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Received from Sips by. This is one of the nicest green teas they’ve sent me. Dry leaves are super fragrant, and are pleasing to look at with their long twisty style. Classic vegetal flavor, but with very nice depth. Has the thick, cozy mouthfeel I enjoy – I know some people hate that term but I don’t have another word to replace it. :)

Different from my usual style of tea. Earthy and savory, it reminds of the few times I’ve tried puerh. Been a long time since I’ve had a tea from Yunnan, it has the distinctive taste I remember. To me tastes kind of sharp? Hits the back of the tongue with lots of flavor, really nice. Great to resteep, give yourself time to get at least 3. Mushroomy aroma. Spring 2018 batch.

Sent as a sample in my order. This is a surprising tea – main note for me is toasty chocolate.

A delicious, roasted tasting oolong. From my January 2020 Sips By box.

A rich tasting tea that is easy to drink. I really love this! I received it in my January 2020 Sips By box.

I received this tea as part of my Field to Cup subscription. This will probably be my favorite from this months offerings. A thick feeling, familiar tasting black tea. Nothing extraordinary , but good.

I’m not much for flavored tea, but my friend and I really enjoyed this one. No weird aftertaste, with a pleasantly sweet flavor. This came in my Field to Cup Tea Explorer subscription.

Mmm this is delicious tea! I love roasted oolong. This one is reaallly roasted so if that’s not what you’re looking for stay away! Besides the toastiness it has a floral aftertaste, and a very rich caramelized honey undertone. (For the second steep anyway.) I don’t know if that would show up unless you steep using quite a bit of tea like I did. Verdant sent this tea in the cutest little 5g packets, so I used the whole packet and am doing incremental 10 second steepings, starting at 20 sec. Later steepings start to get more mineral and woody.

This tea was given to me as part of a set some time ago. I mostly have been leaving these flavored teas for company who like flavored tea, but I really wanted something different today and I thought I’d try it. First thought…meh. It’s ok, but I’m not really tasting the caramel. I taste mostly hazelnut and orange. So I added some milk and sugar. Bam! There it is! The caramel still isn’t super strong, but I can actually taste it now. A dessert tea for sure!

It’s been quite awhile I’ve had a White Peony. This is delicious! Exactly what I was looking for with its sweet hay aroma and flavor. I used the entire sample packet, for 30s steeps. So good! The first steep was especially sweet.