2551 Tasting Notes
My first sip of this was a bit off-putting, but once I got the right ratio of sweetener and soy milk in there, I found it pretty pleasant! Nothing made me think eggnog specifically, but the flavoring was a little mild and milky in a way that is in the direction of eggnog at least. The base wasn’t my favorite here. I’d order other Teeccino blends again before this one.
This teabag from a TTB has no English on it, so I wasn’t sure what flavor it would be. I used a translator app and found it’s supposed to be lemon ginger. I can taste that! It’s not delicious, but I get a sort of dirty ginger and a hint of lemon. It’s not bright and zingy, but it’s there! Apparently there’s black tea in there, but I wouldn’t have guessed that.
I wanted to love this one, but the flavor was so muted and indistinct at first. Luckily I kept trying! When I used two teabags for a relatively small mug, things drastically improved. Now I finally taste that molasses-heavy cookie I wanted! I’d say the spices could still be a little stronger, but now I like it. My partner thought it was extremely good, and the friend I bought a tin for enjoyed it as well. It really does taste like a gingerbread cookie! I may have to get this one again sometime!
This is a serviceable black tea. Nothing stands out, but I didn’t expect too much. It has a decent amount of body, and it’s quite pleasant sweetened and warm. I wouldn’t seek it out, but I certainly wouldn’t say no to a cup. And I like the mission of Newman’s Own, so I’m glad their teas that I’ve tried so far have been not bad. I must have picked up this bag from a TTB or Airbnb somewhere.
The first time I had this, it didn’t taste like much, so I made sure to try it overleafed the next time. I left it in the fridge overnight and added milk and sugar. Now I taste a lot of lavender on quite a decent black base. I also taste a nice, fresh blueberry. I don’t notice much lemon. This is really refreshing and enjoyable! The resteep is strong too!
Not sure where I acquired this bag, probably a TTB. This tastes like pepper? I shared it with someone who said it tastes like clove. We didn’t notice any orange, just a meh black base plus flavor notes that shouldn’t be there. It was drinkable, but really not great.
Makes you wonder if the people who made the blend either didn’t taste it or didn’t realize how fast the flavors would fade
I wonder if it is extremely old?
Yeah, I guess you never know how old things are with TTBs unfortunately!
I suppose it was probably pretty old, since the most recent review here was nine years ago and someone more recently commented that it had been discontinued. Asmanra and others did comment on the very strong, orange flavor, but that was 12 years ago, even if it was a teabag that had been hiding out in ashmanra’s laundry room! So maybe the (artificial?) orange flavor has dissapated in yours AJRimmer. I dunno. I dunno what TTB is, either. Twinings Tea Bag? No matter, I can spike any old keemun with some OJ and pretend. ;-)
Traveling Tea Box! Ha I definitely acquired it in the last six months, but I guess it must have been old before it got to me!
I bought this at the DavidsTEA in Toronto! This doesn’t mix up smoothly in my almond milk. It was very clumpy. The flavor comes in waves. First it tastes like high quality hot chocolate. Then I taste too much beet. Then at the end I taste a hint of spiciness. It’s multilayered and interesting and rich. The most recent time I had this, I tasted more beet than anything. I’m not sure what that flavor is doing in there. It never mixes well, but getting a bite of powder really isn’t bad compared to getting a mouthful of matcha powder, so that part ultimately isn’t terrible. I would rate this way higher if they took out the beet.
This tastes a bit like cotton candy. I removed the butterfly pea flower of course. This is light and not tart, just marshmallowy and a little fruity. I’d consider buying a bigger bag! It’s not like many other teas I’ve had.
