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Breakfast! Delicious! :)

I bought this at Teaism because of the name. I love anything African. When I got home to transfer it from the sealed bag to a tin, I was scared of the smell. It was SO strong. It reminds me of a martini… or a cosmopolitan or anything vodka mixed with fruits. I was getting a gagging reflex thinking of those days. >_<

Anyhow, I decided to give it a try. * pinches nose * Dry, the leaves are the regular ruddy needle rooibos mixed with dried fruits and bits and something thats large, leafy and yellow (perhaps the yellow plum?). Steeped, the scent is not as strong, but is still somewhat aversive. The steep was a nice red-brown color. The taste was surprisingly wonderful! It was not tart at all, and there was a gentle sweetness to it. Great fruity blend without the tartness and mouth puckering. I need to try this iced! and possibly mix with vodka someday…

Overall, this blend tasted pretty good; however, the smell!!!! ohhh the smell!

I increased my rating of this tea. I just ran out of it today. My boyfriend and I shared it. So yummy! Its so sweet, and I have this guilt about taking in too many sweet beverages and foods! Ah but I have a sweet tooth! I can’t resist. I made it into a latte. Absolutely DELICIOUS!! I’m going to get another one day! :)

I didn’t rate this because I added it to A&D’s Dragonwell. It was a great blend, but I didn’t appreciate the lavender flavors. I really loved lavender sencha that I tried years ago in Hawaii and subsequently at Wegmans. I’m going to try to recreate it! :)

I’ve always liked yerba mate since I first tried it many years ago. Thank you AmazonV for sending this to me in a swap! I really enjoyed this one. It is earthy and nutty but has a sort of tobacco or roasted perhaps scent and flavor to it. Delicious.

Delicious! My boyfriend wanted “that tea I made last night”, which was this! SO CUTE!! >_< So this was our breakfast tea! So delicious and I love how this stands up well to multiple steeps.

Delicious afternoon tea. Nutty and comfy! I love the large bits of dried brown rice (almost like rice crispies) and popped popcorn. The leaves are needle-like and dark green and thin. Very good tea indeed. I received this from Shinobicha. Thank you! I really enjoy a good genmaicha. I always think of the genmaicha I drink when going to my favorite Japanese restaurant.

I made 2 steepings of this tea today for breakfast with my boyfriend. It is so good! The “shells” started to break apart and open up. There were some nice leaves unfurling underneath. Very pretty. I’m saving it to steep them up again later and to examine them!