Bird & Blend Advent Day 1 (1-December 2020)
This is a delightful holiday spice tea! I’m not sure I get any salted caramel and I’ve never had lebkuchen, so I can’t speak to that. There is a lovely buttery hint behind the spices that adds a decadence as well. Almost like a gingerbread cookie with hints of butter. An enjoyable cuppa for the first day of our first tea advent ever!
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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Yummmm, I haven’t tried this one but it sounds delicious.
I almost threw this one in my initial order with B&B, then when I saw someone had tasted a hint of smoke I didn’t haha. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to try it this way!