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I already like Egyptian Licorice so I bought this tea thinking the addition of mint would make it even better. I was wrong. The mint is just one flavor too many. I’ll stick with Egyptian Licorice.

So, so green tea. The lemongrass makes it a tad better than most bagged green teas.

I probably shouldn’t like this tea: it’s flavored, it’s bagged, and it’s title evokes nostalgia for a slave owner sipping tea on his porch in the antebellum South. But somehow the spearmint works. It lifts this tea above most bagged varieties. It’s quite sweet too; and comforting. Perhaps in much that same way that many Americans are comforted by slave-era stereotypes of African Americans.

Slightly sweet, stand-up breakfast blend. This seems like it will be a regular in my rotation. Gets pretty weak after two infusions. I usually prefer Golden Needle to this tea.

Decent breakfast-type tea. One of the better bagged teas offered in ubiquitous chain coffee shops.

This tea really reminds me of coffee, maybe because the curled leaves look kind of like coffee grounds. The aroma of the dry leaves is a bit coffee-like too. You have to be careful when steeping because Ajiri can go bitter pretty fast. With a short steep it tastes like a standard black tea with a slight citrus flavor. Recommended if you like a brisk and invigorating cup of tea. The boxes for this tea are awesome! Each one is a unique piece of art.

Very middling Early Grey that tries to make up for lackluster tea with alot of bergamot.

A nice combination of flavors, but it doesn’t give me the jolt of energy that I thought mate would. I also think the other flavors might be drowning out the mate.

This tea has really grown on me. The first couple of brews you get a beautiful yellow liquor with a slightly flowery aroma. Sweet, light-tasting, and delicate with a pleasant aftertaste. I have only been able to get about three good infusions out of the tea though.