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Homemade Advent Day 22
from AJRimmer
This one was delicious and I drank it without any milk or sweetner. I’ll try my next cup of this with milk since I have a little left. It’s a sweet dessert blend and was chocolate-y and nutty. I don’t mind the stevia in this one but I’m not exactly sensitive to stevia either. This one has chicory in it and I tend to really enjoy DavidsTea blends with chicory. I’d purchase some of this one. Glad I got to try it because otherwise, I don’t know that it would have made it into my cart.
Flavors: Sweet
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Homemade Advent Day 18
from AJRImmer
This one was a nice herbal tea and reminds me a lot of one that my mom blends for me. It’s best with a little sweetener and milk to help soften the taste of some of the herbs.
Flavors: Cinnamon, Herbs, Medicinal
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Homemade Advent Day 19
from AJRimmer
This one is a nice breakfast tea. There was also quite a bit of sweetness which I assume was from the sprinkles. Unfortunately, I didn’t taste anything specifically that reminded me of birthday cake other than the sweetness from the sprinkles. I enjoyed my cup of this but wanted more in terms of it fitting the concept. It was a nice and sweet breakfast black tea without milk.
Flavors: Sweet
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Homemade Advent Day 20
from AJRimmer
I thought it was funny that earlier in the advent I was talking about how excited I was for a lemon lavender tea. If I remember correctly I loved that herbal one but didn’t taste much lavender. Well… here’s another lemon lavender tea it’s like you read my mind that I wanted to try more of them.
This one delivers the lavender and the lemon! I didn’t get the cookie element from this one but it did give me lemon cake vibes. Which is close enough for me since I love cake and lemon loaves. The lavender is quite subtle but the lemon here is the primary flavor. It’s a light and delicious dessert tea. I could see myself picking up more of this one! Cuppa Geek has some great spring/summery flavored blends. Drank this one without any milk or sweetener.
Flavors: Cake, Lemon, Sweet
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52 Teas 12 Days Of Tea Advent: Day 9
The dry leaf smell made me a bit nervous but I was surprised by this one. I also had no idea what a plum pryanik was when I smelled the dry leaf. I looked it up afterward and they look like really tasty cookies. Really enjoyed this one as it’s such a unique herbal tea. The honey taste in this one was really good. The lemongrass was such a lovely contrast to the spices. The second steep was somewhat weak but reminded me of cola probably from the spices in this tea.
More to be added later after the holidays.
Flavors: Cola, Honey, Lemongrass, Plum, Spices
52 Teas 12 Teas of Christmas Advent: Day 7
Made a cup of this for my grandmother in the morning and had a few sips of hers before re-steeping the leaves to make myself a cup. I liked this one but she didn’t care for the blackberry flavor. I think it was a bit too candy-like for her. I didn’t really get custard vibes from this one more just candy berry ones. It’s closer to a cotton candy profile than a custard one. The green base was smooth and not very grassy so it worked well with the blackberry. More in-depth review of this one will come later after the holidays.
Flavors: Berry, Candy
52Teas 12 Teas of Christmas Advent: Day 5
I need to try this one again but I remember getting at least two nice steeps out of it. The oolong base was pleasant but I don’t remember tasting cranberry at all. I remember finding it nice but missing that cranberry flavor. Definitely need to re-try this and review it again after the holidays.
