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I’m usually not drawn to red teas, but this one was surprisingly delicious. Excellent flavor with a hint of chocolate made for a great mouthfeel.

Very mild in the cranberry and orange flavors. I want a little more from this tea, but maybe I should add more tea next time.

I was hoping for a bit more spice in this tea. There is so much potential for something delicious, maybe I should add more tea next time.

I haven’t tasted a hibiscus tea like this before. The added ingredients really helped this one taste like cranberries which makes it perfect for the holidays.

A great spicy blend, I hardly noticed that this didn’t have any traditional tea leaves. Usually a chai with red tea tends to be a little too mild for me, but this one was delicious.

Thank you Liquid Proust for this sample!

Tasting #1 – Steep Time 2 Minutes
A pleasant aroma of of a crackling fireplace. Mild flavor with great mouth feel.

Tasting #2 – Steep Time 4 Minutes
Delicious! I wish I knew the distinctive smells of trees, because this goes beyond the smell of wood but a particular type of wood. I know I’ve smelled this before, but I don’t know what it is. But I love it.

Tasting #3 – Steep Time 6 Minutes
What is this sweetness? There is a distinct aroma left in my cup after its been emptied. Like burnt caramel and white chocolate. But I don’t taste the sweetness, only the cackling fireplace.

I’m finally getting to the last of this today and I’ll be sad to see it go.
I’ve never cared for Earl Greys, there was just nothing in the flavor that made me want to drink it. So I was skeptical when I first tried the Earl Green, but I noticed we were selling a lot of it and I wanted to know what the big deal was. The big deal was that it tastes great. Smooth and comforting, there can be a slight astringency but only if you steep too much. The bergamot gives this tea a slightly fuller mouth feel than you might notice in an average green tea, but it should be noted that this tea is actually an oolong.

Tasting #1 – Steep Time 2 Minute
Very faint in flavor and aroma. At this point the only thing I can discern is hay or dry grass.

Tasting #2 – Steep Time 4 Minutes
Now there is a very mild flavor of a roasted oolong, but still distinctly the flavors that you might associate with a barnyard.

Tasting # 3 – Steep Time 6 Minutes
There isn’t much more going on at this point. The tea is easy to drink, the flavor is subtle so it’s easy to continuously drink it. Overall, its a good tea but I prefer something with more complex flavor.

COLD BREW
White teas are delicious cold! Its so easy to mess them up if your water is too hot but when they’re cold there is no worry about the astringency and the subtle flavors have an opportunity to flourish.
I’m finishing up the last of this tea and I’m honestly sad to see it go. It was an excellent staple in my fridge and now I wonder what I’ll like next.

Tasting #1 – Steep Time 2 Minutes
Beautiful amber color, aroma resembling creamy caramel. The flavor is primarily burnt with a hint of sour tartness, like that of a plum.

Tasting #2 – Steep Time 4 Minutes
Flavor is reminiscent of whiskey. There are layers of flavor, first a burn followed by a unique blend of tartness that makes you pucker your mouth slightly.

Tasting #3 – Steep Time 6 Minutes
First its like a Lapsang Souchong, then its like Milk Oolong. I love it. A uniquely wonderful tea to indulge in, I’m drinking this like its whiskey

COLD BREW
When I cold brewed this tea I found that I tasted sweetness before the burn. It was incredible, so smooth like caramel but no hint of the sour tartness. And I love teas that taste like campfire, which seems really strange when its cold but incredibly refreshing.

Tasting #1 – Steep Time 1 Minute
Heavy in aroma but light in taste at this point. The flavor is like a dark sobacha and has an amazing mouth feel. The tea is a beautiful amber color.

Tasting #2 – Steep Time 4 Minutes
There is a hint of sweetness in the aroma now, but the overall aroma is still of ripe meat. The flavor, its not roasted garlic but the satisfying flavor roasted garlic leaves that makes you want more. Just to clarify, the tea tastes nothing like roasted garlic.

I find no changes in aroma or flavor after this point. This tea is delicious. Not many teas have exceptional mouth feel, and beside from the aroma, I love this tea. And its perfectly good for unknowable resteepings!