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I typically steep oolong tea at a maximum of three minutes, but this one called for four. The reason I opted to steep longer is because once the tea is open, it gives a very strong citrus scent. This is because it appears to be composed mainly of everything else, and there is very little oolong tea.

Steeping gives off a darker lemony scent, the darker parts could be due to the jasmine flowers, as most flowers tend to make a tea darker.

The taste reflects what the blend is mainly composed of, having a very overpowering yet fresh lemon/citrus flavor with a tinge of jasmine. There is a grounding flavor of flowery oolong beneath everything else, which is a welcoming surprise.

I do wish the oolong tea would surprise me more, as this nothing more than a typical dark lemon/citrus tea. It is not bad, but does not leave much to the imagination. And if the name says oolong, then there should be more oolong.

Still bright, still enchantingly exotic, and still deliciously sweet.

Because I am probably now used to the dry leaves smell, the odd scent has now become a soothing smile, I guess an attempt to transport to the tropics, or something.

Even more amazing is how this tea maintains it’s fun creamy smooth flavor on the second steep, giving a more nutty flavor over the chocolate.

Still sweet and still very delicious.

This has to be the closest thing to coffee that is mainly tea, as I can’t remember great coffee from various places that taste as good as this.

Before moving completely to tea, I was a coffee drinker, and not a happy one at that.

I had found most coffee made was sloppy or hastily done, very rare did I come across a very well made cup of coffee.

This tea makes drinking coffee fun, as there is a lot going on here, with the mixture of cocoa and chocolate to coffee-mimicking toasted mate and Assam black teas, with a little vanilla for extra flavoring.

Very chocolatey, but not as rich, thankfully, appropriately strong, nicely creamy and smooth.

It is amazing, as I have had mocha coffees before and never liked them, but this tea has possibly the best level of chocolate to tea.

I am also finding that I am liking this tea more and more with each sip.

Alright, this tea is quickly growing on me, as I am finding new dimensions of dark flavors.

It really helps that the fruity flavor gives it so much body, and the citrus really helps with the tartness.

Of course, the beautifully fruitful aroma is still there, dry, steeped and brewed.

A second steep really helps bring out the nuts and chocolate and cream, making it less a light milky coffee and more rich and flavorful.

Because of the milky flavor already blended, this moves away from a typical marzipan taste and more into the creamy milky latte.

A dizzying blend of nuts, chocolate, and a potpourri of other flavors that combine to make a nice alternative to coffee.

Although not the best chocolate tea I’ve had, that title would go to another tea I received as a gift from a friend, it is quite a delicious chocolate tea nonetheless.

Even without rock sugar, it has a light milky creaminess, and a sweet decadence similar to caramel or hazelnut, which are both also in this blend.

If you like your coffee light on taste but full of nutty creamy flavor, this is a very great alternative.

The dry leaves give off an odd scent, which might be because of the dried tropical fruit mixed with lemongrass.

Once they are steeped though, you can smell the sweet tropical bliss of exotic fruits, it is extremely intoxicating.

The lemongrass is the base of the flavor, but doesn’t take away from the bright tropical taste, which isn’t as strong as the aroma, but is there in a significant way.

Because there seems to be more pineapple than any other fruit, that seems to be the base of the tropical flavor.

As I’ve said before I really like bright teas, and this one gives quite a magically bright flavor that isn’t as strong as I would prefer, but it works with the lemongrass and mate to give a great tropical blend.

I have a canister of fruit sangria Argo tea that was given to me from a friend that knows I love Argo Tea’s fruit sangria, and the aroma that raspberry riot lemon mate gives right when you open the bag instantly reminded me of fruit sangria.

This is a good thing, as I absolutely love bright fruity teas that give you such a great amount of flavor explosions in your mouth, and the fruity scents just overwhelm your nostrils.

It doesn’t stop, as you steep it still gives that overpowering fruity scent, as does when you are finished, you are engulfed in fruit scented clouds.

Once the brew hits your lips, it is more raspberry than anything, which can be good, but is not quite as good as the complete epicness that is Argo’s fruit sangria.

It is a very dark tea, not as bright as most berry teas, but more leaning towards black teas with the flowers and rosebuds, but I do appreciate the underlying citrus blend.

The taste is not as overwhelming as the aroma, but it is a good fruit mate tea nonetheless, and would be a very enjoyable late afternoon or early evening tea.

There is a reason why I rate this tea the highest among all teas I’ve ever had.

Most black teas, and black tea blends especially, have a certain astringency to their flavor, which in certain points adds more than anything to the overall enjoyment.

But, there can be so much you can take, not only with these certain characteristics of black tea but also with how specific flavors need to cooperate to harmonize the overall taste.

At times, you can really miss the brightness of a really great white tea, and the subtle detailing of a really great white tea blend.

This tea is consistently and deliciously bright and cheerful, with bursts of spices over lemon grass and citrus, always a great way to start, continue or end any day.

The spices also give a delightful kick if enjoyed after a 10-15 minute cooling, hot but not scalding hot.