Tea type
Herbal Rooibos Blend
Ingredients
Natural Flavours, Organic Cardamon Seeds, Organic Cinnamon, Organic Cloves, Organic Cornflower, Organic Rooibos, Turmeric
Flavors
Garlic, Mud, Rooibos
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Caffeine
Caffeine Free
Certification
Organic
Edit tea info Last updated by Nattie
Average preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 9 oz / 266 ml

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  • “English Tea Shop Advent Calendar: Day 1 I’ve never tried anything from this brand, but my partner’s mom gifted me their advent calendar this year, so I guess I’ll be trying quite a few blends! So...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Teabag left in during drinking. This is a weird tea. At first it smells super sweet, but it contains turmeric and garlic and after a couple of minutes the garlic really comes through. Vague...” Read full tasting note
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English Tea Shop Advent Calendar: Day 1

I’ve never tried anything from this brand, but my partner’s mom gifted me their advent calendar this year, so I guess I’ll be trying quite a few blends!

So this one is a rooibos-based chai that includes garlic among its many ingredients. I ended up letting it get far too cool before drinking it because I was trying to wrangle my very needy pets, so I’m probably not giving it a fair shake. But I’m mostly getting a weak rooibos flavor with only a smidge of other spices, followed by a mild garlic burn. It’s just kind of muddy overall. Not something I’d seek out again, but not overly offensive.

Flavors: Garlic, Mud, Rooibos

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Kaylee
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…. garlic? I absolutely adore garlic, but it seems like a weird addition to a chai blend.

Nattie
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Lol, I’m currently trying to finish off last year’s ETS advent calendar, and boy was I glad to see the back of this one. You described exactly what I got from this tea, only I found it more offensive than you did XD

Nattie
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PS – I look forward to seeing your reviews of the other teas in the calendar, and seeing how it compares to my own thoughts and to last year’s selection! This is definitely my least favourite from the calendar, and I can’t believe they started with it on day one this year! That’s rough.

Kelmishka
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Kaylee, right?!? I’m not OPPOSED to a bit of garlic, but it doesn’t seem necessary.

Nattie, yes, including it for Day 1 is a real choice! :D

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681 tasting notes

Teabag left in during drinking.

This is a weird tea. At first it smells super sweet, but it contains turmeric and garlic and after a couple of minutes the garlic really comes through. Vague spiciness in the background, but really, it tastes mostly like a garlic-y rooibos and that’s just not something I’m on board with.
Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
5 comments
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gmathis
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Garlic? In soup, maybe …

ashmanra
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37 was generous

Nattie
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@gmathis – I love garlic in my food, but tea is where I draw the line!

@ashmanra – lol, I think I might have been a bit too generous actually. It was really not good!

Martin Bednář
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Garlic rooibos? Bleh, and I like garlic in general.

Nattie
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@Martin – It’s not a good combination, I don’t recommend it! Believe it or not, it’s not actually the first garlic rooibos I’ve had XD

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