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This may be my new favorite breakfast tea! It’s wonderfully rich and full-bodied with sweet caramel and cocoa notes along with the typical malty flavor. When I drink it straight, I notice a slightly bitter aftertaste. But a splash of milk takes care of that and leaves me with a beautifully smooth, flavorful cup.

To me, this really didn’t taste any different than the plain Irish Breakfast tea from Great British Tea Store. But that’s not really a bad thing, because I love their Irish Breakfast!

This one was good, but it didn’t blow me away. It has a nice smooth, silky oolong base and a very sweet, natural apple flavor, but the caramel wasn’t really coming through for me. Maybe it would be better sweetened? I rarely sweeten my tea, but perhaps I’ll have to try that next time.

I was sent a generous sample of this tea for review. It seems like a great eco-friendly company and I love the idea of putting to use the part of the tea plant that usually goes to waste!

This was a very unique “tea”…it reminded me of a black tea in some ways and a green tea in others. It was slightly grassy, but also had an earthy undertone. It was pleasantly smooth with no astringency or unpleasant aftertaste.

I smelled this tea in store this weekend and knew I had to have it. It has a delectable bourbon vanilla aroma and the taste does not disappoint! It’s rich and smooth and sweet with just the slightest hint of smokiness from the black base that somehow works great with the vanilla. It leaves a great creamy aftertaste in my mouth. I can foresee this becoming a staple in my cupboard!

This is a very light, smooth black tea. I could see myself enjoying it black as an afternoon tea. However, at breakfast, I prefer something a bit more robust.

A friend shared a small sample of this tea from her collection and it seemed like the perfect thing to be sipping during Thanksgiving month! I’m not really getting a lot of pumpkin flavor, but the spice blend is right on target and there is a nice creaminess to it. And I was happy that it didn’t have that unpleasant woody flavor that is so common in rooibos blends. Overall, this is nothing too special, but I did enjoy it.

When I opened the box from Butiki, this was the first thing I smelled. It has a super strong, sweet pineapple scent. The flavor is equally delicious, but not quite as assertive as the aroma. It’s a light, natural pineapple flavor with the perfect balance of sweet and tart and just a hint of floral notes at the end of the sip. I don’t taste much of the oolong base, but it has a wonderfully silky mouth feel!

A boring, forgettable bagged black tea with the barest hint of spice. It wasn’t terrible, but I wouldn’t drink it again unless there was nothing better available.

I’ve enjoyed every sample I’ve tried from Great British Tea Store and this chai was no exception. I accidentally over-steeped mine, but it wasn’t bitter at all…just VERY spicy (which made it perfect with milk.) Not getting a lot of vanilla, but a good balance of cardamon, cinnamon, and clove. A very warming winter chai.