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I know Roswell Strange paid a lot for this and had a bit of a time trying to purchase it so I really wanted to like it. However, the base is just too strong for me. It’s nutty and almost the slightest touch leather-y. Pear is hiding just under it. It peeks through at times but it can’t seem to fight it’s way through. The honey is even further buried. I want to like it but it’s not delivering for me. Perhaps different steeping parameters would help coax things out because 4 minutes in 190F didn’t do the trick. I’m still grateful for the chance to try it though and will change up steeping next time. Thank you for sharing, Roswell Strange!

There is a lot of cardamom pods in this blend. Unfortunately, the chai mixture is a bit muddy so it’s mostly mediocre chai. I wish there was more white chocolate or pumpkin because I am not getting either in my latte.

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Good bye tasty tea! You shall be missed.

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This was much better as a tea lemonade. This tastes like peachy hibiscus with an apple-y aftertaste. It’s actually not bad and thankfully still no chamomile flavor.

I’ve been into chocolate orange for a while. My goal has been to replace Butiki’s amazing chocolate orange tea and this is not the replacement. It’s good but it’s a bit too rooibos-forward for my tastes. Rooibos and orange with some chocolate.

This tastes so familiar. Not like lemonade but a lemonade candy perhaps. It is driving me nuts because it is something I have had before and I just can’t place it.

With that said, I really like it. It’s very refreshing, sour, and also sweet. I am having it cold brewed and enjoying it a bunch. Looking forward to when Roswell Strange tries it as well since she may know what it’s reminding me of.

I have this cold brewed a few times now. It’s strongly hibiscus flavored but with a touch of blueberry.

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Thank you for sharing Roswell Strange but this is like all other cacao teas and they just aren’t for me. I got more earthiness/muddiness than I do chocolate. The best part of this iced latte is the whipped cream and chocolate syrup but if that’s why I am drinking a tea, I suppose it doesn’t matter what tea it is.

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I was going to write Sororitea Sisters review about this tea but if I am being honest, there is not a lot to say about it. It’s a good tea but nothing particularly stands out. It is malty. Since it is called Southern Malt, I suppose that’s all it needs to be and it delivers.