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This was pretty good. I really like my green teas to be bitterness free, so I steeped it at a pretty cool temp. Doing this yielded a really sweet cup, which I like, that was a bit mineral-y but also a hair fruity. More a deep fruitiness, like fig, than a fresh fruitiness like peach. Probably one of my favorites from this company so far, actually.

This was more like essence of fig than spiced fig. I tasted no spice, and the tea lacked heartiness. It made me want to go find a real fig to eat instead of get teased by fig water. However, it was drinkable.

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I love this. But let’s be honest – the rooibos is here for show. There is just sweet spicy cinnamon flavor and basically nothing else. Which is fine with me.

This was fantastic – it was super roasty but very sweet for the first five or so steeps. I almost got a baked bread kind of feel by steep 6, and it continued to have good flavor until I quit after 8 steeps. I drank it all day long and I couldn’t last half as long as it. I felt kind of ashamed of myself for failing, even with giving myself all day haha. I will make smaller cups and steep more next time.

This tasted good, but frankly, I couldn’t have picked out vanilla or pomegranate if I tried. It has primarily plain white tea flavor, with a bit of a twist that I personally couldn’t describe. I have been trying to taste without searching up the tea in efforts to improve my recognition of flavors, as well as not being biased (good or bad) by reviews here or on the tea’s page. I do not have enough to taste it again to see if knowing the flavors helps significantly or not.

I really enjoy white peony in general – it is really interesting floral flavor that is somehow also very fresh without having citrus, and I like it hot and iced. This brand has a good one, or at least it tastes as good as any other I have had. I recommend giving it a taste if you want something fresh.

This one is really good – it was very reminiscent of baked goods, and I was expecting a punch of astringency because a lot of the black teas I have tried from this brand have had that quality…and nothing. Just hot deliciousness. Until it cooled to warm…then astringency up the wazoo! Because of this, I probably won’t purchase, but should I come across any I would happily drink it up. While it is still hot, anyhow.

This is tasty, but I admit, I don’t get a ton of sesame from this. I think it is a good thing, because I wouldn’t like it if it were overwhelmingly seedy, but this is just a hint. I don’t think I would repurchase, because I am not super into sesame flavor, but a lot of people would love this. There is no bitterness at all.

This is a really strong black tea – very malty, somewhat astringent, even with a 200 degree steep temp. I find I rarely use boiling water anymore for black tea for fear of the dreaded astringency. Alas, I can’t imagine what this one would have been if I had, as this was barely drinkable for me. Recommended for those who like a really strong tea and are more tolerant of astringency.

This is pretty good, but I am finding that darjeelings might just not be my jam in general. It is malty and a little bit astringent, which many people like, but I don’t care a ton for. Definitely drinkable, and probably very enjoyable for a person who isn’t so sensitive to astringency.