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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 16: Vintrig Mandarin

The cinnamon is here, but thankfully it’s a tad more muted and comes off as a cinnamon baked good. The mandarin is here as well, but isn’t consistent in each sip for me. The green base worked well here.

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drank Rose Bud (Rosenknopp) by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 15: Rosenknopp

Well, finally a tea without liquorice root or cinnamon. But…rose. One can only laugh at this point. I only steeped this at 3 minutes (3-4 recommended), but the case is coming off as astringent and I’m finding it difficult to find the litchi or strawberry.

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 14: Mint och Lakrits

Dear god. My mouth reacted to this as though I’d perhaps been poisoned?

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drank Crème Brulee by Lovare
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2023 sipdown no. 113

Steeped, this has a buttery pastry scent. I would say the scent is more enticing than the actual flavour, but it was still a very smooth cup that I enjoyed. Thanks Martin for sharing!

Martin Bednář

Definitely scent is much better than flavour, but still very nice. I haven’t wrote a note yet, as I haven’t been sure what I was tasting. But now, I know it is buttery pastry and those words I was missing.

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drank Lusse Lelle by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 13: Lusse Lelle

So this one is definitely cardamom and saffron. Points there! However, I steeped 3.5 minutes (recommended 3-4 minutes) and the base was too astringent to really be enjoyable. Bit of a shame, but at least there was no cinnamon or liquorice root!

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drank Peachy Ginger by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 12: Peachy Ginger

So, there’s definitely ginger here. Yay! I don’t like ginger in tea as a general rule, but it was meant to be ginger, so that’s a plus. Sadly the liquorice root then kicked in and the tea was almost immediately cloying. We have dumped so many of these teas, I am a bit disheartened. Nabo was so delightful last year, but something has gone awry this year.

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drank Oh, My Darling Clementine by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 11: Oh, My Darling Clementine

Sigh. Liquorice root as the second ingredient was concerning, and rightly so. This tea sadly comes off as cloying and syrup-y. The clementine does come through, but it’s hard to focus on it beyond the liquorice root.

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drank Cream Caramel (Gräddkola) by Nabo
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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 10: Gräddkola

I was so excited when this tea finally didn’t have cinnamon. It was similar to Cavalla with the cacao shells and the coconut added some creaminess, but I didn’t find it to be overly special.

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 9: Plommon och Kanel

Ahhh the cinnamon. Is there was a theme to this calendar (thus far) it’s just too much cinnamon.

This tea has some almost tart plum in the background, but the cinnamon. The cinnamon is a lot.

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Nabo 2023 Advent Day 8: Julens Kryddor

This is fine, for a Christmas spice tea. There’s nothing wrong with it, but also nothing really right with it?

Martin Bednář

Pretty much spot on

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos (green preferable to red), herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens (mango or pineapple, yum!).

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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Last updated January 2023.

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