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My afternoon pick me up, and boy is it working! I had forgotten how wonderful chocolate hazelnut is all blended happily together. It just feels like a warm, rich, relaxing hug. The chocolate is light, and the hazelnut is about the same level of flavor, but maybe slightly stronger. I am sure that took some master blending as chocolate flavor has the potential to be overpowering. I am drinking mine with milk and sweetener. Dessert in a cup.

Trying to come up with something close to my beloved Chocolate Mint Black Tea from the Tea Table. While this tea with a splash of peppermint is close, and will have to do for a while, I still hold a special place in my heart for the one from Tea Table. The chocolate is darker, and the mint lighter. Actually, it is pretty good.

Since it is a blend, I won’t give it an official rating, but the blend is about a 81.

My cuppa for an after-walk reward this morning. It really tastes like I am cheating. I love that you can taste the chocolate and mint with light hints of the coconut. I will miss this one when it is gone.

1 part White Peach to 1 part Wild Strawberry was my pitcher of iced for yesterday and this morning. Yum. Lightly sweet and fruity without needing any sweetener, and definitely refreshing. I don’t officially have this one in my cupboard, because I usually blend it for iced tea. I blended by weight, and needed to break up the hibiscus in the Wild Strawberry a little.

The breakfast cup of the day. This one is a little smokier than I remember, but still great. I need some more English Breakfasts for comparison! Sweetened and I think I am going to add milk…..

Second steep at 5 minutes…..not as smokey, and does not require milk for me!

Still loving this one, and I keep bumping up the rating….it was a great pick me up late in the afternoon, as I was dragging from the weekend.
Second steep at 5 minutes. Just as good as the first.

My afternoon tea of the day. Smooth and easy to drink. It is pretty strong on the vanilla. If you are a regular drinker of oolong, this will probably seem like a kids tea to you.

Seond steep was as good as the first, but brewed for 5 minutes.

This was my evening cup last night. This one is always good with a little sweetener. Definitely one of my favorite decaf varieties.

This is my first go at this sample. Again, since it is a Harney’s variety, I went a little lighter on the tea than I do with others. This one is really good….I can taste the tropical blend of fruit flavors. I may consider buying more.

Ack…I did not read the fine print about the green in the blend…I do think it will be better brewed at a lower temp for my next cup.

First cuppa today. I went a little lighter on the amount of tea per cup. I do think this works well for Harney’s blends to avoid bitterness. Also, a 3 minute steep seems to do the trick. This blend has the perfect amount of ginger and peach.