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I went in search of this for Roswell Strange only to realize I never actually tried this properly myself. I had it once before but I was sick which meant I really couldn’t taste much. So, I brewed myself up a cup of this hot (175F for 1.5 minutes) and the result was quite nice. The coconut was incredibly buttery but every now and then a pineapple tang popped up which brought the whole tea closer to a piña colada type drink as opposed to taking on a lotiony vibe. Very nice. Next up, I will follow my tea twin and cold brew this.

Made this iced as per Memily’s suggestion and though it was pleasant enough, I think I preferred it hot. Iced, the base was more pronounced which pushed some of the tasty banana flavor to the background. Although, perhaps I was more biased having this cup because I just finished the tasty Banana Pudding tea that I enjoy so much.

This is more like it. Creamy coconut and sweet banana married beautifully in one tasty cup of banana pudding.

So when I was looking this up I may have searched “nope” because that is how I felt after my first sip. I get a bit of caramel but mostly this tea is like 97% oolong and I hate oolong. Thank you Roswell Strange for the chance to try this tea but it is not for me.

So I don’t like coffee but for some reason when I see coffee flavored things, i get really excited. However, when I drink them and they have the coffee earthiness/bitterness, I find myself disappointed. Unfortunately this tea was no exception. I tried it without sugar and really disliked what I was tasting (though it smelled AMAZING!) because the espresso took over. Today, I took Stacy’s advise and added some pieces of rock sugar and though it has helped to bring out some of the other flavors, this is still too espresso for my taste. Luckily many seem to be a fan so I doubt it would be hard to find someone to take this off my hands.

This. I really like this. Sweet. Nutty. Rich. Perfect. Yum :)

This smells awesomely grapesque and as I sip, I am certainly reminded of a nice fruity icewine. It’s good. Certainly much better than I expected so yay! However, I am just not sure how often I would drink this and I have quite a bit.

A beautifully delicate tea that really resembles its namesake. Delicious!

Corn, hay, green beans, and cream – a strange combination in theory but in this cup it is really working. All the elements are present and tasty and yet come together beautifully to create a satisfying and delicious tea.

So I made this cup hot and the cranberry is more pronounced while the spices are slightly toned down when compared to the cold brewed cup. I am not a huge lover of any of the Fall teas but so far I think of all of them, this is the one I enjoyed the most. 173.