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Divine.

The scent of dry leaf conveys the sweetness of freshly baked goods: vanilla, citrus, cardamom, and the earthiness of black tea. More cardamom comes up in the steeping.

I haven’t yet tried the original by 52teas, after which, I suppose, this one is modelled, to put it delicately. I look forward to sampling that one.

That said, this one is pretty damn fine. A beautifully wrought tea with each of its elements beautifully balanced and each note coming through clearly.

This green rooibos tea came in a sampler.

It is just ok. I added a bit of cold water to the boiling before I steeped the tea to prevent the sour wood rooibos thing. As the tea began to steep, I got the slightest bit of caramel scent. Just as I got the slightest bit of caramel flavour in the first sip or two. After that, it was all green rooibos. Not impressive, but ok. I will finish my sample of this in the evenings when I want something plain and basic. Or perhaps I can add this to the rooibos teas I have which are far too sweet. At least it hasn’t been artificially sweetened to death. My preference is red rooibos, but perhaps one day a green rooibos will surprise me.

Oh my word.

This tea. Just glorious.

This tea, however, tastes like the best quality coffee ice cream with a drizzle of dulce de leche with a nice Kenyan black tea backup. Oh.

I am so incredibly partial to well done caramel teas.

Nothing else I can tell you really other than I am ordering a hundred grams of this today. And the sooner the better.

So. I opened my packet of this tea the day before yesterday. Since then, I have dipped into it about six times, steeping approximately ten minutes. Delicious banana-ness, a bit of cake-iness, a bit of nuttiness, and a bit of date. Superb.

It is sweet, but perfectly so. Not too much.

Another huge thing is that I do not detect any artificial aftertaste, which often happens in DT teas which contain fruit.

Be careful to only steep this in a teabag that you can then toss as this tea will gum up any tea apparatus you use for steeping.

The only thing I do not like about this tea is that it is heavy, and therefore, expensive. This may turn out to be an expensive habit.

Edit note. I’ve reduced my rating of this tea from 100 to 90 because of the artificial aftertaste of the last batch I steeped. Such a shame—this tisane was just about almost perfect.

Maple, and a lovely maple it is.
Loving this tea base. Loving. it.
These lovely fat green leaves are quite enjoyable for several steepings.

Very citronella. I can’t seem to get past the cleaning product aspect of it, especially when it is just freshly steeped.

Then, it begins to smell great. But lemony of the lemongrass variety.

The rooibos calms down the citronella scent and taste as it cools a bit. Cooling a few minutes allows the flavours to mesh. The citronella mellows into lemon. The rooibos provides a bit of substance. The ginger begins to pop.

A pleasant evening tea. Next time I steep it, I’ll pour in the water, steep, and walk away until the lemony beauty begins. This is a tea that does far better after a bit of sitting.

The second steeping is quite good. Still lemony, but it is still the lemongrass lemony, not real lemon lemony.

Apple. Cinnamon. Hibiscus. And the slightest bit of coconut.

Sweet, but not too sweet. Tangy, but not too much.

It reminds me of hot apple cider with spices. Very autumnal. If it weren’t pitch dark out there—thanks daylight savings time—I’d consider going out to rake up some leaves, just to come back to a hot mug of this.

This beautiful blend is savoury, buttery, and grounding and so right for a difficult week.

I had this for the first time the other day with a rather short steep. Today, I steeped it a bit longer and find I am enjoying it even more. I am looking forward to the second steeping because this tea is disappearing quickly.

My second steeping gave up a solid coconut cumin taste without the other nuances of the first. Enjoyable nonetheless.

All in all, this is a lovely comforting cup of tea which I would like to have on hand more often.

Juicy. Fruity. Mango. Pineapple. Sweet. Tart. Fresh. Delicious.

Huge pieces of fruit. Why does it have to be so expensive? I bought a pre-packaged amount as they were on their way to discontinuing this tea and because the tea is all huge pieces of fruit, maybe, maybe, maybe I’ll get another cup or two from this packet.

That said, if this tea came back, I would probably pick some up from time to time because it really is good. David’s really needs good fresh-tasting herbals that taste like real something. This one does.

I noticed that the imitation flavours started coming up as the tea got cooler. Boo. My rating does not reflect that falseness coming up though.

A mild tisane with gentle strains of well-balanced apple, cinnamon, and a bit of tartness from the cranberries and rosehips. Lovely. It could do with longer steeping to give it more body.

This tea arrived as a selection from my TOTM box with Tea Sparrow. A great choice. I had been craving something fresh and real tasting following my earlier experience today with the false and bitter flavours of Fantasy Island.