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Well, hello there, surprisingly delicious tea! This was the very first tea I decided I wanted to try when I looked at the Teavana website because I thought, for one, that champagne sounded bizarre and, for two, that strawberry and rose sounded like they would be enjoyable together.

I wasn’t able to pick out the rose on its own, but the strawberry tasted…fancier (?) than normal. So, maybe that’s where the rose came in. Most surprising was the champagne part. It felt…sparkly. Not quite tingly. It was kind of like the taste you get in those carbonated flavored waters. I actually really liked it because it brightened the berry flavor and made it feel both relaxing and refreshing at the same time. I enjoyed it both hot and cold without any additives.

Even though I’m beginning to think I may outgrow Teavana rather quickly in pursuit of other fine tea brands, I do believe this might be a tea worth keeping around.

Flavors: Berry, Champagne

Nxtdoor

I hated this one! It tasted like I was chewing on rose bushes. I was so happy to see it go. I’m glad at least someone out there thinks this tea is good.

The Cookie Lady

How funny that I didn’t even taste the one thing that was all you could taste! Ha! But, I also happen to really like rose in my tea and perhaps you aren’t such a fan. You know, it always seems like you can taste the thing you like least.

Nxtdoor

Absolutely right, you are! Hate something and it’s all you’ll taste.

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Nxtdoor

I hated this one! It tasted like I was chewing on rose bushes. I was so happy to see it go. I’m glad at least someone out there thinks this tea is good.

The Cookie Lady

How funny that I didn’t even taste the one thing that was all you could taste! Ha! But, I also happen to really like rose in my tea and perhaps you aren’t such a fan. You know, it always seems like you can taste the thing you like least.

Nxtdoor

Absolutely right, you are! Hate something and it’s all you’ll taste.

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I am a teacher for an after school tutoring program serving grades 1-12 and the Assistant Director of an English language program. Dealing with people who are just learning how to communicate can be stressful. Since I’ve never been (and never want to be) a coffee drinker, I was happy to have found a tea I liked when I started college. Bigelow French Vanilla was my first ever favorite tea. I am just learning to love loose leaf. I drink tea both hot and cold every single day.

I’m not too much of a fancy-pants when it comes to tea drinking. As long as it tastes good and doesn’t take up my whole paycheck, I’m happy. I find I am mostly enjoying flavored blacks and oolongs, as well as whites and the occasional green tea. I’m struggling with plain greens. I take to fruit-flavored greens much more readily. The only reason I ever sweeten a tea is if I hear it brings out a particular flavor in that tea. Otherwise, I don’t usually add sweeteners. When it comes to milk, I again don’t usually add any. But, when I do, I only use almond milk or coconut milk (the thin kind that comes in a carton from Trader Joe’s…not the thick canned kind).

Love: Floral (especially jasmine and rose), caramel, maple, nuts, cream, cake/cookie flavors, chocolate, and fruit (especially peach, pineapple, berries, raisins, and coconut)

Loathe: Peppermint, licorice, really strong vegetable flavors, mint/chocolate combo, heavily spiced teas

Aside from tea, I also really REALLY enjoy reading.

NOTE: I haven’t been putting my one to two cup samples in my cupboard because that’s really only enough for tasting and experimenting. If it’s in my cupboard, it means I have enough to go back to it if I’m craving it (or if somebody wants to swap).

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