Twinings

Well, it seems I have completely different blend than this one. Mine contains:
Spearmint (34%), Rooibos Leaves (18%), Natural Apple Flavouring with Other Natural Flavourings (15%), Ginger, Peppermint, Apple Pieces (7%) and Baobab Fruit Pulp Granules (5%).

Never had the last one, but overal it should help with the stomachache and even though I already took Espumisian, hot tea won’t hurt. I also found out that my body temperature is 36.9°C (98.4°F), so it seems I am indeed ill. My mother is afraid it is a covid, so I will make myself a test tomorrow morning. Maybe I will feel fine, maybe worse, who knows…

Anyway, never heard about baobab fruits used in tea. It smellls strongly apple-y and I am surprised not to see any camomile in this.

Flavourwise it is quite strong in menthol with fruity — apple note. Not sure about baobab fruit flavour, so not sure if it is there at all, in taste.

In conclusion, it is very enjoyable tea without typical herbal taste profile.

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Sipped through this one with creamer added, as my first tea of the day. I liked that I could still taste the bright orange peeking through, along with the warm spices. It held up quite well to the additions.

I think this is a nice enough orange spice tea, and I like that the spices are mild enough to let the orange be present as well. It’s not the sort of flavor profile I crave, but if I were in the market for an orange spice tea in the fall or winter, I would consider this one.

Happy New Year, tea friends! Here’s to another year of yummy teas all around!

So, I made quite an effort to buy pretty much all of the grocery store holiday teas this season, and since stores around me never seem to carry any of them (grrr…), that meant ordering them online. So I went through the trouble of getting them, but then I didn’t end up actually drinking any of them, because I had so many advent teas to contend with. Oops?

Therefore I’ve decided to try them all this January, and write a note for each one. Hence we have arrived at the first note, welcome! I chose this to try first somewhat randomly, it was the first black tea I saw in the pile of boxes. It’s quite nice actually. Oddly I’m tasting quite a bit of orange, which isn’t even mentioned in the description. It’s a nice sweet orange, and the spices are subdued enough that they don’t completely overpower it. I’m definitely picking up on the clove, and then the cinnamon adds a sweet warmth in the background. The base tea is quite light, but very smooth.

A good one to start with! It’s similar to Constant Comment, though I remember that one having a much stronger clove presence. I prefer the more restrained version in this tea, it lets the orange shine a bit more.

Holiday grocery store teas tried: 1/19

Day 16 of my Steepster homemade advent calendar from Kelmishka! I’ve still been drinking my advents the past couple of days but I needed a break from writing up proper tasting notes. So now I have some catching up to do! Thankfully I took handwritten notes to work off of.

I like the pomegranate and raspberry flavors in here! They’re sweet and juicy. It’s got some hibiscus tartness going too, and a little bit of that same syrupiness that some of the Clipper berry teas have. I’m not sure what causes that! In this case, it’s mild enough to be pleasing rather than off-putting – but it does make me think this is one herbal where I wouldn’t suggest leaving the bag in indefinitely. This would also probably make a good tea soda.

I have fond memories of drinking this at my best friend’s house back when we were still young enough to live with our parents.

Barely tasted jasmine, mostly just tasted like perfume or soap. Not a fan.

The “extra bold” must come from the flavoring and not the tea because this honestly tasted like soap to me. Very astringent aftertaste. Not awful but not good.

Flavorful, a little sweet, smoky, very nice.

Flavorful, bold, everything you would want in an Irish breakfast tea.

Nice balance of tea flavor with lemon flavor. Really enjoyed this.

Solid black tea, robust, welcoming, comforting. Pretty good.

Mild, not very much flavor. I like my black teas very strong so I would not recommend this tea.

Really well-rounded and full bodied, robust flavor, fragrant, hearty, strong. Loved it.