It is nothing super complex but a great fruit flavored black blend.

I got this tea from my local tea shop. I do not know where the owner sources it from.

This tea has such a great balanced flavor. This is another tea that I LOVE from thepuritea. Everything is spot on from my previous note. Today the malt flavor was increased on the second steep. Upping the score.

This was my morning cup on my way to work. I purchased this from one of my favorite local teashops. I am not sure where she sources this particular tea.

The flavor is spot on with pumpkin and it makes me think of autumn. As Autumn is my favorite season it is fine with me to drink this all winter!

The flavor is not overly strong and I can taste the high quality black tea underneath.

I finished the last of my sample of this today. What a sweet pleasant floral tea. I tasted everythign I stated in my previous note.

This was a great tea to start my morning. It tastes very malty. My first thought was that it tasted somewhat like good Beer! (Besides loving expensive tea I also love expensive beer, but I digress.) As the tea cooled I was tasting less of the malty ness and more of a honey. This is another great tea from thepureitea. Everything I have tried from them has been a success. I just smelled the remainder of my travel cup and the tea at room temperature smells very yeasty

I steeped it as recommended by the sample packet.

The leaves were truly pretty as some other reviewers have suggested. Curly and golden yellow.

This was my morning cup on the way to work. It was perfectly minty and creamy. I want to get to Virtuous Teas for more before the holiday season is over.I could taste the mint and the butter cream. I really loved this one.

I can’t wait to make another cup when I get home!

I first drank this tea this morning as my wake-up cup. I brewed it simply in a paper filter in my travel mug — and took out the leaves prior to leaving the house. As I said prevously, I really love floral teas and the pearls are super. However, this one was pretty unremarkable otherwise from being a good jasmine green.

I saved the leaves by taking them out of the paper filter and putting them in a glass. This afternoon/evening I gave the tea a second steep in my teapot. At the second steep the leaves really began to shine — they unfurled further and the floral aroma was balanced with the green tea. I will be steeping a third time later tonight. Upping the score on this one.

This was my afternoon cup. I really felt the best way to describe this cup was soft. I have not tasted that many darjeelings but I really liked this one. I very much tasted the fruity notes and also got the floral aroma.

When warm I was able to taste the fruity notes. Now that it is cool in my cup it is much more malty and astringent.

I made a 5 cup pot of this yesterday in my new glass teapot (What can I say, I am a sucker for pretty things). Husband and I sipped on this during breakfast and throughout our morning chores. I love this tea as a basic black blend. It is great for the first cup of the morning. It is nothing spectacular or unique here but a good solid cup of tea.

As other posters have said I can taste the malty flavors for sure.

I am not sure if I will get another package of this once it is gone — there are so many black tea blends I want to try! But I will finish this lovely package brought back for me from England.

I drank this again as my morning cup on the way to work. Today the smell was very honey and the taste was sweet. Upping the score. I want to try other golden yunnan’s as this is a very interesting tea!