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Very light tea that was perfect after dinner on a day that was in the 90’s. Refreshing and soothing. I tried it hot and chilled, with and without cream and sweetener. The vegetable taste is there no matter how you make it. It is a general veggie taste. I couldn’t get a good fix on a specific vegetable, nor the water melon rind flavor the maker says it has.

Maybe I need to eat more watermelon and then I could identify it???

While I still favor fruity or brisk blends over this, it is nice and I did enjoy it. No bitterness on either the first or second steeping. Just a smooth lightly flavorful blend. Not boring, either. I drank two 32 oz. steepings because I liked the flavor and really wanted to identify it better.

This tea has a distinctive roasted fragrance. That roasted note is also evident in the first sip of the tea. A dash of sweetener brings out a fruity flavor. If you like smoky, toasty blends this might be one for you. It is not a weak tea, but not the eye opener an Irish Breakfast tea is.

A bit of cream really turns this into a smooth roasted cup. The cream compliments the blend, as opposed to drowning out the flavor. The second cup was made with just a little cream and it too had a smooth, toasty cream flavor.

Going to try it iced in a bit.

A good solid tea. Not as fruity as I thought it would be, but maybe that will come over ice?

Just finished a glass of it iced. Not bad. The toasty flavor still comes through. The ice doesn’t water it down, it just blends it better with a little cream & sweetener. I think this could be a nice change of pace tea in the summer or with a meal. Not something I would keep as a main stay but something to get a sample of once in a while.

Just had this tea again this morning, using my NEW tea machine (hopefully this one won’t rust on me in a month:) Such a great blend!

Nice red color, brisk scent and taste with absolutely no bitterness. I added a dash of sweetener and a dab of heavy cream…oh so good!

Nice malty, first thing in the morning tea. If you like a brisk black blend, this is a nice one to try. As much as I’ve enjoyed the flavored teas lately (chocolate and vanilla have been great dessert substitutes) it’s nice to drink something that is just a great tea…no fruity flavor, no extra sweetness, just good tea.

I have to raise my score because the more I drink it the more it is becoming one of my favorites!

Grapefruit lovers will enjoy this tea, hot or cold. It is brisk and takes sweetener and cream well. Though I liked the more lemony Diamond Jubilee blend slightly more, this is a good tea for morning or to revive in the afternoon, when taking a break at work.
Of course the pretty tin was the main reason I wanted to try it and it is a nice tin (design is not a paper label). I would buy it again without the tin, though, if I wanted something with a perky grapefruit flavor.

The name immediately brought flashes of William Boyd’s Bond novel (Solo) and a trip to London I had taken years ago. Obviously, I had to order a sample.
Well, it doesn’t have the flavor of Vesper martini but this tea did not disappoint.
The taste is not overwhelmed by cream and sweetener. It is enhanced. It plays a close second to the Irish Breakfast blend as my go to morning tea.
It is a brisk, robust blend with a mellow yet distinct malty note.

This a good, solid tea. Great for starting the day with. As with all the Harney’s I’ve tried so far, no bitterness. Full bodied traditional red. The only possible negative is that it seems the flavor comes through the best when made as a pot, as opposed to a single cup.

Why is it the ones that smell so good seem to be the ones that lack flavor?? Maybe I shouldn’t be using the infuser with this one? Maybe it needs to be loose so I can stir that chocolate into the water and just deal with the residue at the bottom of the cup?

I’ve tried it twice, following the brewing instructions on the bag and I’m just not getting a lot of taste. Ican see and smell the chocolate. But the taste…it has a richer flavor than just boiled water but I really am not getting a distinctive flavor.

I did add a little sweetener and that finally brought our a hint of the key notes but overall disappointing.

I plan to try some of the suggestions here regarding adding milk or cream. Hopefully I’ll be back to up the score :(

The Harney’s site description talks about this tea having sweet notes of honeyed, whole wheat toast. When I used my sample packet this morning I picked up more of a woodsy flavor. As the tea cooled (brewed at 212 for 5 minutes) I began to pick up the wheat flavor. I added a bit of sweetener and a dab of heavy cream which gave this tea a nice richness.
Being that I had tea left over I chilled the rest of it and had it this evening. I really liked this chilled, though hot tasted full-bodied and made a nice substitute for morning coffee. As nice a substitute for an Irish Breakfast blend would be for me.

Trying to stop buying Harney sample every other day so I went shopping…at Target. Of course, I came home with 2 tins of Harney and Sons!
While I wasn’t impressed the the blueberry tea, this one, wow!
This is an exceptional tea. Heavenly aroma, wonderful flavor and it’s decaf! I tried it hot, iced, with and without Splenda and cream….any way I made it … the vanilla came through. Smooth not overpowering or artificial. With the iced it reminded me of a vanilla milk shake that wasn’t heavy. Hot the smell is like custard. Definitely a dessert tea but a treat anytime of day.

I like this tea. It has a very subtle peach after glow. I know its’s supposed to be creamy but I get peach.

Maybe I’m just weird.

It doesn’t need anything added. It’s light but the flavor is there. Just for fun I tried it with a very small amount of Splenda and it really brought out that light fruit flavor. With a dab of cream, very nice, rich brew with a creamy peach flavor that made me forget my preference for heavier teas ( fruit blends and chocolate have been at the top of the list until lately).

If I knew more about oolong, this might have hit to 100 mark but as I am new to this type of type of tea, I wanted to use some restraint. I could easily have this after dinner in place of dessert or right before bed.