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Not My Cup O’ Tea TTB

This tea smells sooo good…like freshly-mixed brownie batter! But the taste was a total disappointment: very flat and artificial with an unpleasant astringency to the aftertaste. The addition of a splash of milk made it drinkable, but it was still one of the worst chocolate teas I’ve tried.

Got this as a free sample with my latest RoT catalog and tried it iced yesterday. I was surprised by how delicious this was! Spot-on pineapple and guava scent and flavor against a smooth, refreshing green base. I’m not really picking up on the orange, but I also don’t miss it. If I didn’t already have WAY too much tea in my cupboard right now, I would definitely consider purchasing a whole tin of this for the summer.

Matcha TTB

I’m wary of lemon teas, since many of them are super artificial and make me feel like I’m drinking lemon Pledge. But this one is lovely! Light and smooth with a true lemon flavor and a buttery sweet aftertaste that really does remind me of meringue.

Matcha TTB

Tried this one as a smoothie with breakfast. It had a lovely tropical aroma, but the taste just didn’t live up to the scent. It didn’t really come across as guava to me, just a generic, slightly artificial fruit flavor. It was okay, but not something I’d reach for again.

Matcha TTB

Mmm, this is delicious! Had it as a latte tonight and it was quite possibly the best flavored matcha latte I have ever enjoyed. The aroma was dead-on fresh caramel popcorn and the flavor did not disappoint: tons of sweet, buttery caramel that mixes perfectly with the nuttiness of the matcha to create a realistic popcorn flavor. Glad there are multiple samples of this one in the box, because one of them is definitely staying with me!

Matcha TTB

I had this as a latte with breakfast. It was an open sample and I’m thinking it may have lost some of its flavor, because I didn’t really pick up on much almond in the scent or the flavor. It was just a mild, sweet, slightly nutty matcha. Not bad, but not what I was expecting. I’m not going to rate this one since I suspect flavor loss.

Matcha TTB

This tea had such a unique flavor combination, I just had to try it. And I wasn’t disappointed…this is delicious! The main flavor is sweet, juicy pineapple, but the chai spices add a nice warmth and there is also just a hint of smokiness from the gunpowder base. I’ve only tried a few things from 52Teas and this one is definitely my favorite so far!

Mmm, this is nice! A very light, smooth cup with lots of sweet, juicy peach flavor and just a hint of jasmine floral in the aftertaste. I enjoyed this hot before bed last night, but I’m guessing it would also make a delicious iced tea!

This was my first experience with Lapsang Souchong! I’m not a huge fan of smoke flavor in food or beverages, so the strong smoky flavor of this tea wasn’t my favorite. However, it definitely seems like a high quality tea. The leaves are large and unbroken and have a lovely sweet/smoky scent. And although the flavor was too smoky for my tastes, the tea was nice and smooth with no bitterness or astringency. With a splash of milk to calm down the smoke, I found this a pleasant breakfast tea.

This was the sample that came with Republic of Tea’s latest catalog. RoT tends to be pretty hit and miss with me and this one was definitely a miss. It wasn’t horrible, it just really didn’t taste like much of anything. I was hoping for a smooth, creamy vanilla/lemon blend; instead I got a weak, barely-there artificial lemony flavor. Still glad I got to sample it, though…at least I won’t be tempted to waste my money on this one!