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I am having this one again since I boiled the water before I figured out what tea I intended on having and this was right by the kettle, staring at me, begging to be brewed. Last time I made this I fell in love with it and though this time it tastes a little different (probably because last time it was made in a teapot and this time in a timolino) I still really like it. This cup, the lavender is more pronounced both in smell and taste but I don’t mind that at all. I am glad to see that upon second tasting I am still a fan and my first reaction wasn’t just excitement over a new tea.

This tea is enjoyable enough. The rooibos flavor is present but not overpowering as there is definitely the flavor of caramel (though its a bit artificial). This is something that might be found in my cupboard every now and then but I don’t think I will be running to the store every time it runs out.

This is a nice fruity black tea. You can definitely taste the coconut and the pineapple. It also smells great – very tropical. It’s a tea I would imagine having on a beach somewhere.

I had some of this tea the other day that I forgot about and didn’t want to drink close to bedtime so I got the helpful suggestion from Dexter3657 to put it in the fridge and try it cold. So here I am with my cold cup of lime gelato tea and although the delicious flavors are still very present, I just prefer them hot.

The very first time I ever bought loose leaf tea was at David’s this past August. And when I went, I bought a lot. I picked this up because I saw how popular it was at both David’s and on tea forum websites such as this. Obviously I was really excited to try this one and even stupidly picked up a rainbow tin expecting to love it. Unfortunately, after now trying it for a second time, I can confirm that this tea is just not for me. I can’t quite put my finger on why I don’t like it, I just know I am really not a fan so into the swap box it goes I guess.

I was so excited to try this one because to me it smelled amazing. First thing I noticed was 50 g does not go very far at all because one cup used probably about 10 g. This wouldn’t have bothered me if it weren’t for the fact that despite using so much tea, there really was not much flavor at all in this cup. All in all, it tasted like sweetened water so I was quite disappointed.

I did not have high hopes about this one just because I tend to be picky about my rooibos teas but honestly I quite enjoyed this. It does have the rooibos flavor but it has a much fuller body that actually does bring to mind gingerbread. There is not as much spice as I would have thought but I still find this cup very pleasant. I don’t know how quickly I will be running to restock but I am glad I have some more in my tea stash.

I bought this one because I thought it sounded like a good tea for someone who is dieting but I continue to drink it because it is actually just a delicious tea. Friends of mine who definitely don’t need to lose weight like drinking this berrylicious tea.

I have had this before multiple times and to me it tastes as close to chocolate cake as one can get in a tea. However today I made it in a teapot for the first time and I think I either understeeped it or did not use enough leaves because it came out tasting mostly like weak black tea with a chocolate aftertaste.

This tea is huge chunks. I bought 25 g and to make 1 small teapot I already used about half the blend. That was a bit disappointing but the tea itself was quite good. It has a similar pink color to Forever Nuts and has a small strong apple cinnamon scent. My roommate said it reminds her of apple cinnamon nutrigrain bars. The flavor is very similar to the smell, actually, so the apple flavor really shines through. I personally enjoy the apple cinnamon nutrigrain bars so naturally I enjoyed this tea so I may pick up more however I don’t know if I would be running out of my way to stock up on this.