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Picked up a sample of this one and Scary Christmas, as they were the only two from the Nightmare Before Christmas fandom set that I hadn’t tried yet. They’re both chocolate teas, which is why I left them out of my initial sampling, not being a fan of chocolate flavoring.

This tastes less weird than it sounds. It’s a mix of chocolate mint rooibos, strawberry black tea, and hazelnut berry puerh. I’m not generally a big fan of mint with berries, especially in tea, where the mint is generally much stronger than it would be in, say, a fruit salad with a bit of mint added in. But this is mostly chocolate to me, like a Tootsie Roll with a bit of mint in it. I do get a touch of the strawberry, but mostly it’s fake chocolate and mint.

Fine, but not my preference.

This has a nice enough raspberry flavor – it’s quite authentic and doesn’t remind me of candy. I would like a bit more of it, I think, but overall this is quite well-balanced. I have other raspberry teas that I like better, but this is a decent one.

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Cold steeped. This one is pleasant enough, but a touch candylike for my tastes. I’m not sure exactly what fruit it’s supposed to be, but it ends up reminding me of Sweet Tarts a bit. Looking at the description, looks like they’re going for guava and pineapple with strawberry. I definitely preferred their other two guava teas to this one, and I guess I can taste a bit of pineapple, but mostly it’s tangy fruit candy.

Got a sample of this on the recommendation of a friend, and because the idea of lemongrass with bergamot intrigued me. Sadly, I’m not a fan of Adagio’s Earl Grey cream, so this isn’t a favorite. Decent and drinkable, but not a repurchase. I don’t actually end up noticing much of the lemongrass at all.

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Finished off a pouch of this one, cold-steeped. One of my favorites, and especially appropriate for summer. It’s good with a bit of sugar for a sweeter watermelon juice sort of vibe, or with a bit of added hibiscus for something tarter.

Already have a 1-pound bag waiting in the wings. It’s actually my first ever bulk tea purchase! I figured since I use it for cold-steeping, it’s feasible to get through a pound in a reasonable amount of time ha ha…

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Finished of this box of teabags that I bought at the supermarket. These are definitely decent for making Thai iced tea at home. I tried cold-steeping the last few bags, which didn’t work as well and resulted in a pleasant but somewhat weaker flavor. Definitely recommend steeping them hot and then pouring over ice before adding your milk of choice.

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An old favorite. It’s always nice when such a lovely tea makes its way into my “5 oldest teas” sipdown box. Just further proof that I have too many teas LOL.

Even though I’m not a chocolate tea lover, this one hits the spot. Perfect mix of sweet raspberry jam with dark cocoa powder, on a smooth but flavorful base. I’m sure it would be wonderful with milk and sugar, but I never think to try. A definite repurchase the next time I order from Lupicia.

From the summer subscription box.

I expected to dislike this, but figured I would give it a chance. True to form, I don’t like it. XP

It’s not its fault though, I’m not generally a fan of cherry flavoring, and these fakey sakura teas always taste like powdery cherry candy to me. So into the rehoming box it goes! :P

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Prioritized finishing this one off because of all the coconut. Generally I avoid buying teas with coconut flakes, due to their tendency to go rancid fairly quickly. Since this was about a year old, I figured sooner was better than later he he.

That being said, this was a nice chai. Sweet and creamy without being overly coconutty, with those nice spices taking center stage. Cardamom is what I taste the most, with the ginger and fennel in the background. A very nice tea, but one that I probably wouldn’t reorder just because of the coconut issue.

Created a separate entry for this, because it’s actually a different blend than their regular Indigo Punch loose leaf. Picked up a package of 3 bags out of curiosity, when reordering some of their fruit tisanes.

This one is also a bit watery when cold-steeped. even though the color is very vibrant. I get a bit of raspberry and hibiscus with an underlying pea flower floral mustiness. Hint of honey flavor perhaps?

They say each bag is supposed to make 2 quarts, but I steeped the contents of a bag in half that amount of water and it’s not very flavorful. I’ll have to try steeping this hot and icing it, to see if it performs better that way. So far, not impressed.