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I am bingeing the new Netflix Halloween series, Daybreak, and randomly thought about the 52 Teas Christmas teas from last year. This one specifically. I have no idea how one thing so clearly connected to Halloween triggered the craving for a Christmas tea but here we are.

The tea is simultaneously quite good but also quite subtle flavorwise (despite two large blackberries being in the filter). Perhaps it is age? I like what I am tasting but I just wish I was tasting more because I get the base and some faint blackberry. Maybe a hint of pastry. Mostly it is just warm.

This tea is never really great but for some reason always sucks me in. I bought 50 grams my last order and am now having it as a latte. My McDonalds milk frothed which means my frother is not broken. However, this is milk and muddied/spiced chocolate and not an awesome latte, regardless of the frothiness.

I cold brewed this and it tastes like watermelon that somehow seamlessly transitions to the white tea base. I both really enjoy it and don’t love it at the same time. Actually, the more I drink, the more I get soapy white tea. So, not my fave.

Cold Brew Sipdown (226)

On Saturday I went to visit my friends in Waterloo which meant getting on a train that left London at 7:30 am. I made this as a cold brew so I would have caffeine for my long day of stuff. Then I ended up forgetting it so I took it to school with me today.

This is kind of weird because while it is good and tastes sort of like banana, it also tastes sort of like green apple. Not clue why I am getting apple since the tumbler has never even been used before. So strange.

Thank you CameronB for the share!

Had this the other day when I was staying over at my friend’s place. I just had a small teacup and it was alright. Floral. Nothing special.

Mermaid matcha in McDonalds milk. Still tastes deliciously like vanilla cake icing. Yum.

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I cold brewed this for like 9 hours and I actually really like it. It has a lot of the sweet tropical fruit flavors but none of the waxiness. Also, nice flavor from the hibiscus without it taking over.

The wine in this tea smelled soooooo strongly while I was steeping. Now I am sipping on it and very much like my previous experience a couple years ago, I am definitely getting a grape/muscatel/white wine sort of vibe. The apple is also present but mellow (could be age). It is nice but also not exactly to my tastes.

Roswell Strange, do you want more of this one since I am sending a package to you anyways? Otherwise, I will give it to a friend here at school :P.

Latte Sipdown (227)

So this wasn’t so much a sipdown as it was a dump down. It wasn’t the tea’s fault. I blame my milk. It is old but not passed the expiry date but I don’t 100% trust it and it won’t froth and so I think it maybe isn’t so fresh. And mixed with the tea for a latte, it was just sort of off.

Thank you Arby for the share. Sorry it went to waste.

Cold brewed this over night. There is a whole lot of marshmallow fluffiness here. Marshmellow and then a bitter citrus mixed with base. Not my favorite cold brew. I have had it hot before though and I think that is better.