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I used to love getting a fresh mango lemonade from a restaurant called Oliver and Bonacini when I was younger. My aunt would take me and my cousins when I slept over at their house. Then we’d get to go to indigo and get books. This, as a tea lemonade, tastes just. Like. That! So it’s nostalgic and deliciously mango to compliment the lemonade.

Also this is surprisingly comforting during an otherwise shitty weekend. Even this tea lemonade had its issues. I ended up oversteeping the tea because the first mug I pulled out broke when I dropped an ice cube into it. Saturday morning, my sister woke me up because our aunt in Israel messaged to tell us our dad in LA had a heart attack. He’s ok and my aunt is a doctor and said his heart attack was best case scenario of heart attacks. Before that, we learned my sister’s blood pressure has gone up and the doctors are worried about preeclampsia. So all in all, a shitty weekend. But the tea is good so there’s that.

Everyone loves this one and while it is good, something about it is less than I expected. I think with Butiki gone, the NecessiTeas take on this flavor profile is my favorite replacement. This one is good but perhaps it was the hype that had me expecting more.

I got chocolate. That is present in boatloads. Chocolate and black tea. Nothing really says cannoli to me. More than the cannoli being absent though, what is really missing for me is the orange. It is present, but sort of an afterthought compared to other chocolate orange teas I have tried in the past. Perhaps it was just the combination of the ingredients that made it into my infuser so I will need to revisit it another time.

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This tea was cute with its heart sprinkles but aside from a sugary black tea, there wasn’t any discernible flavor.

This is fine. It’s a black tea. Mild. It’s got nothing particularly notable. Like I am literally trying to take notes and for the life of me, nothing stands out. It’s a touch malty. Slightly brisk. Like I said, it’s fine.

I made this as a teapop and got a whole lot of peach and rose. The peach flavor is actually quite nice. I do get the cardamom and personally I don’t love it here because it accentuates the carbonated flavor of the Perrier and therefore hides the juicy peach. It’s good but maybe not a repeat order.

I put off drinking this for so long since it’s never really well received. However, as one of the oldest teas in my stash, I figured I should at least try it. I was surprised that the first sip actually had the burnt toffee flavor August Uncommon promises. The next mouthful was just lapsang and one that was sort of metallic. It seems the key is small sips. It’s fine but not something I really care for.

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I tried this is hot water and that sort of artificial sweetness/powder flavor was still there. It was pina colada with a touch of something else and that something else had me really disliking this blend.