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TTB 2025. Yay, another tea company I’m getting to try for the first time! This blend is extremely hibiscus heavy, to the point where I’d actually suggest a two-minute steep rather than the recommended 3 minutes. As it is, I’m just getting tart and sweet that’s reading as “hibiscus” and not much else. If I didn’t have other teas in this box that I still want to get to, I might play around with this some more, but it just doesn’t seem worth the time/caffeine at this point. I hope someone down the line likes it more, though, and does play with it!

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TTB 2025. Have I ever tried anything from necessiteas before? Not sure. I’m not a big fan of blueberries but this looked interesting enough to give it a try. Made as an oat milk latte. Mostly I’m just getting maple syrup, with just a faint whiff of blueberry that I might not have noticed at all if I didn’t know it was there. I enjoyed this more than I expected to, but someone who likes blueberries might be disappointed.

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drank Cereal Milk by Dessert by Deb
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TTB 2025. Quick note because I have to head out but wanted to get this down. This is better than I expected! Mostly it’s a creamy coconut vanilla situation and that’s delightful.

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TTB 2025. I’ve gotten on my soapbox about this company before, so I’ll spare y’all the screed this time. Suffice to say, I find their framing extremely pretentious and disrespectful to the history and tradition of tea as well as other companies that have been innovating in the fun-flavored-tea realm long before August was even an idea. I’ve had some good blends from them, so I’m not opposed to trying one that’s new-to-me, but I have no interest in giving them my money or space in my cupboard.
That said, this blend is pretty tasty! The strawberry note hits first, followed quickly by an apple-y chamomile. Some gentle tartness at the end of the sip. I don’t know what kind of bubblegum they’re chewing, but I’m not getting anything bubblegum-like. I also can’t really pick out anything about the base green tea here. A very easy drinker.

Cameron B.

I also find their marketing to be a bit much, but also I think there are only 2 or 3 teas that I’ve ever liked enough to reorder from them, and plenty that I’ve really disliked ha ha.

There seem to be a lot of newer companies now that actively try to distance themselves from existing tea norms because they want to attract young and hip people by “reinventing” tea. Not necessarily a bad thing if it gets more people into tea, but they never fail to elicit an eyeroll from me… :P

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TTB 2025. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t what I got. I literally grimaced after taking my first sip. Then I made my poor partner try it; he grimaced and asked why I subjected him to this. Safe to say that this blend is not a winner in this household.
The spice combo itself is fine, it’s just that it doesn’t really work as a tea. This could be good as a broth base or for cooking grains with. Just not on its own as a beverage – the flavors are just TOO savory and strong for that.

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drank Dayuling Oolong by Wolf Tea
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TTB 2025. The writing on the packaging got a bit smudged, but I think it’s this tea.

It’s a cold, gloomy day, the sort that just screams for some oolong gong fu. This fit the bill! Creamy, gently sweet, and floral. Kept me company while I worked.

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TTB 2025. We have replenished our oat milk supplies, so I decided to give this blend a proper try. Unsurprisingly, I like it even better as a latte. The brisk base and tart bergamot are still very present, but smoothed out a bit by the oat milk. And the “glazed” part is amplified. Yummy.

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drank Canadian Berries by Siplicious
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Sipdown of a blend I’ve been hoarding for about 6 or 7 years. A Canadian friend shared this with me. Saskatoon berries are not a super common blend ingredient so I’ve been careful with it. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to try fresh Saskatoon berries!
There are a LOT of berries in here – Saskatoon berries, cranberries, raspberry pieces, strawberry pieces, and cherry pieces. It makes for a melded “red berry” flavor: tart, sweet, and almost syrupy. Probably better hot than cold, but not terrible cold. Thanks Canada!

Courtney

Saskatoon berries are so lovely :). We keep a a frozen stash to add into baked goods!

Lindsay

Ooo, thank you for pointing me to this company. They sell a 27oz Henley teapot for a very reasonable price, which is wonderful because those are weirdly hard to come by these days. I’m very tempted to order a teapot for my Dad and maybe this and a few other teas for myself. :)

Arby

Saskatoon berries are the best! Super tasty in pies and jams.

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Why yes, I did think that The Jasmine Pearl Tea Co. might be a store that specializes in jasmine-based blends. It is not! It’s a generalist store that makes their own blends.
I’m really torn about this one. I don’t hate it but I do think that the balance is a bit off. It’s extremely lavender-heavy, almost to a soapy extent. Somewhere under all that lavender is a floral jasmine, with a hint of lemon at the end of the sip. I’m not picking up on the hojicha at all. If this blend wasn’t so heavy-handed with the lavender I’d probably keep it. Alas.

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drank Sakura! Sakura! by TWG Tea Company
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2025 TTB. Somehow, this is reading more fully “cherry” than “sakura leaf” to me. I don’t really know how to explain the difference, but I know that it tastes more like black cherry soda than like sakura mochi or a straight sakura leaf herbal. The base isn’t really impressing me either. It’s drying in a way that I don’t really expect from green teas. I can’t seem to find an ingredients list anywhere, which is also annoying me – people might have allergies, etc. Maybe this would be better as a cold brew? Thankfully I only made a small cup because I’m trying to taste my way through the TTB.

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Geek and nerd (shoutout to GeekSteep). Still trying to get a handle on this whole work/life balance while ALSO succeeding at work thing. I have some chronic illnesses that make that harder. Tea is my respite.

Favorite tea types, in order:
oolongs
green
herbal
white
yellow

Don’t drink:
black
pu’erh

A sampling of tea shops I like:
Te Company
Calabash
Volition
Tea Thoughts
Harney & Sons
Yunomi
Teavivre

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