The NecessiTeas

wheeeee! Another one from VariaTEA that i finished up today. While this is no rootbeer float from david’s tea, i am happy with this one. I think? it might just be a little less creamy and a little less sweet. Which i could fix easily by adding sugar and cream/milk heh. thanks for this adventure variaTEA!

Final count: 62

Tried this one as a latte tonight and it’s actually kind of interesting. I get the tea flavour coming through more so than when brewed in water and the cherry flavouring is a little more realistic. Interesting experiment for sure. :)

This is back in my cupboard thanks to VariaTEA. need to rememeber to try this as a latte next :) creamy cherry drink~

more samples from VariaTEA. this one was pretty tasty today we well. Very light cherry, refreshing drink even with the marshmallows in it. Nothing too fake or cloying, more like a cherry freezy warmed up and with a little less intense cherry taste lol thanks V!

Final Count: 85

Finished this one up today – hot brew, cooled i think is my favourite with this one. Glad for the sipdown though since Evolvingness gave me a few more teas for my cupboard!

Cold brew of this one this afternoon as well. Super tasty!

Had a cup of this today to work on some samples. Need to remember to cold brew the rest of this.

tried cold brewing this one overnight. With no sugar it’s a tasty lime treat that’s just a little bit off because of what i suspect is the chocolate or coconut. With a tiny bit of sugar added, it’s a deliciously refreshing lime drink. perfect for this stupid humidity! thanks for sending more of this my way variatea!

NOM. this works in a travel mug, at least for me haha. I actually quite adore this one even if, as VariaTEA says – the chocolate factor is not really there. It’s one that i’d think about picking up on my own as there are a few from this company that i rather enjoy :)

Final Count: 84

oh man this was tasty today. First off HELLO lime smell. Like real limes…freshly squeezed. obviously there’s a bunch of coconut in here as well. Brewed, this was actually pretty darn refreshing. Not sure if i hit the sweet spot of what but it was exactly what i wanted it to be, even as it cooled. Glad i have a little more of this to see if i can replicate :)

VariaTEA sample :)

this one is quite tasty. Steeped for 2.5 mins at about 185 since i wasn’t sure how to treat it. It’s like an orange scone with bright zingy notes that are likely the cranberries popping through. I wouldn’t restock this one, but only because i don’t drink that many white teas. This one is really nice though :) glad to experience it. Thanks lady!

tried this one again….stlll not a fan but since the lovely VariaTEA is full of generosity. i’m giving the last of this over to Evol since she was a much bigger fan of this one haha. to me this is like franks old bad base 52 teas. blech.

Sample from VariaTEA. not sure about this one. There’s something weird about the smell of the brewed tea that throws me off here. It’s got a feel of french toast…but i can’t shake the weird taste/smell combo.

NOMS. Sample from VariaTEA i like this one! I’m not sure i’m really feeling the whole waffle vibe, but the blackberry/maple flavouring is really tasty.

Finished this one off with Dinner – lovely creamcheese like tea but not the best that i’ve had (i miss butiki) but it was good. Just wish it had a little more strawberry!

Once this cools right down, it is a light strawberry cream cheese. When it was hot, there was a bitterness there that i didn’t like. I think i’m going to reserve me rating for the moment and try this again, steeped at a much lower temperature. It was tasty…but not quite..there. Thanks VariaTEA.

Final Count: 89

This was another one that i finished off today. Too sweet for my tastes in the long run i think. Nice hot chocolate like, but too sweet. I suspect this would be good as a latte to help cut the sugar. :)

Final Count: 78

Holy hannibel this is sweet. I think it’s the marshmallows and the sugar – ie, i would be happy with one or the other :) it may also be the cinnamon as well…giving that sense of sweet. It’s not bad, but i’d like to try this again with a shorter steep :)

Finished this one up today as a latte. It was a really nice early evening treat after dinner. While i’ve been “off” mint chocolate for a bit, i am ok with this one :) Just don’t need an entire tin of it!

Final Count: 52

Meant to try this as a latte but forgot. Either way, still an enjoyable cup of tea :)

Another sample from VariaTEA – this one isn’t bad. Im’ a little sick of chocolate mint these days, so that probably explains why i don’t LOVE this…but it’s not a bad mint chocolate tea. There is a creaminess here that it pretty tasty as a whole. glad to try these out but i’m worried it may prompt an order heh

rest of this is going to a friend. I’ve fallen out of love with this one – it’s too much like maple tea…im just not getting the marshmallow krispie vibe anymore :(

the more i drink this, the more it’s maple tea vs krispy treat. Which is fine…i’m still enjoying it but it’s not as marshmallow krispy treat delicious as the first time i had it…so i’m dropping the rating a little because it’s not quite what it claimed to be :)