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Another tea box tea. The ingredients say black tea, but it brews up super light. The flavor is really floral and chemically. It ends up too perfumey for me, but I’m sure it was better fresh. It’s slightly better cold, but the chemical taste is just bothering me. I didn’t end up finishing the cup.

Sample from the tea box. It’s a nice balance between light black tea and juicy apricot. I expected it to be a little richer and more flavorful, but really, I quite enjoyed this cup.

Another tea from the tea box. Now this one is tart. I don’t taste any ginger at all (there wasn’t much in the dry leaf either). The flavor is 100% hibiscus. I don’t mind hibiscus mixed with other things, but plain like this, it isn’t for me. Super tart. I love the double lidded tin though.

Monday, I received the latest Reddit TTB I’m participating in, and this was the first tea I tried. It’s a pretty cardamom-heavy chai. Really, that’s the main flavor I get, but I am enjoying it more than the last few cardamom-heavy chais I’ve had. It has a nice balance to it somehow and was delicious as a latte. There’s only a half serving left, so I think I’ll save that for later. The second steep was strong and tasty as well.

From a Valentine’s sampler. I was a little worried since this is puerh, but the flavor is pretty decent. I don’t notice any spices and certainly wouldn’t call this a chai, but it has a generically desserty flavor which is pleasant, if a little artificial. It tastes a little toasty, but for real, there’s absolutely no reason this should be called chai. I didn’t include any marshmallows in my cup, so maybe that would have given it a more authentic s’mores flavor, though I didn’t taste chocolate either. It’s not special enough to order, but I’m glad it wasn’t weird.

This was a free sample from a past order, and there’s under a teaspoon in there, so I’m sure I underleafed it since I’m not used to dealing with such small amounts. Warm, it didn’t taste like much of anything. I considered just dumping it, but I’m glad I didn’t. I’m enjoying it cold. It’s quite light, but also smooth. It’s just black tea with a hint of creaminess. I wish my sample had been bigger, but this tastes nice.

This one turned out super thin. It mostly tastes appley with a tiny bit of spice. I absolutely love sticky toffee pudding, and this tea definitely didn’t come close in flavor. It tastes like a very weak cinnamon apple tea. Not bad, just boring. I added some milk toward the end of the cup, but the milk drowned out all other flavor. And this is my last tea from Pudtea! I hope they come back so I can buy more banofee pie, but I don’t need more of any of the others.

This is one that I wasn’t very excited to try until I opened the bag. The scent was like candy, and I knew I’d enjoy it. I drink this cold, and the flavor is much milder than I expected considering the ingredients. It’s not too tart at all. It’s light and fruity and sweet. I’ve had it three times this week, and my subsequent cups haven’t measured up to my first one, but I have enjoyed them. It’s not too hibiscus-heavy, just pleasantly tropical, more like cherry or fruit punch. I don’t plan to purchase it again, but I liked it.

The main flavor here is the pillowy soft green rooibos and marshmallow root. There’s also some lovely fruitiness that I can’t quite name. This one does better overleafed so you can really taste the flavors. It’s the tastiest, most cohesive green rooibos blend I’ve had in a while. The flavor is light, but perfect.

Hmm I feel like I’ve had this tea from another company before, which makes me annoyed that I paid $7/ounce for it from Plum Deluxe, especially since it’s not a blend I loved previously. The flavor is light, but also a little…not tangy, but something not super great. It’s a bit of a weird flavor but not really like dragon fruit. Yeah I’m disappointed with this one. Just a little sour and not great. I made the rest of it into a giant pitcher mixed with some better teas, just to get rid of it. I feel pretty annoyed about this one every time I drink it.