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Just wasn’t doing too well on the tea front yesterday. After two general misses, I went for this one (avoiding an expected miss from another advent calendar as well), and it didn’t work for me.

Hot, it has a little bit of a fruit element, mostly overpowered by a sweetness that must be the custard – and rooibos. As it cools I get nothing but rooibos (well, maybe still a hint of sweet, but not enough to override wet wood). I know I do like some rooibos blends even with red rooibos, but I’m starting to get really nervous about the rest of these!

Bird & Blend Caffeine & Caffeine-Free Advents, Day 3

Flavors: Artificial, Sweet, Wet Wood

Kelmishka

I remember this one being very disappointing in last year’s B&B advent!

Roswell Strange

This is actually my favourite B&B tea – just goes to show how much tastes can vary from person to person, haha.

Nattie

Aww no! Like Roswell this is a favourite of mine! So sad you didn’t enjoy it. I hope the rest are better!

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Kelmishka

I remember this one being very disappointing in last year’s B&B advent!

Roswell Strange

This is actually my favourite B&B tea – just goes to show how much tastes can vary from person to person, haha.

Nattie

Aww no! Like Roswell this is a favourite of mine! So sad you didn’t enjoy it. I hope the rest are better!

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Mom of 2, adjunct, and general homebody in California.

Great at buying tea, okay at drinking tea, awful at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.

My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!

90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.

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