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Blech. Woody red rooibos is way too strong, and the caramel is fake and overly sweet yet not very strong. Even discounting the fact that I’m not a huge rooibos fan, I thought this one was pretty awful.

This is a strong, true chai to me. It is very heavy on cloves, and very light on the cardamom and cinnamon. (Cinnamon is more evident as it cools, but still evasive.) I suspect it would be great brewed as a chai latte or in milk – on its own as a tea, it’s a bit harsh but passable. I’m not going to give a numerical rating at this time as I suspect it’s very different brewed with milk rather than water – the water brewing, I’d probably give it a 65 as it just doesn’t have a great balance.

Same review as the caffeinated version, which I’ve attached here. The good news is that this tea does not suffer from using a decaf tea. However, it’s still somewhat blah and bland.

The fragrance on this is just amazing – luscious orange and spices, in a nice balance with each other. Unfortunately, the flavor falls a little short. It’s still good, but not as divine as promised. I don’t get any vanilla from this, and the tea base is a bit musty or earthy for these flavors. Again, it’s still good – maybe the fragrance was just so wonderful that I am let down by a perfectly adequate flavor.

This is nice and lemony without having sharpness to it. There is a slightly creamy note in the fragrance (marshmallow root maybe?) and I do barely detect it in the flavor. The green rooibos is nice in this, too. Lovely afternoon tea!

This has a lovely vanilla/chocolate fragrance with just the faintest notes of it in the flavor. It’s brisk and lightly tannic. The vanilla gives it a sweetness but it’s not a sugary sweetness in the slightest. As another reviewer mentioned, it’s great with sweet or savory foods. The fragrance reminds me of a chocolate babka in the oven – chocolate, vanilla, sweet bread and sugar – but in a great way, not a sickly sweet way. It’s a little lighter in body than I tend to consider a breakfast tea to be, which is not a problem unless you’re really searching for a heavy solid tea. This one has a bit more brightness to it. No bitterness at all, but it is lightly tannic. There is a touch of smoke, which I probably wouldn’t have noticed had I not read other reviews. It is very light, though – I don’t tend to care for smokiness in a tea, but it’s not a problem here.

This one was just OK. It was light and refreshing, but the flavors were kind of muddy and indistinct. It had definite general floral aromas and flavors, which I usually don’t much care for but I’m OK with in this tea. I never truly dislike Palais des Thes, so this is still fine, but I wouldn’t search it out again.

This is a nice, solid traditional black tea to me. It is a touch lighter than some breakfast teas I’ve had, making it just as nice in the afternoon. It is definitely tannic but not bitter. There is a certain brightness to its fragrance, and it is extremely smooth. I know this probably won’t help anyone else, but to me, this is what a good basic tea should taste and smell like. This is my first tea from T2, and I’m looking forward to trying my other ones! I should note that this was a tea bag, in a 6 oz mug. I tend to like my tea stronger than average, but this was plenty strong for me. (I probably average 1 tsp/4 oz with most teas.)

I think this is the successor to the Sencha Green Mint that they no longer carry.

These are tea crystals, supposedly made in such a way as to give superior flavor, antioxidants, etc. You just mix them with water of your preferred temperature, although they do not recommend boiling.

The crystals did dissolve well, I’ll give them that. There were a few clumps, but those dissolved in mixed in fine after 2-3 minutes. I used cool water for an iced tea flavor.

It was OK. I think it does have a decent taste, although weak. It tastes like, well, spearmint and green tea. I wouldn’t buy it again, though I’ll probably finish the box. It might be nice to have one or two in my purse for times when I am out and want something other than water to drink.

Floral and generally fruity – more in an apple way than anything else, but not overly distinct. There is a faint licorice flavor in the finish, but it is very light and somehow works fine in this. (This is coming from someone who generally loathes anything licorice.) It’s rather odd, but I like it. It leaves my mouth feeling very astringent, “clean,” and dry, which I don’t care for today but I would probably like on another day. I suspect if I had this somewhere else (like a spa, perhaps?) I’d be all over it and wanting to order a pound of it. Having it at home, I like it and I’m glad I ordered it, I will finish the 2 ounces but I’m fine without having more of it.

This is a nice solid, basic tea to me. It’s definitely what I think of as a breakfast tea, hearty and strong, a touch bitter and malty but not overly so. The lemon isn’t strong but is definitely present – I’d probably like a touch more, but I like a ton of flavor. This isn’t a tea that I’ll drink often just because of personal preferences, but it’s nicely done and solid.