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Brutaliteas advent day 10! It was a nice, subtle marzipan-type blend.

Another blend I couldn’t try from the advent… darn pineapple

I liked the smell of this blend but that’s about it. I did not enjoy the flavor at all. I handed the mug to my mom and she drank it instead.

This tea was so good, definitely cakey and lightly sweet.

Remember when I said that I wasn’t a fan of honeybush? Yeah… I think I’ve changed my mind on this one. I really liked the banana muffin flavor this gave on a cold, icky, and foggy day. It’s definitely making finals a lot easier to manage as I stay grounded with coy teas and tisanes.

I loved this blend, at least the amount I was able to drink… Buddy (my puppy) is now on the naughty list again this year because while I was grabbing a book in the other room he decided to climb onto the dining room table and drink the tea out of my mug and when I scolded him he knocked it over with his paw so I was only about to get a sip or two in. From what I tasted, this was a delightful, desserty strawberry-rhubarb blend with a hint of cream that I will definitely be grabbing more of. Another hit from the Dammann Freres Advent Calendar.

Adagio Advent day 7: This blend was okay. Very bitter and perfumey with a touch of an alcoholic taste. I did pick up a marshmallow note but I wasn’t a fan.

This was another meh but still good blend from the Advent calendar. I enjoyed it but it was pretty light on all of the flavors I planned on tasting based on the scent of the loose tea.

It was a nice cozy coffee-like wake-up call for advent day seven, but I definitely preferred it as a latte. I probably won’t grab more of this one but I wouldn’t mind drinking it if it was offered to me.

No, I really didn’t love this blend. It smelled good and sounded like something I’d be into but steeped it was super bitter and had a cherry + rubbing alcohol scent. It tasted like hot, cheap, cherry alcohol and I didn’t taste the chocolate.