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Cold brew and plain tea sipdown (195)

H is for…Hangover Helper

I’ve had this before and it was fine. It’s not great today. I am going to drink it though because it’s not caffeinated. I just don’t want this again.

H is for…Himalayan Golden Black

I thought maybe this was astringent but it’s not. It’s just brisk. Brisk and a touch floral maybe.

This is an award winning tea and I’m super underwhelmed. That said, I got Invisalign yesterday and everything seems wonky so maybe it’s that…

Sipdown (196)

H is for…Hot Tamales

I went through a hot tamales phase as a teenager where I was obsessed with them. Then I got over them and don’t think I’ve had them since.

This has the right cinnamon to capture hot tamales – that hot but sweet cinnamon flavour. However, the other flavors like Rose and the base green make this a bit bitter and thus take away from the tea overall. It’s fine but I’ve seen it done better by other companies.

G is for…Ginger Creme Brulee

Check out the “G” tea pics here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRVRktkgW-r/?utm_medium=copy_link

Made this as a latte with my salted caramel sweet cream. It’s soooo sweet and rich and decadent. The ginger provides the perfect counterbalance to keep everything from being cloying. Yum!

G is for…Golden Monkey

Nothing new to say today. Just wanted to mark I had it.

Latte Sipdown (197)

G is for…Green Meadows

I didn’t expect this to be a bergamot tea until I opened the package and smelled it and really looked at what’s in it. Given the bergamot, I decided to make this as a latte.

This is super flat though. And basically just had a hint of bergamot among milk. So I am not a fan.

G is for…Gooey Butter Cake

Thank you Roswell Strange for sending me the subscription boxes that this came in! I’m really excited to try this one and am so happy it happened to be included.

I’m not sure what I expected from this but it’s not what I’m having in this cup. It’s buttery, I think but it’s also not cake-y like I expected. I’m also getting less sweetness than expected. Lemon and the black base are also coming through and that’s making this more tea than cake. Is that bad? Not necessarily but I really looked forward to cake.

Cold Brew Sipdown (198)

F is for…Fruit Salad Lemonade and check out the “F” teas here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPzkPugxI0/?utm_medium=copy_link

This tea was nice enough but never delivered what I hoped for. I guess I expected it to be sweeter, fruitier, and more lemon-y like the fruit as opposed to lemongrass. It was ok enough that I drank the package of it but I don’t think I will get this again. I’m still grateful to Nichole at CuppaGeek Teas for the chance to try it though! Thank you, Nichole!

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F is for…Forever Nuts

I don’t love the DAVIDsTEA version of this and this is like a worse version of the DAVIDsTEA tea so…

It’s heavy hibiscus. Heavy nut. And then a dusty cocoa. I wanted to like it but honestly i did not and I’m happy it’s gone.

F is for…Feng Huang Hong Cha

This is tasting very petrichor/forest-y today and that doesn’t seem right. Am I having an off day? Or is the tea? It’s not bad. It’s just not what this usually is.