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Sputters….where’s the cherries? The cherry scent that was so pronounced in the dry mix is nowhere to be found in the brewed tea. I know there were cherries in the contents of the brew basket. I get tea. A light, gentle tea.

Okay, scrolling down through the reviews, most people appear to have steeped it for 4 minutes. I did a two minute steep. But still, something? Anything? Sigh. I’m rather annoyed with myself, I don’t have that much of it. Anyway, hopefully in a few days I’ll try this again. I’ll hold off rating until then.

Yum. Not quite as yum as the Pancake Breakfast from this morning, but pretty close. It smells wonderful in the pouch, and had a pronounced aroma while brewing as well, which was lovely. I’m more likely with most teas to notice the smell on the pour rather than the brew. So I had a nice four minutes of banana bread scent. The tea itself is wonderful, I think the walnut gives it less of a smoothness than I was expecting, but it wasn’t unpleasant. I definitely get banana, but not the butter flavor that others seem to get. Its very good. I really seriously cannot wait to try other 52teas. Strawberry Zabaglione, I have my eye on you!

Wow. Just wow. This is freakin’ delicious. It is my first 52teas, and won’t be my last. The dry tea smells wonderful. Just like pancakes. I stood there in the kitchen with my nose buried in the bag just smelling it. Yummy. The brewed tea lives up to the hype of the scent. The pour smells vaguely like maple syrup, and the taste of the tea really is pancake-y, but not in a fake, nasty way. The drink is smooth and overall delightful. I bought this from Ashley here on Steepster, and I’m definitely going to be buying more of this when I run out. Seriously get yourself some of this tea. Its worth it.

On an unrelated note, I just figured out on a comment how to bold something. Watch out! I might bold everything in sight (web stuff, other than surfing, is not my strong suit, as you may have guessed).

ETA: Ack! This isn’t in the permanent collection? Noooooooooo! That means I’ll have to ration it!

So this is my second tasting of this tea, and I still managed to ignore the directions. I used 2 teaspoons instead of 1.5. But it was better than at the 1 teaspoon level. However, shockingly, I’m not sold on it. It is okay, I’ll finish what I have, but I’m just sort of meh. Maybe its the rooibos? I don’t know. It just didn’t taste like I expected something called Cocoa Praline Tart to taste like. And since I’m backlogging from yesterday, I can’t really remember the specifics.

Second steep with half as much water at boiling for five minutes, to see if you really can get two steeps out of it. Much better on the second steep, actually. Stronger and fuller bodied, even though it was a resteep. Which goes to show how weak the first steep was. Lesson learned: read ALL the directions on the tea tin.

The mango scent is still very much there. I’m getting gentle whiffs of it as I write this (the cup is sitting right in front of me). I love mango. The smell is making me want it. I also get mango on the taste. Not particularly overpowering, although I’m starting to think if I can pick up on a particular flavor, maybe it would be overpowering to the more refined, experienced palate. Food (or tea) for thought, I suppose. The tea goes down relatively smoothly, it doesn’t have a dry, astringent feeling like some others I’ve had.

Overall, I’m definitely happier with this cup than the first, and can’t wait to have it again. I may have to revise my opinion about getting more of it.

Smells lovely. I think I get more into teas based on the smell, rather than the taste. I think I get more out of it. I don’t know. Its a pretty light black tea, but I did use one teaspoon and I saw on someone else’s review that you’re supposed to use two, so that could explain that. Directions also say to steep at 185 degrees, which was surprising. I did that, but might try it at boiling next time to see what happens. It is a pretty gentle tea, something I was in the mood for. It was a gift, I like the tins, but don’t know if I’d replenish it once I finish it.