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This sounded interesting based on the description, but I’m mostly just tasting the Assam. There’s a hint of gunpowder I think, but the strong and malty Assam dominates. It’s not unpleasant, with dark caramelized brown sugar and raisin notes, but I guess I was expecting something more nuanced or complex? They claim it tastes like whole grain toast, but not really getting that at all.

Oh well, we’ll see if my opinion changes over the course of the 2-ounce bag!

One that I picked up in my fall and winter seasonals order, because why not? :P

It’s very nice actually, as orange spice teas go. I am not a clove fan, so I’m happy to not find a strong clove presence here. The orange flavor is quite bright and zesty, and there’s a touch of cinnamon adding sweetness and warmth. I’m not sure I really taste vanilla here, though I wish I did. The black base is nicely balanced between brisk and smooth, and flavorful without being too drying or bitter.

It’s not super Christmassy to me, just because the spices are very mellow, but it is an enjoyably zesty orange black tea that I’ll have no trouble sipping through. :)

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Just finishing off my 10-teabag sampler box, since I have loose leaf coming tomorrow!

Just a lovely eggnog-meets-pumpkin-pie tea that’s great with milk and sugar. It’s nice plain too, but even better with additions. It’ll be interesting to see how the loose leaf version compares, but I imagine it’ll be even tastier. :)

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Finally finishing this one off after packing some up to send to a tea friend. This last cup was mostly honeybush so I didn’t get much pineapple. But still quite a tasty coffee honeybush!

This is discontinued now. I get it, it’s sort of an odd duck tea with a weird combination of flavors, but I did enjoy it. Luckily they have other coffee teas that I like even better. :)

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Finished off with milk and sugar. This had a nice maple aroma but ended up being too much clove and not enough maple for me. Milk and sweetener did help bring it out a bit more, but I don’t regularly add those things so I don’t really want a tea that requires them.

I did order some Sugar Maple, which had a very strong maple flavor when I tried it, to try to mix with chai and make my own version of this. :)

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Wakoucha is never my favorite, for some reason it smells and tastes a bit skunky to me (at least, Obubu’s does). But the roast helps with that here. I still get the skunky smell when it’s steeping, which isn’t ideal, but not so much in the taste.

It tastes quite savory, and lightly toasty, but it still has some grassy notes to it as well. Almost a touch barnyardy even? I dunno, it’s difficult to explain ha ha. There are some dried fruit notes as well.

It’ll never be a favorite, but still an unusual and enjoyable tea.

Teabag sampler! After enjoying their No. 10 Blend, I figured I would give this a try, since it’s described as being quite similar. The ingredients lists are actually identical, but apparently the Ceylon used in this tea is stronger (from the photo, it looks like a CTC).

It’s quite nice. There’s a good balance of tea flavor with the lemony bergamot and soft jasmine. The description implies that there is more bergamot in this blend, but I think I would have to compare them directly to notice that. I will say, the black tea part of this is tasting a touch cardboardy to me, not sure if that’s the CTC or if for some reason I’m tasting the paper bag. Haven’t noticed that in any of their other teabags, so I assume it’s the Ceylon.

Enjoyable tea, but I think I do prefer their No. 10 Blend. And a good thing too, since I picked up 2 ounces of the loose leaf version in my last order! :P

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Finished the last little chunk of this sample off after packing some up to send to a tea friend.

This is just a lovely no-nonsense, super forgiving, easy-drinking white tea that is packed with flavor. Nice satisfying and soothing notes of hay, oats, and autumn leaves, along with tangy apricot leather and a honeyed sweetness.

Would definitely consider picking up a cake of either this or Moon Waffles, but let’s be real, I’d never drink it all LOL. But will certainly reorder some in the future!

Sipped with additions in bed this morning. I’ve started a habit of making myself a cup of tea (usually with milk & sugar) and going back to bed for an hour or so after I feed the puglets at 7:00. Really been enjoying that extra time to wake up a bit and scroll on my phone or read.

Anyway! I do think I prefer it this way, as the creaminess of the oat milk and a touch of raw sugar brought out the vanilla notes much more. However, this does have a prominent peppermint leaf herbaceousness to it, and to me, that part is a bit odd with milk.

Will definitely sip through the pouch, but this one won’t be a reorder for me. To be fair, I am almost always disappointed in these “Santa’s Secret”-style peppermint & vanilla black teas. And yet, I feel compelled to keep trying them LOL. I guess I can’t really blame the tea at that point! XP

Look at me, trying these new teas in such a timely fashion. Who am I and what have I done with myself? XD

This one is just okay. It mostly tastes like peppermint leaf (presumably amped up with peppermint flavor), I don’t really get much in the vanilla department. The base is fairly balanced, slightly tannic but not overly so. It is a little bit weak on flavor though, so the peppermint dominates. There’s just a hint of sweetness, I assume from the vanilla flavor. The sugar pearls are so cute…

Looks like I need to try this one with milk. Tomorrow’s tea of the morning it is, ha ha! :P