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This is very lavender! What a nice scent and flavor! Just fills up my nose and mouth.. There is something here that reminds me of Yogi’s Aztec Sweet Chili (which I also love) though I’m not sure what it could be, as only rooibos and lavender are listed in the ingredients and neither of those are listed in the Aztec Sweet Chili. Its almost the texture of it that seems similar but I don’t know what that means, so don’t try to figure it out. :D

Preparation
5 min, 0 sec

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80

In my opinion, honeybush seems to have the least amount of flavor for a tea. But that is a good thing. Sometimes you don’t want a ton of flavor. Honeybush has a sweet, honeylike scent and mild vanilly flavor, like a milder red tea. It doesn’t help that I’m drinking this with a piece of pumpkin pie, that obviously has a ton of flavor. So I’ll try it again with something less flavorful next time, but it does go well with pumpkin pie! But this tea isn’t disappointing in the least.

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84
drank Banana Jack by Sands Of Thyme
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This smells great. The black tea isn’t a strong tea, so it showcases the banana and coconut flavors nicely.

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95
drank Shangrila by Tea Licious
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A perfect tea for a sunny day! (The highway flooded yesterday, so this makes for a nice change.) The scent and flavor reminds me of fruit snacks I ate as a kid, not a bad thing! This would make for a nice light summery tea. The green brings out the fruity flowery flavors! And it gets peachier the closer you get to the bottom. The pieces of tea that came out of the infuser looks like confetti in the bottom of the cup. Yum.

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drank Mint Medley by Bigelow
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I know this teabag isn’t the freshest. But it is still pretty good. I love that it tastes like more spearmint, as I like spearmint more than peppermint. Rosehips and lemon peel are a nice addition. Why aren’t Bigelow teas found on many online shopping sites? I wish I could find more of them.

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drank Nilgiri Oolong by Tea Licious
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I have just recently tried oolong and it became a new favorite. This here seems more like a black tea than an oolong (though I’m no expert.) There wasn’t a hint of that floral scent that an oolong should (?) have. It is a fine black tea though, if that is what you’re looking for. I’ll definitely be drinking more cups of this to pick out the flavor, but I think more of a description on the website (for all the tea on Tea Licious) would be helpful.

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Well, I’m not much of a fan of green tea unless it is showcasing other great flavors. I wouldn’t call the flavors here great, though it has a nice scent. I also don’t like stevia and thought it would have been better off without it. I know someone who’d like this tea though and I’ll pass it to them…

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drank Peony White by Prince of Peace
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Maybe this is an older tea bag but I really can’t taste any flavor here. I don’t think I oversteeped or it was too hot. It doesn’t even seem like a white tea.

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drank Earl Grey by St. Dalfour
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I really don’t like this. Dare I say it reminds be of bug spray. eww. Not what I want to be drinking in the morning. This was the first Earl Grey I tried and I don’t think I’ll be trying any more.

Preparation
4 min, 30 sec
K S

I have been looking through your reviews and like the variety of teas you have tried. I also wasn’t impressed with this one. Do not judge or miss out on Earl Grey based on this one. This tasted more like a cinnamon tea than a citrus.

tea-sipper

thanks for the comment! I promise not to give up on Earl Grey just yet.

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drank White Chai by Tea Licious
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I just had to try this white tea with chai! I thought it would be interesting to try some spices in teas other than black. (I haven’t seen a green chai.. I would imagine the green would really bring out the spices.) White teas are usually my least favorite. I thought spices would help me like this white tea, as chai is my favorite. But this is odd. The spices aren’t strong enough to me. Maybe the white tea drains the flavor out of the spices. Maybe chai spices just naturally go with black tea. Maybe I dislike white teas, no matter what is paired with them. But try this one if you either love white teas or chai!

Preparation
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Cofftea

Green chai is suprisingly good. If you like this you should try 52teas’ Apple Vanilla white chai :)

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
teakruthi.com
harney.com
angrytearoom.com
Dammann Freres
Yunnan Sourcing
fusionteas.com
AprTea.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Plumdeluxe.com
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
justea.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
whisperingpinestea.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
thenecessiteas.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer.) :D

Happy sipping!

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