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Milk, caramel and sweetness are dominant, you can barely taste the black tea. Not actually bad and it really brings the proper chai to mind, but could use more of the tea component.

But if dissolved not in water, but in previously brewed black tea, it becomes much more interesting, more rich and complex. I suggest this way of preparing.

Very mellow, watery taste, with nothing to focus on. Drinkable, but way too bland.

Poor quality base green tea, strong astringency, very low lemongrass and lemon peel aroma (and adding lemon peel to “enhance” the sparsely used lemongrass is pathetic). Never again.

The producers’ description doesn’t lie – this yerba mate has no dust nor sticks.
Mellow, with low bitterness, but at the same time distinct and not bland. Good choice for an everyday yerba mate.

Combining yerba mate with coffee may seem like madness. Can it work?
Right from the packaging it smells like freshly grounded coffee. This smell is still strong after steeping.
The taste is peculiar. At the first steeping there is a great balance between coffee notes and the base yerba mate. No smokiness, no bitterness, just a great balanced taste.
The second steep is more inclined towards yerba mate, but coffee taste is still strong.
The third steep has a lot less coffee, the base yerba mate is much more evident. And since it is not smoked, it seems rather bland.

I prefer smoked yerba mates, that’s why this one seems to bland and indistinct for me. Not much to focus on. Fortunately I have only a sample, not a whole pack.

Very strong, smoky, ashen and wooden aroma.
Really strong, bitter, assertive taste, gives the instant stimulating kick to the head.
I wouldn’t like to drink it as everyday yerba mate, but sporadically it’s great.

My yerba mate of choice, with assertive taste, solid earthy background and distinct smoky notes. Turns out equally good with hot water, cold water or even icy water in summer.

Strong aroma, with a lot of lemon and harsh, spicy ginger tones.
A lot of ginger in taste, but sadly more for taste than for spicyness, solid citrus peel undertones, barely a hint of licorice (which is good, because it doesn’t dominate).
Overtall, pretty decent, expecially for Pickwick.

Strong peach aroma with subtle notes of the base white tea and delicate flower notes.
The taste is very fruity, with plenty of peach notes, but there is no sweetness in it. You can feel slight bitterness, nice flower undertones (jasmine mainly) and slight astringency.
Really good, as all the Exotic Teapot teas I tried.