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drank Mint Medley by Bigelow
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Not really a traditional tea, but a great beverage for those of us trying to stop drinking more caloric things like soda. I steep mine at 4x strength overnight and then use 1/4th tea, 3/4th sparkling water for a colorful and refreshing drink.

Flavors: Hibiscus

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drank Mint Medley by Bigelow
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drank Cozy Chamomile by Bigelow
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I need some herbal for today, any more caffeine and I’ll be vibrating.
Perfect Peach is heavy on the rosehips and hibiscus, but does have a distinct peachy flavour (both natural and artificial, according to Bigelow). I also get a slight hint of apple as well.

It’s pleasant and the rosehips and hibiscus are not too overwhelming or sour. It’s a nice blend for those times when you want an herbal without that “Sleepytime” taste of chamomile and mint. I’m a big Sleepytime fan but my brain is programmed to believe it’s bedtime when I drink it.

Flavors: Apple, Hibiscus, Peach, Rosehips

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
ashmanra

I thought their peach flavored black tea was well done, and it made a smashing sweet iced tea as well.

ashmanra

Nope, just remembered that Peachy Peach is by Charleston Tea Garden which is owned by Bigelow!

blueeyedsurprise

Thanks for the heads up, I’ll have to try that once I’m in the market for another peach!

ashmanra

Midsummers Peach by Harney is decaf black and is good! Lupicia has good peach flavor, too!

blueeyedsurprise

This could be dangerous to my tea decluttering mission! ;)

gmathis

This one’s popular around the lesser-steeped at our workplace.

blueeyedsurprise

Ooh, decaf black peach- I think I can justify that as I have nothing like it in my stash! May we all live long enough to drink all our tea.

Kaylee

amen. what a beautiful wish to start the new year with.

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After learning my lesson about free tea left in the breakroom at work from the stinky feet Cinnamon Horchata tea (which I finally managed to finish), I only grabbed one bag of this instead of the whole box. So glad I did. The ginger is waaaaaaaaaay too spicy for me, making it one of the few cups that was simply undrinkable for me. And the flavor just tasted like one of those medicinal honey cough drops. Bleh.

Flavors: Ginger, Medicinal, Spicy

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 8 min or more 1 tsp 12 OZ / 350 ML

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Terrible. I don’t know what’s so off but the spice blend just doesn’t taste right.

Preparation
3 min, 0 sec 10 OZ / 295 ML

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drank Spiced Chai by Bigelow
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drank Pumpkin Spice by Bigelow
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This is ok seasonally, for variety, but it’s not great.

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drank Darjeeling by Bigelow
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I thought Bigelow English Breakfast and Darjeeling tasted the same when I first tried them, but this was when I was new to tea and my palate was even less refined than it is now. I have since moved on to loose leaf, but this is an acceptable fall-back plain black tea.

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I thought Bigelow English Breakfast and Darjeeling tasted the same when I first tried them, but this was when I was new to tea and my palate was even less refined than it is now. I have since moved on to loose leaf, but this is an acceptable fall-back plain black tea.

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This WAS my favorite tea until I tried loose leaf teas then went back to this and it doesn’t taste nearly as good anymore, not sure why because I didn’t originally think loose leaf tasted better. This is a dark oolong, which I liked, I thought it tasted similar to black tea but more flavorful. But not anymore which is a major bummer. Maybe I just got a bad batch.

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drank Cozy Chamomile by Bigelow
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This is an acceptable plain no-nonsense chamomile tea. Dislike the yellow packaging though, it messes with my bedtime vibes.

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drank Green Tea by Bigelow
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drank Vanilla Chai by Bigelow
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I don’t particularly like chai but this one is ok on occasion for variety, especially during the holidays

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This is my go-to peppermint tea.

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Disappointing

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 g 8 OZ / 236 ML

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drank Peppermint Bark by Bigelow
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Holiday tea 2023 #9
From CameronB!  Thanks again!  The perfect time to try this one.  The chicory here is sure to brew this up quite dark.  The scent is a little off — probably the ROSE HIPS?!?!  but overall, I started chugging it.  Cold, I do really get that note of rose hips.  I wouldn’t call it the best peppermint bark tea around, but it could have been worse.  Really mild on the chocolate, when I was craving a chocolate shake.   The second steep somehow loses the rose hips effect.    Happy I tried it, not the worst, but there are plenty of other yum choc mint teas I love.
Steep #1 // 14 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 5 min

gmathis

This one does pretty well with milk to smooth out the glitches.

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drank Vanilla Chai by Bigelow
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I bought this on a whim but it may just be one of my absolute favorite teas I’ve ever had. The vanilla flavor mixed in with the chai spices works really well here and all of the different components complement each other perfectly, creating a smooth, silky, delicious blend. I also like that it’s not overtly sweet but does have some notes of it coming through in just the right amounts. I adore this tea and will be buying more of it.

Flavors: Spices, Vanilla

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drank Constant Comment by Bigelow
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Grew up with this tea. I still like it as soon as the weather changes. Also good with Mogan David Blackberry wine in the winter to take the chill off. Maybe it’s an Eastern Ohio thing?!?!

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Argh, sore throat. And I exactly know where I caught it. On today morning train to work. A lady was there coughing all the time, not covering her mouth much effectively… and my day spent with changing environments of office, outside (rainy 7°C), and warehouse wasn’t helpful too.

Tea to the rescue! I guess; Lemon + Ginger could be a nice remedy… I believe I got this tea from postcrossing again too… probiotics is something that wouldn’t hurt for sure, but not really sure if I drank tea with probiotics earlier.

But honestly, I miss both major expected flavours… lemon and where is fiery ginger? I couldn’t notice anything of those. Rather the warming cinnamon and some kind of medicinal creamy flavour; overall covered by licorice root. Drinkable, but not what I have been expecting.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec
ashmanra

I hope you feel better soon! It is a shame that the tea was such a disappointment.

Michelle

Feel better soon, I hope you have other throat soothing tea to lean on.

Martin Bednář

Thank you both. I feel a little better regarding the sore throat today, though sinuses feel congested today.

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drank Earl Grey by Bigelow
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Not bad if you are just wanting to try Earl Grey. Has a beautiful black tea and bergamot smell to it, earthy and bold flavor. Bigelow uses real Bergamot fruit from the same family in Calabria Italy for year and its a great fruit. Not the best Earl Grey but still good. I would recommend Twinnings over this brand.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Dirt, Lemon

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec 12 OZ / 354 ML

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drank Cozy Chamomile by Bigelow
1228 tasting notes

Old Tea Bag Sip Down
Part 8. Last one.
This is the oldest-looking bag in the bunch. The floral notes have definitely diminished but there is enough there to be able to tell that it is chamomile without even looking at the bag. The liquor aroma reminds me of cardboard and sweetened apple juice. Probably mixed together by a three-year-old. Oh, and how kind, some wood shavings were added too. The flavor is weak but apple juice and the floral notes still hit.
Well, this was an interesting sipdown. Green tea bags X. Black tea bags okay. Herbals, fine but not amazing.

gmathis

You should get a Brave Sipper badge for your adventure into the unknown! :D

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