2020 Advent Calendar – Day 13 I am not a fan of rooibos at all so I was expecting to hate this one, but it was an enjoyable cup. The carrot cake flavors were remarkably on point and even though the rooibos was unmistakeable, it didn’t overpower everything thankfully. The spices were right and the cakey flavor made everything work. Both husband and daughter liked it as well and voted it a 75.
Flavors: Cake, Cinnamon, Honey, Spices
I started drinking tea in 2018 when a friend introduced me to flavored black teas. Since then, I have developed a bit of a tea addiction. I never want to be without the teas I love, but I’m perpetually compelled to try new ones…
I started with French tea companies like Mariage Freres, Dammann Freres, Kusmi, Nina’s, and TheOdor, because I’m French and it makes me feel closer to home, but I would love to find tea companies I love as much on this side of the Atlantic.
I’m partial to dessert teas and in terms of flavors, I adore almond, pistachio, biscuit, nutty types, as well as caramel, cream, cake, vanilla, toffee, chocolate, and cookies. For me, it’s all about drinking my dessert!!! I also like fruity teas like peach, melon, mango, raspberry, strawberry, figs, and even grapefruit flavored teas. I am discovering more floral teas and testing the waters there, but I don’t care for earl greys or chai. I have not expanded into unflavored teas yet, but maybe one day.
For full disclosure I like my tea with a little sugar/sweetener.
Tea ratings: (I’m not a tough customer and I don’t have a very sophisticated palate.)
96-100: Pure deliciousness and all-time favourite teas.
90-95: Love love love. Delicious teas I reach for all the time.
80-89: Good to great teas I’d drink any day of the week.
75-79: Good teas that I would be happy to drink from time to time.
70-74: Teas that are just ok for me. They’re not bad teas, but not my preference.
60-69: Maybe good for someone else but definitely not my thing.
50-59: Drinkable
1-49: Just no.
North Carolina, USA
