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Again, accurate description (unlike the freakin’ Indian Marigold which has little to know vanilla flavor in it as of yet. Steep it longer they said….ggggrrrrrrrrrr) Anyway, I liked this tea. It was more like a classic Darjeeling to me with a pleasant astringency and Citrus like acidity. Takes sugar or honey well, but as for milk, that depends on preference. Any Darjeeling lover would like it and a good introduction to Darjeelings. At this point, I think that Teabox’s Darjeeling blacks are guaranteed to be good. I can’t really vouch for the rest of the types. I personally liked their more muscatel options as citrus is hit or miss for me, but still, good.

Citrus and green chili is what I get. And that’s exactly what they described. Highly spicy and savory, not just in a tea note way-it tastes like someone added spices. I personally think it would be a better culinary tea and a really great quality one, but not one that suits my desert like preferences. Definitely tastes like a black tea and a Darjeeling, but again, more soup and food like than anything else.

Okay, I’m going to try this again. Over steeped for 7 minutes and it tasted like salty, astringent crackers. I get bare hints of the natural ingredients, and the oolong is closer to a Nilgiri Frost or a white tea. The ingredients would work really well with this base if only I could taste them. Otherwise, the dry leaf smelled like crackers, and the liquor tasted like crackers. The black Darjeelings are way better from this company so far, but again, I need to make sure all the ingredients get in my cup before I make a final judgement. I hope that it is not nearly as dry.

Andrew recommended it, and it turns out to be a familiar friend from Grand River Coffee. I don’t like chai powder chalky mixes, but I really liked this one. I think the mango makes all the difference. And the sugar. Mom even liked it and she is not a chai fan.

More oolong leaves made this tea perfect for today, and I am so glad I snatched some before it sold out. Got four great cups out of a heaping teaspoon. The oolong is so good and so crisp, almost like an apple dipped in a thin layer of caramel. The chai spices really bring out the natural notes this time making this one of the best chai blends I’ve had yet. But that’s just my personal opinion, and I am biased to the brandy oolong.

Finally got around to trying this tea that LP gave me with an actual kettle and stove on hand. What I got: smokey, leathery, thick, and sweet. It almost stuck to the roof of my mouth. This is my first Black Gunpowder tea and I prefer this one way more than green versions of it, but I slightly prefer oolong versions. I thoroughly enjoyed it anyway. A good breakfast or afternoon tea during the winter. I tasted very little astringency and brewed this over and over. Would recommend generally, not highly. Honestly best for black tea lovers, and for those who like more masculine profiles.

I’m surprised I liked this tea. Vanilla, almonds, rooibos, and the chicory are the most dominant though the color is a deep, robust red and the taste is naturally creamy and sweet. At the same time, I can see why people tasted cardboard since the red tea has a tobacco, woodsy flavor alone, and somehow the creaminess of the vanilla also resembles aged packing material…if that’s possible. Anyway, I do taste the red clover and the dandelion which adds to the nuttiness and herbal sweetness. I’m probably biased to this tea because I like those ingredients. Obviously, this appeals to newer tea drinkers or those in a mood for something to pair with almond cookies. The ingredients are also fairly solid like the milk thistle which is commonly used for hangovers. Clearly, this is a health nut’s tea and really is enjoyed for the health benefits of the ingredients.

Again, on discount, a really awesome consort of flavors, and then all of them overpower each other. I wanted to taste more jasmine with the pineapple, but the mint and lemon blockaded the delicate flower. I definitely taste the tropical and I thoroughly enjoyed the tea in the first few seconds, but then I was so severely disappointed by a pineapple lemony green tea blur. Looks like this is a bag better Gong fu’d, and a partial waste of five dollars. I do like this tea. It just falls short of its potential.

Only got this on discount and even for five bucks it was overpriced. Really, your usual Earl Gray with an herbal background. The ingredient combo seems awesome, but the bergamot overpowers the natural notes of the oolong and Darjeeling. The lavender itself is also overpowered by the bergamot, letting it be known in the second steep. The second steep was a huge improvement from the first, being smoother and more flavor packed, but again not worth five dollars.